Fostering a workplace where nurses can flourish
I’m the Nurse Manager for a 34-bed medical–surgical unit and pursuing my DNP in nursing leadership. My school has a strong focus on ethics,…
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Everyday ethics: Interconnected care in a changing world
It seems like the revised Code of Ethics for Nurses, with the addition of Provision 10, is taking us beyond the bedside and our…
Balancing life and death transitions
I’m an ICU Nurse at a hospital that frequently procures organs from patients who’ve given consent to donate on their driver’s licenses. In some…
Everyday ethics: Addressing gun violence
As an RN working in the labor, delivery, and post-partum unit, I’ve witnessed the impact of gun violence on patients and families, both through…
Everyday Ethics: Supporting cultural values and health equity
I work in the obstetrics department of a community hospital. Our patients include immigrants and refugees who don’t speak English and have cultural practices…
Everyday ethics: Hear something, say something
Recently, I witnessed something that made me uncomfortable. I was surprised when one of my more senior nurse colleagues referred to a newly graduated…
Everyday ethics: Informed consent
As a study coordinator, I recruit participants to a randomized clinical trial that’s evaluating experimental drugs for renal cancer. One of the individuals who…
Everyday ethics: Balancing beliefs with care
I’m a nurse in a med–surg unit. A patient I recently cared for who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis decided to voluntarily stop eating and…
Everyday ethics: Responsibility and accountability
A few weeks ago, I was floated to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), which was seriously short-handed due to surgeries from a multiple-car accident.…
Everyday ethics: Privacy and trust
As a perioperative nurse, I understand I should ensure the privacy and confidentiality of my patients and their information while providing care throughout pre-,…
Everyday ethics: Prioritizing patients
It’s my understanding that a nurse’s primary commitment is to our patients. Recently, while working as a travel nurse, I’ve been concerned about some…
Ethics in everyday care
The pandemic, from its earliest days in March 2020, exposed not only a health and healthcare crisis but also deep inequities in our society.…
Fostering a workplace where nurses can flourish
I’m the Nurse Manager for a 34-bed medical–surgical unit and pursuing my DNP in nursing leadership. My school has a strong focus…
Everyday ethics: Interconnected care in a changing world
It seems like the revised Code of Ethics for Nurses, with the addition of Provision 10, is taking us beyond the bedside…
Balancing life and death transitions
I’m an ICU Nurse at a hospital that frequently procures organs from patients who’ve given consent to donate on their driver’s licenses.…
Everyday ethics: Addressing gun violence
As an RN working in the labor, delivery, and post-partum unit, I’ve witnessed the impact of gun violence on patients and families,…
Everyday Ethics: Supporting cultural values and health equity
I work in the obstetrics department of a community hospital. Our patients include immigrants and refugees who don’t speak English and have…
Everyday ethics: Hear something, say something
Recently, I witnessed something that made me uncomfortable. I was surprised when one of my more senior nurse colleagues referred to a…
Everyday ethics: Informed consent
As a study coordinator, I recruit participants to a randomized clinical trial that’s evaluating experimental drugs for renal cancer. One of the…
Everyday ethics: Balancing beliefs with care
I’m a nurse in a med–surg unit. A patient I recently cared for who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis decided to voluntarily stop…
Everyday ethics: Responsibility and accountability
A few weeks ago, I was floated to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), which was seriously short-handed due to surgeries from a…
Everyday ethics: Privacy and trust
As a perioperative nurse, I understand I should ensure the privacy and confidentiality of my patients and their information while providing care…
Everyday ethics: Prioritizing patients
It’s my understanding that a nurse’s primary commitment is to our patients. Recently, while working as a travel nurse, I’ve been concerned…
Ethics in everyday care
The pandemic, from its earliest days in March 2020, exposed not only a health and healthcare crisis but also deep inequities in…
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