Ethics

Disaster Nursing

In the event of a disaster, nurses can have several roles. Nurses can activate the disaster plan put forth by their hospital, triage patients in the hospital or in the field, provide emergent care to victims, help coordinate evacuating and transporting of patients, and more. Nurses have the responsibility to care for their patients, but … [Read more…]

Death With Dignity

I believe that death with dignity is a good option for some people. I had to watch my grandmother get sicker and suffer through a disease that was never going to get better. I would not wish that pain on anyone, not the person that is sick or their loved ones. I know that several … [Read more…]

Reflective Writing

I had a patient in clinical once, named RE, who had been brought into the emergency department by his sister. RE’s sister was worried because they had increased weakness and confusion. RE lived alone and reported falling ten times within the last month. This patient was admitted to the floor and diagnosed with acute kidney … [Read more…]

Assumptions of Ethical Considerations for EBP

Nurse’s incorporate ethics into their everyday practice. They strive to give their patients’ autonomy, while maintaining justice, along with maintaining beneficence and nonmaleficence. Nurses work to care for their patients and keep them safe and healthy. Research is done to find the best ways to care for patients and to show these practices with an … [Read more…]