Influenza Vaccinations for Health Care Workers Paula Harris Submitted in particle fulfillment of NURB 2160 Northwester State University December 3, 2015 Nurses often face challenges known as ethical dilemmas, which may impact them and their patients. An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual is required to determine the best decision between two moral actions. Influenza is a very severe and contagious disease. Over the past years, health care facilities have implemented mandatory influenza vaccination to help prevent acquiring and spreading the disease.…
D-This writer met with the patient as she was placed on HOLD. She reported feeling alright on her dose, but denies the need for a dose increase when offered by this writer. Please note, this writer cleared the HOLD for the patient to dose first and overheard the patient discussing about her situation of being risk of being detox from the clinic and feels it is unfair as she's been a patient at CSAC for 4 years without causing any issues. This writer addressed the patient comment and made it clear that this clinic tends to not detox patient without a reason. In addition, this clinic is not purposely removing the patient from treatment; however, there's concerns as to how the patient is taking her benzo.…
The word “dilemma”, means a disaster. We as nurses have faced an ethical dilemma in trying to protect our patients. We have lived the standards of nursing. We have been altruistic. We have been selfless and we have given all that we have of ourselves.…
There are many challenges of giving proper healthcare. Each patient requires something different then the next, nothing is a one size fits all. Challenges arise especially when there seems to be a conflict between policy and patient wishes. Every situation is different, bringing forth new challenges for healthcare staff. The bottom line of healthcare is to provide excellent patient care.…
Ethical issue When one is collecting research at a facility the researcher is required to maintain confidentiality if an agreement has been signed. However, they also be mandated by the laws of the states to report abuse as “18 states require reporting by anyone with reason to suspect child abuse”(). Keeping in mind the definition of child abuse may be different from state. In addition, the researchers may also be by other “legal and ethical guidelines such as social workers, educators, and psychologists”().…
Case number 7 involves a 69-year-old female patient named Dorthea. Dorthea was healthy and active until roughly five years ago, when she was diagnosed with diabetes. Eighteen months ago, after some reoccurring fainting spells, her doctors found out that she had an intermittent transient heart block. Dorthea reluctantly consented and was given a permanent pacemaker to correct this problem. Three months ago, her kidney function was found to have decreased 10% to what was normal and could have possibly caused her diabetes.…
Ethics is a branch of philosophy involving human action as it relates to morals and values. In broader sense ethics entails principles or assumptions, the behaviors of individuals or groups, wrong or right based on acceptable standards, values, and attitudes. ESSAY Outline an ethical dilemmas confronting profession nurses on daily basis. Clearly state a situation involving ethical principles and say how it can be resolved to the benefit of the patient and nurse.…
Introduction Understanding Ethical dilemma is defining the respective components of ethics and dilemma. Ethics is defined as, “the code of conduct or behavior governing an individual or a group (as member of the profession). It is also defined as a complex of ideas, beliefs or standard that characterizes or pervades a group, community or people” (Merriam Webster Thesaurus). Relatively, dilemma is defined as, “a difficult problem seemingly incapable of satisfactory solution or situation involving unsatisfactory alternatives” (Aroskar M.A., Davis A, Drought T., Liaschenko, J., 2009). Integrating both the definition and knowledge of ‘ethics’ and ‘dilemma’, it can be learned that ‘ethical dilemmas’ are situations involving conflicting moral claims,…
My ethical decision process has become more refined and is forever present as I care for patients. Before entering the nursing program, I had not truly understood how nurses manage the rights of patients through an ethical standpoint. For example, I was assigned a patient that was receiving internal radiation therapy daily to treat stomach cancer. From the wellness and illness II lectures, I knew that one of the nursing priorities is to use precautions to keep the risks of radiation exposure to a minimum which is done by wearing radiation-reducing gloves. I did not see any specialized gloves near the patient room, so I asked the patient’s nurse as well as the patient’s PCT about the location of the gloves.…
Ethical considerations: During my reading, some ethical considerations were noted, however, it was somewhat inadequate. With interviews being conducted, the participants were known to the researcher and anonymity was not possible. Nevertheless, pseudonyms were given to all in an attempt to protect confidentiality, which was used later to describe findings. Even though pseudonyms were given, there was no evidence assuring participants that their identities will not be revealed to the reader and that raw data will not be released to any third party, this indeed is an ethical mishap. The participants were given an introductory letter describing the research and inviting participation along with a verbal introduction of the study to all potential…
4.1 Introduction This chapter presents the analysis of data collected from seventeen (17) participants, seven (7) doctors and ten (10) nurses who were purposively selected to describe their experiences with regard to ethical dilemmas in ICU Tshilidzini Hospital. The participant’s verbatim statements are presented in italics and numbers identifies participants followed by D for doctor or N for nurse. Four main themes and associated sub-themes emerged during data analysis Themes and sub-themes are supported by a literature control and participants’ verbatim statements that are presented in italics 4.2 Themes and sub-themes Four main themes and associated sub-themes emerged during data analysis as summarized in Table 3.…
An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual has to make a decision, and neither choice is right or wrong. When making a decision an individual typically start with their own morals, values and beliefs. Nursing, is different because nurses take care of patient’s and have to separate their own beliefs, morals and values to do what’s right for the patient. Nurses are faced with ethical dilemmas on a daily basis from, encouraging a patient to go to bed, when they’ve been sitting in the dining area all day and it’s 12:30 pm, and the patient refuses to go to bed. To encouraging the patient to eat, whose weight has dropped 15 pounds within the last month, and the patient refuses to…
The question of ethics: should we follow our heart or common sense? Author’s Name Institutional Affiliation Abstract This paper discloses moral and ethical questions of how should we behave, the analysis of specific situation using as a basis the story which had happened to a nurse of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Stella and her patient, Sally, who was diagnosed an incurable brain tumour and got a DNR order placed on her chart.…
When it comes to a health care environment, it should come as no surprise that there is an outstanding number of ethical dilemmas. When looking at these dilemmas there is never an easy choice to make, which is why health care workers should always look to the four ethical principles, autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, when making the best decision morally possible, given the circumstances. There are several factors to consider when choosing either side. Both the supporters and non-supporters of mandatory flu vaccination for all health care workers have their reasoning and beliefs that influence their decisions. The decisions, however are not as simple when working in a health-related environment; health care workers are held…
3) Actions to be taken Considering this patient scenario, my choice of actions would involve four different steps, underlying one of the principles of ethical decision making, the respect of autonomy (patient’s preferences), as my primary moral goal. 3.1) Communication between patients Firstly, I would articulate patient preferences through communication and consultation. The communication process would simply be carried out by listening to what patient identifies as her wishes, and focus on the expressed wishes and values of patient, for example with regards to specific medical interventions. Additionally, I would assess patient’s understanding of the medical indications relevant to her case of diabetes mismanagement.…