Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse

Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse

Ethics is a fundamental segment of nursing. All nurses are responsible for protecting patient rights, respecting them, and maintaining their dignity. In upholding ethics, nurses promote the safety and quality of care. In their daily practice, nurses encounter ethical challenges. The consideration of a patient’s ability to make informed and un-coerced decisions is important in nursing. Patient autonomy enhances human dignity and the dignity of identity. In daily nursing practice, elderly patients are a common population. Dealing with patients of advanced ages is not always easy, especially when it comes to decision-making. This patient population is often incapable of making rational decisions on its own. As a result, members of the family are always left with the responsibility of making difficult choices on their behalf. Their care often poses challenges similar to those experienced in the vignettes of Anna and James, as cited by (Rejnö et al., 2020). Their inability to make informed decisions is impaired by disorders such as cognitive impairment for example, due to dementia (Rejnö et al., 2020).

Obtaining a doctoral degree imparts additional expectations in implementing ethical principles in nursing practice. DNP education puts a nurse in a position that makes her a leader in healthcare organizations and advocates for patients and communities. In obtaining a DNP degree, an advanced practice nurse may face challenges in helping other nurses align their ethical behaviors and attitudes with the organizational goals. DNP- prepared nurses as leaders may encounter barriers in influencing nurses to balance between practicing ethics and remaining loyal to an organization. For this reason, nurse managers are advised to consider the effects of professional ethics of nursing and the commitment of nurses towards an organization on the development of a healthcare organization (Torkaman et al., 2020).

References

Rejnö, Å., Ternestedt, B. M., Nordenfelt, L., Silfverberg, G., & Godskesen, T. E. (2020). Dignity at stake: Caring for persons with impaired autonomy. Nursing ethics, 27(1), 104-115.

Torkaman, M., Heydari, N., & Torabizadeh, C. (2020). Nurses’ perspectives regarding the relationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment in healthcare organizations. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 13.

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Post an explanation of at least two significant ethical issues relevant to the DNP-prepared nurse.

Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse

Then explain how these issues might compare to the types of issues you have encountered in your practice. Be specific and provide examples.

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