Class 6 Unit 2 Discussion
Class 506 Unit 2 Reading Resources
Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics
· Chapter 21: "Reproductive Services"
· Chapter 24: "Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation"
· Chapter 25: "Discharge Against Medical Advice"
· Chapter 33: "Contracts"
· Chapter 47: "Moral Courage and Patient Advocacy"
· Chapter 48: "Social Media and Online Professionalism"
· Chapter 51: "Futility of Care"
· Chapter 52: "Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decisions"
· Chapter 53: "Assisted Suicide"
Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, the Library (links to these are located under the Kaplan Academic Tools), or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.
Journal Readings
Park, E. (2012). An integrated ethical decision-making model for nurses. Nursing Ethics, 19(1), 139-159. doi:10.1177/0969733011413491
Cooper, R. J. (2012). Making the case for ethical decision-making models. Nurse Prescribing, 10(12), 607–622.
Monteverde, S. (2014). Undergraduate healthcare ethics education, moral resilience, and the role of ethical theories. Nursing Ethics, 21(4), 385-401. doi:10.1177/0969733013505308
Cameron, M., Schaffer, M., & Park, H. (2001). Nursing students' experience of ethical problems and use of ethical decision-making models. Nursing Ethics, 8(5), 432–447.
Settle, P. D. (2014). Nurse activism in the newborn intensive care unit: Actions in response to an ethical dilemma. Nursing Ethics, 21(2), 198–209. doi:10.1177/0969733012475254
Zande, M., Baart, A., & Vosman, F. (2014). Ethical sensitivity in practice: Finding tacit moral knowing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(1), 68–76. doi:10.1111/jan.12154
Optional Journal Readings
Berggren, I., & Severinsson, E. (2006). The significance of nurse supervisors’ different ethical decision-making styles. Journal of Nursing Management, 14(8), 637–643. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00710.x
Zydziunaite, V., & Suominen, T. (2014). Leadership styles of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas: Reasons and consequences. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal For The Australian Nursing Profession, 48(2), 150-167. doi:10.5172/conu.2014.48.2.150
Lavelle, S., & Tusaie, K. R. (2011). Reflecting on forced medication. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 32(5), 274–278. doi:10.3109/01612840.2011.552749
Monteverde, S. (2009). The importance of time in ethical decision making. Nursing Ethics, 16(5), 613–624.
Snelling, P. C. (2004). Philosophical and ethical issues consequences count: Against absolutism at the end of life. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46(4), 350–357. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03001.x
Inggs, R., & Christensen, M. (2015). To feed or not to feed: Using an ethical decision making model to support patient choice. Singapore Nursing Journal, 42(3), 17-21.
Wolf, M. T. (2013). Palliative sedation in nursing anesthesia. AANA Journal, 81(2), 113–117.
Library Help:
Resources to help you navigate the Library include:
1. A direct link to the Library resources relevant to undergraduate nursing is http://library.kaplan.edu/un_nursing_resources
2. An introduction to T.O.R.C.H. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/content.php?pid=288347&sid=2371334
3. Nursing and medical/health studies guide. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/nursingresearchguide
Web Resources
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm
Practice
Test Your Knowledge
Each week, you will have the opportunity to self-test your knowledge regarding key concepts of the unit. No grades — just a checkpoint! Have some fun and see what you know!
Self-test your Unit 2 knowledge here.
For those questions that you were not successful in answering, you should review the related concepts and retake the self-test as often as you feel necessary prior to completing the Unit 2 Quiz.