ETHICS AND THE DNP-PREPARED NURSE

ETHICS AND THE DNP-PREPARED NURSE

 

 

You are likely already upholding ethics in nursing and healthcare delivery in your current nursing practice experience. As mentioned in the introduction for this week, a patient-focused approach that promotes the delivery of safe, quality, and cost-effective healthcare for promoting positive patient outcomes, represents a fundamental alignment to ethical principles for the delivery of healthcare. In your journey toward becoming a DNP-prepared nurse, you will continue to uphold ethical principles in your nursing practice and will likely continue to serve as an advocate for adhering to these principles in all you do.

 

 

 

 

 

-For this Discussion, reflect on the case studies/scenarios related to ethical challenges presented in this week’s Learning Resources.

 

 

-Think about how these ethical challenges may mirror your own experiences in nursing practice.

 

 

-Consider what other ethical challenges may arise in your own nursing practice or as you continue your program of study.

 

 

-Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO PREPARE:

 

 

-Review the case studies/scenarios related to ethical challenges presented in this week’s Learning Resources.

 

 

-Reflect on ethical challenges related to the organization or at the point of care that you may have encountered in your nursing practice.

 

 

-Consider what new ethical challenges you might face once you obtain your doctoral degree.

 

 

 

 

 

*The assignment*

 

 

 

 

 

***Post an explanation of at least two significant ethical issues relevant to the DNP-prepared nurse***.

 

 

***Explain how these issues might compare to the types of issues you have encountered in your practice. Be specific and provide examples***.

 

 

 

 

 

WEEKLY RESOURCES BELOW. Pls use at least two learning resources as references. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

LEARNING RESOURCES

 

 

 

 

 

Required Readings

 

 

 

 

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Social determinants of health: Know what affects healthLinks to an external site.. https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm

 

 

Pavlish, C. L., Henriksen, J., Brown-Saltzman, K., Robinson, E. M., Warda, U. S., Farra, C., Chen, B., & Jakel, P. (2020). A team-based early action protocol to address ethical concerns in the intensive care unitLinks to an external site.. American Journal of Critical Care, 29(1), 49–61. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2020915

 

 

 

 

 

Phelan, P. S. (2020). Organizational ethics for US health care todayLinks to an external site.. AMA Journal of Ethics, 22(3), 183–186. https://doi.org/10.1001/amajethics.2020.183Links to an external site.

 

 

 

 

 

Read, C. Y., Pino Betancourt, D. M., & Morrison, C. (2016). Social change: A framework for inclusive leadership: Development in nursing educationLinks to an external site.. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(3), 164–167. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20160216-08

 

 

 

 

 

Rejno, A., Ternestedt, B.-M., Nordenfelt, L., Silfverberg, G., & Godskesen, T. E. (2020). Dignity at stake: Caring for persons with impaired autonomyLinks to an external site.. Nursing Ethics, 27(1), 104–115. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733019845128Links to an external site.

 

 

 

 

 

Torkaman, M., Heydari, N., & Torabizadeh, C. (2020). Nurses’ perspectives regarding the relationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment in healthcare organizationsLinks to an external site.. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 13(17), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v13i17.4658

 

 

 

 

 

Vermeesch, A., Cox, P. H., Baca, S., & Simmons, D. (2018). Strategies for strengthening ethics education in a DNP programLinks to an external site.. Nursing Education Perspectives, 39(5), 309–311. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000383

 

 

 

 

 

Walden University. (2022). Social determinants of health: Understanding vision health equityLinks to an external site.. https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-science-in-nursing/resource/social-determinants-of-health-understanding-vision-health-equity