Analyzing an Ethical Decision

Analyzing an Ethical Decision

In your role, as an advanced practice nurse, you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities.For this Assignment, you will review the literature and discover the various ethical dilemmas advanced practice nurses encounter and how these issues are typically addressed in your state.

To prepare:

Review literature for moral/ethical issues encountered by advanced practice nurses in clinical practice.

Select an article that was published within the last five years related to the moral and ethical issues in advanced nurse practice .

To Complete

Write a two page paper that answers the following questions:

Summarize the moral/ethical issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph)

Describe the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue

Analyze the ethical issue and compare them to the State Health Laws and Regulations in your state

Outline the process of ethical decision making you would use to address this ethical dilemma

References

Buppert, C. (2015). Resolving ethical dilemmas. In Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide (5th ed.) (479 – 487). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). Ethical decision making. In Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (5th ed.) (328 – 354). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders