Question

In this assignment, you will analyze the nurse's professional responsibilities and values with an ethical dilemma. Through a holistic lens, you will consider and integrate ethical principles, alternatives and consequences of decisions will be argued. A pregnant woman learns her baby will have severe deformities and the physician has recommended to terminate the pregnancy. Introduce the concept of ethics with purpose statement Analyze the scenario using the ethical decision-making model Integrate ethical principles and process using concepts of codes of ethics.

Answer 1

#. The nurse's professional responsibilities are :-

1. Autonomy

- means that a person is reasonably independent and self-governing in decision making and practice

-nurses attain increased autonomy through higher levels of education

2. Accountability

-the nurse is responsible professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided

-keep current and component in nursing scientific knowledge and technical skills

-regulate accountability through nursing audits and standards of practice

3.Caregiver

-helps client regain health and maximal independent function through healing process

-healing involved more than achieving improved physical well-being

-restores emotional, spiritual, and social well-being

-making sure client's needs are met, and protecting their welfare

4.Advocate

-protects client's human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises

-be aware of client's religion and culture

5.Educator

-explains concepts and facts about health, demonstrate procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or client behavior, and evaluate the client's progress in learning

-teaching methods match client's capabilities and needs

6. Communicator

-central to nurse-client relationship

-know clients strengths and weaknesses, needs, and fears

-essential to nursing roles and activities

-meet needs and communicate with clients and families, other nurses, and health care professionals

7. Manager

-establish an environment for a collaborative care to provide quality care and good client outcomes

-coordinates activities of members of nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or agency

-establishes and implements quality improvement plans for the unit

8.Change Agent

-initiating change in lifestyle and habits for the better

9.Collaborator

-working hand in hand with other health care team members for the recovery of the patient

10. Counselor

-provide guidance to patients

#. The nurse's professional values are :-

- Altruism

Concern for the welfare and well being of others. In professional practice, is reflected by the nurse's concern and advocacy for the welfare of patients, other nurses, and healthcare providers

- Autonomy

The right to self-determination. Professional practice reflects this when the nurse respects patients' rights to make decisions about their health care.

- Human Dignity

Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations. In professional practice, is reflected when the nurse values and respects all patients and colleagues.

- Integrity

Acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. Reflected in professional practice when the nurse is honest and provides care based on an ethical framework that is accepted within the profession.

- Social Justice

Acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation.

#. Ethics is the set of principles that helps to decide between right and wrong . In this scenario , the baby have deformities and the physician has ordered for termination of pregnancy for the welfare of the mother in terms of health . In this case the ethical principals that are being followed is Non-malificence and Beneficence .

Non - malificence means not to harm and Beneficence means doing good for the patient .