Course

NR513 Professional Role Enhancement

Ethical Challenges in Nursing Practice – Assignment Overview

Purpose:

In the profession of nursing, ethical challenges are encountered daily. These challenges can impact the quality of patient care and create moral concerns for nurses delivering care. For this assignment, locate a current research-based article that addresses a current ethical challenge in practice or research. A current ethical dilemma within a healthcare organization may also be discussed.

Note:
If choosing an ethical dilemma within an organization, the presentation must still be supported with current literature.

How to Approach This Assignment

Choose an ethical challenge: Select a current nursing or healthcare ethical issue, such as confidentiality, informed consent, patient autonomy, or end-of-life decisions.
Find a research-based article: Use a recent, peer-reviewed article that discusses the selected ethical issue.
Analyze the issue: Explain the ethical conflict and how it can affect patient care, safety, or nursing responsibilities.
Connect it to practice: Discuss how nurses can address the issue using ethical principles, professional standards, and evidence-based practice.
Organize the presentation: Introduce the issue, summarize the research, discuss its impact on nursing, and present possible approaches or solutions.

Sample Solution

Nurses frequently face ethical challenges that impact patient care and create moral distress. One common challenge is end-of-life decision making, particularly when patients or families refuse recommended treatments or request interventions that may be futile. This situation raises questions about autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.…..Click below to access the full sample solution (PDF)