ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

For this discussion, you will further explore how the Code of Ethics guides professional practice. Nurses provide care to patients and their families on an ongoing basis. The Code of Ethics identifies that nurses have a duty to act with beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, veracity, while providing patients with autonomy and justice.

1. In your discussion board post, you will choose two of the listed Code of Ethics duties (beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, veracity) for the nurse and translate the meaning of the words into your own words. (Define in your own words – up to 50 words)

2. You will create a written mini-scenario (200-300 words), indicating use of your two chosen duties (beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, veracity). Make sure that your scenario clearly identifies use of the two duties. This can be an interaction that you have experienced or one that you imagine.

3. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.