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    COMMON ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING AND ITS IMPLICATION SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPT Nursing ethics refers to the moral code for nursing and is based on obligation to service and respect for human life – Melanie and Evelyn. Nursing ethics governs and guide nurses in every day practice such as being truthful with clients‚ respecting client’s confidentiality and advocating on behalf of the client. Nursing ethics the nurses in making right decision during difficult situations‚ it teaches the professionals

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    Client Choice verses Client Good Ethical Dilemma Ursula Blinski 0089672 The Discipline of Professional Nursing 3 Instructor: Kim Client Choice verses Client Good Ethical Dilemma Ethical dilemmas are as common as a routine medication pass. As health care professionals‚ their goals are to promote health‚ prevent illness‚ restore health and to aid in suffering. Complex issues can arise that may conflict with one’s personal values and beliefs‚ or clients wishes may conflict

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    Case study: an ethical dilemma involving a dying patient. Abstract  Nursing often deals with ethical dilemmas in the clinical arena. A case study demonstrates an ethical dilemma faced by healthcare providers who care for and treat Jehovah ’s Witnesses who are placed in a critical situation due to medical life-threatening situations. A 20-year-old‚ pregnant‚ Black Hispanic female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) in critical condition following a single-vehicle car accident. She exhibited

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    One of the most challenging moral/ethical dilemmas to resolve occurs when the patient’s autonomous choices conflict with the nurse’s duty to look out for the patient’s best interests. The scenario presented to me describes a conflict between a patient who refuses to bathe and a nurse whose duty is to provide the patient’s care. Because of the patient’s physical condition and inability to get out of bed‚ they require a two-person bath involving lifts. The patient refuses to bathe at the time scheduled

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    Ethical Dilemma Nader Ayyad Chamberlain College of Nursing Pediatric/Nursing Ethical Dilemma A major health problem that is affecting millions of children around the globe is child maltreatment (ANA‚ 2015). Child maltreatment is any act of harm or threat to a child under the age of eighteen by a parent‚ caregiver‚ or guardian (ANA‚ 2015). There are four common types of abuse; physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect (CDC‚ 2015). There are many forms of neglect such as

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    Ethical challenges in a professional scope are not something new. Almost every profession‚ be it that of a lawyer‚ teacher‚ medical specialist‚ organization decision maker or any other‚ grave decisions often have to be made that put them in ethical dilemma. In the field of nursingethical dilemma while rendering patient care is both unnerving and challenging. Way back in 1859‚ Florence Nightingale had noted about this in her Notes on Nursing. There are matters of duties and responsibilities‚ decorum

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    topic‚ which affects everyone and should be discussed. Every person deserves to have some autonomy when it comes to end-of-life care decisions. There are ethical and legal disputes that arise because of disagreements between patients‚ families‚ and medical professionals. Unfortunately‚ there is not always a clear right answer to what extent or how something should be done. How to care for a dying individual also presents a plethora of issues‚ especially for nurses. This is mostly due to lack of

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    situations like this could be when I was a new nurse. If I were the new nurse in this scenario‚ I hope that I would choose the third option. My progression through the steps in the Ethical Model for Ethical Decision Making proposed by McGonigle‚ Mastrian‚ and Farcus (2018‚ p. 89-91) are as follows: 1. Examine the ethical dilemma. In the situation you have presented‚ a new nurse has been asked by a physician to send an EKG via an unsecured text to prevent having to wait for the EKG to be uploaded into

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    Ethical Dilemmas In Nursing

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    discuss an ethical dilemma which arose during a placement within a community setting. To assist the reflection process‚ the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle which encompasses 6 stages; description‚ thoughts and feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan will be used which will improve and strengthen my nursing skills by continuously learning from both good and bad experiences‚ and develop my self confidence in relation to caring for others (Siviter 2008). To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery

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    for nurses to face at least one ethical dilemma per shift. Some of the hardest ethical dilemmas that a nurse will face during their nursing career are situations that go against the personal values of the nurse. The following essay will discuss such a dilemma and how the nurse uses a decision-making model to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission

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