Health disparities and end of life careI’m a community health nurse and have personally witnessed how health disparities manifest in advance care planning and end-of-life discussions in Black communities. Is…
How to address racial injustice in the workplace and communityI am a white frontline nurse in a medium-sized, full-service hospital. I am profoundly moved by the injustices I see occurring to ethnically and…
Is political advocacy ethical for nurses?I recently saw a political ad featuring a nurse using her name and licensed credentials to support a particular candidate and his views on…
Ethics and personal safety on the frontlines of COVID-19I’m an emergency department (ED) nurse and worry about becoming critically ill from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite years of pandemic anticipation and months…
Promoting civility in the workplaceBullying and incivility are rampant on my nursing unit. My manager doesn’t address the situation, which contributes to an unhealthy work environment. Things escalated…
A question of conscienceTwo nurses on my unit have submitted written notification stating that they would no longer participate in administering and monitoring blood transfusions for patients,…
Nursing ethics for a gig economyI’m exhausted. My unit is always short staffed. I’m asked to work longer hours and come in on my day off. I need more…
Ethics of bedside arraignmentsI am a medical-surgical nurse and admitted a patient to my unit who was arrested and injured during the commission of an alleged crime.…
Should a nurse’s full name be on an ID badge?At a recent staff meeting, nurses requested to have only their first names printed on their identification badges (IDs). The nurses were concerned about…
Ethics, relatively speakingRecently, a nursing student wrote this as part of a course assignment: “Ethics can be hard to teach or learn because they may be…
Promoting advance care planningAfter my husband died from cancer, I vowed to use my nursing knowledge and role to help future patients with end-of-life decision making. Does…
Supporting patients with end-of-life conversationsI’m an operating room RN who has worked in a hospital environment for over 25 years. Five years ago, my husband died from pancreatic…
Health disparities and end of life careI’m a community health nurse and have personally witnessed how health disparities manifest in advance care planning and end-of-life discussions in Black…
How to address racial injustice in the workplace and communityI am a white frontline nurse in a medium-sized, full-service hospital. I am profoundly moved by the injustices I see occurring to…
Is political advocacy ethical for nurses?I recently saw a political ad featuring a nurse using her name and licensed credentials to support a particular candidate and his…
Ethics and personal safety on the frontlines of COVID-19I’m an emergency department (ED) nurse and worry about becoming critically ill from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite years of pandemic anticipation…
Promoting civility in the workplaceBullying and incivility are rampant on my nursing unit. My manager doesn’t address the situation, which contributes to an unhealthy work environment.…
A question of conscienceTwo nurses on my unit have submitted written notification stating that they would no longer participate in administering and monitoring blood transfusions…
Nursing ethics for a gig economyI’m exhausted. My unit is always short staffed. I’m asked to work longer hours and come in on my day off. I…
Ethics of bedside arraignmentsI am a medical-surgical nurse and admitted a patient to my unit who was arrested and injured during the commission of an…
Should a nurse’s full name be on an ID badge?At a recent staff meeting, nurses requested to have only their first names printed on their identification badges (IDs). The nurses were…
Ethics, relatively speakingRecently, a nursing student wrote this as part of a course assignment: “Ethics can be hard to teach or learn because they…
Promoting advance care planningAfter my husband died from cancer, I vowed to use my nursing knowledge and role to help future patients with end-of-life decision…
Supporting patients with end-of-life conversationsI’m an operating room RN who has worked in a hospital environment for over 25 years. Five years ago, my husband died…
Supporting patients with end-of-life conversationsBy: Response by Donna Casey, DNP, MA, RN, NE-BC, FABC, chair of ANA’s Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board
