Indeed, today’s nursing environment has exposed nurses to many reasons to be conflicted. For instance, some patients declare wishes to be permitted to die with dignity and request that their wishes are respected. Others may wish that their life support is terminated. It can also involve actions like nurses taking two tablets of oxycodone as ordered but keeping one for herself. From a biblical point of view, I feel it is wrong to help a patient die with dignity. However, from a professional point of view, nurses must advocate and support the patients’ decision including one to make their own decisions. Making decisions in such a situation can cause ethical dilemmas. Having not come across such a situation, I can comment that it is essential for nurses to familiarize themselves with legal and moral issues surrounding the issue (Smith et al., 2016).
Also, in these cases, nurses should possess a basic understanding of the scope of practice and standard of care. Also, they should refer to the code of ethics for nurses with interpretive terms like beneficence, justice, and autonomy. For example, the law permits it and a person (an adult) has the right to be assisted to die at his or her request especially they are terminally ailing and in unmanageable pain. Also, sometimes life-sustaining therapies may prolong suffering at the cost of decreasing the patient’s quality of life. Besides, nurses caring for the patient at the end of life have a professional and moral obligation to follow guidelines depicted in ethical and professional standards (Dahlqvist et al., 2016). Most importantly, nurses should advocate ascertaining the goals of their patients are met while following principles.
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/in Uncategorized /by developerIntimate Partner Violence: A 30 y/o woman presents to the Emergency Department with a complaint of sexual assault by a co-worker in her office. She has no facial or body trauma, bruising or lacerations. She is withdrawn, crying and relates feeling very guilty about coming into the clinic but is afraid of getting pregnant. They had begun dating a week ago, but she never believed this man would become so aggressive.
Care for this patient does not conclude at the end of this ED visit.
What follow up care should be provided?
Who is best suited to provide care to this patient?
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/in Uncategorized /by developerIntimate Partner Violence: A 30 y/o woman presents to the Emergency Department with a complaint of sexual assault by a co-worker in her office. She has no facial or body trauma, bruising or lacerations. She is withdrawn, crying and relates feeling very guilty about coming into the clinic but is afraid of getting pregnant. They had begun dating a week ago, but she never believed this man would become so aggressive.
Care for this patient does not conclude at the end of this ED visit.
What follow up care should be provided?
Who is best suited to provide care to this patient?
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/in Uncategorized /by developerToday’s health care environment gives nurses many reasons to be conflicted. Genetic testing, abortion, and end of life care are just some of the areas in which nurses may face ethical dilemmas. Consider how you feel about the following issues:
Then give an example of an ethical dilemma you may have confronted in your own clinical experience or workplace. How did you come to the decision you made? What feelings did you experience while coming to that choice? (If you have not yet faced an ethical dilemma, research one and comment on it, answering the same questions.)
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/in Uncategorized /by developerQuarter 7 is the final course prior to taking your NCLEX license exam to legally practice the profession of nursing. As a nursing student you have been exposed to theory, clinical experiences, simulations, and skills. To prepare for licensing, what strategies will you employ to ensure a successful NCLEX outcome? Describe 3-4 strategies you will utilize to promote your success.
Your initial response to the post should be 400 words in length and include proper APA formatting when referencing your resources.
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/in Uncategorized /by developerIndeed, today’s nursing environment has exposed nurses to many reasons to be conflicted. For instance, some patients declare wishes to be permitted to die with dignity and request that their wishes are respected. Others may wish that their life support is terminated. It can also involve actions like nurses taking two tablets of oxycodone as ordered but keeping one for herself. From a biblical point of view, I feel it is wrong to help a patient die with dignity. However, from a professional point of view, nurses must advocate and support the patients’ decision including one to make their own decisions. Making decisions in such a situation can cause ethical dilemmas. Having not come across such a situation, I can comment that it is essential for nurses to familiarize themselves with legal and moral issues surrounding the issue (Smith et al., 2016).
Also, in these cases, nurses should possess a basic understanding of the scope of practice and standard of care. Also, they should refer to the code of ethics for nurses with interpretive terms like beneficence, justice, and autonomy. For example, the law permits it and a person (an adult) has the right to be assisted to die at his or her request especially they are terminally ailing and in unmanageable pain. Also, sometimes life-sustaining therapies may prolong suffering at the cost of decreasing the patient’s quality of life. Besides, nurses caring for the patient at the end of life have a professional and moral obligation to follow guidelines depicted in ethical and professional standards (Dahlqvist et al., 2016). Most importantly, nurses should advocate ascertaining the goals of their patients are met while following principles.
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/in Uncategorized /by developerAs nurses we will be faced with dilemmas and problem solving on a daily basis. Our own personal beliefs can also affect how we may treat or even care for a patient. It shouldn’t but it could possibly happen. If you see that happening, ask the nurse manager to switch with another nurse as that patient deserves proper care without judgment. If you were against a certain vaccination and you had to provide that vaccination and patient education to a patient, you must provide them with accurate information, side effects, statistics all while you put your beliefs behind.
I personally experienced an ethical dilemma at work when I was scheduled to give a patient an injection. This patient had his blood work drawn and saw the doctor and was waiting for me to give him the injection. In the chart, the doctor had approved the treatment however based on the orders and the guidelines this patient was to not get the injection. I went looking for the doctor in the clinic and of course, he is with the next patient which can take about 20 minutes. So while waiting I asked one of our experienced RN’s what she feels I should do and to look into the chart more closely just in case I missed something. She reviews it and says to give it but upon asking why she said the doctor-approved it so it’s fine. I knew that something didn’t seem right so I had to continue to wait and explain to the patient that I was waiting for the doctor to review the treatment again. Once the doctor was available, I had him review the medication order and guidelines per the drug as I felt he had made an error. Turns out that the doctor was wrong and that the patient indeed did not need the treatment that day. Our textbook states that we as nurses in a health care setting must work closely with physicians, pharmacist and other clinic staff. I believe that I utilized my resources as an LPN and made the right choice by getting a second opinion even though I still did not agree with her response. As a nurse, it is acceptable to not agree with someone but you need to explain your reasoning for something as the other nurse did not provide an acceptable reason for me.
Reference
Catalano, J. (2015). Nursing Now! Today’s Issues, Tomorrow’s Trends. Philadelphia. F.A Davis Company
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