1. Deborah’s Dilemma can be regarded as a legal problem and false dilemma. It is not an ethical dilemma because she has options about how to handle her issue. In addition, she knows that the clinic is billing Medicaid wrongly. Conversely she is worried about losing her job if she refuses to comply with the directives of the supervisor without considering her moral integrity as a nurse practitioner (Butts & Rich, 2016, p. 82).
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The ethical principle involved is beneficence. (Butts & Rich, 2016) argue that, according to ANA, 2015, “Nurses are directed in provision 2.1 of Code of Ethics for Nurses to have their patients’ interests and well-being as their primary concern.” In this situation, if Deborah decides to act as directed, she will be
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The ethical principle involved is beneficence. (Butts & Rich, 2016) argue that, according to ANA, 2015, “Nurses are directed in provision 2.1 of Code of Ethics for Nurses to have their patients’ interests and well-being as their primary concern.” In this situation, if Deborah decides to act as directed, she will be