Ethics assignment
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Instructions: Reflect on your own experience(s) in nursing by answering the following questions. You may use the table below to answer each question or you may choose to submit a single narrative addressing all four categories below. You may present a hypothetical case if you do not have a personal example.
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Criterion |
Your Responses |
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Describe a time in your clinical practice/nursing experience when you faced or observed a colleague face an ethical dilemma. What happened? Who was involved? Why did you feel this was a dilemma? (hint choice between two undesirable outcomes)
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2 |
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What ethical principle (s) in the Belmont report relate to the ethical dilemma you describe above? E.g., How does the situation you describe relate to the principle (s)?
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2 |
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What could be done in the situation you described to preserve the patient/family/population/community rights? (hint what model or example of ethical decision making applies in this situation?)
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2 |
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How could you as the RN advocate for the best interest of anyone involved in the situation you describe? What would you do in the future if faced with a similar situation? (hint what nursing professional code of ethics apply to the situation)
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2 |
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What is Informed Consent and Institutional Review Board (IRB)? Why are they important in nursing research? |
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2 |
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Total Points |
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10 |
