Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

Deliverable 2 – Using Technology and a Scholarly Voice in Nursing Communication Competency Use scholarly voice when using technology to communicate as a nurse. Scenario You have volunteered to share your expertise in communicating via technology by submitting an entry for the Facebook Page developed by students in your school. All nursing students have access to this page. Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

The goal of this post is to share how to utilize a scholarly voice when using communication technology in nursing. Instructions • From the list below choose a communication technology you believe is most appropriate for scholarly communication in nursing: • Email • Podcast • Text messaging • Social network applications (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) • Describe in detail the type of communication technology chosen, including rationale for why this technology is most appropriate for scholarly nursing communication. • Explain how a scholarly voice can be utilized using this type of communication technology to deliver information relevant to nursing. • Describe how this communication technology should not be used to convey professional nursing information in a scholarly voice. • Utilize credible sources to support your choices. Resources Click here for a Library and Learning Services APA Guide. Thomson, A., Raciborska, D., Baker, D., & Giovannoni, G. (2017). Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

How to start a blog. Practical Neurology, 17(3), 224. Link to article. Ness, S. M. (2017). Reflections on Writing an Engaging Patient Blog. Journal of Cancer Education: The Official Journal of the American Association For Cancer Education, 32(4), 933–934. Link to article. Nedder, M. M., Levine, S. A., Galligan, C., Avery, K. R., Eagan-Bengston, E., & Reilly, K. M. (2017). Blogging as an Innovative Method of Peer-to-Peer Educational Sharing. Critical Care Nurse, 37(1), e1–e9. Link to article. Deliverable 3 – Ethical Nursing Care in Genetics and Genomics Competency Explain the interdependency of genetics, genomics, and ethics on nursing care. Scenario As the Chair of your organization’s Ethics Committee you are offering professional development for the nursing staff during a lunch-and-learn session that focuses on the interdependence of genetics, genomics, and ethics. You are expecting good attendance for the presentation since free lunch will be provided. To guide your session you will create a concept map for a genetic or genomic condition for an at-risk individual or population that you are interested in. ( Sickle Cell carriers ) Instructions Make sure to include the following components in the concept map: • Description of the genetic or genomic condition Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

• Specific genetic and genomic assessment considerations • The potential impact of genetic and genomic information on clients and families • Ethical and legal considerations • Scope of nursing practice in relation to genetic and genomic considerations Resources • For additional information on creating a concept map, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: What is a concept map and how do I create one? Deliverable 5 – Policy Influences on Healthcare Decisions Competency Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions. Scenario As an active Nurse member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) you are committed to engaging in activities related to health policy issues. To demonstrate your role as a client advocate you are writing a letter to a policy task force, or a legislative member or committee, pertaining to legal and professional policies associated with genetic discrimination that you have read about in the news. Instructions Write a sample letter to a policy task force, or a legislative member or committee, that demonstrates client advocacy pertaining to genetic discrimination and it’s correlation to legal and professional policies. Make sure to include the following details in the letter: • A description/background of the genetic discrimination • What is the specific problem? • A description of the related legal policy

• A description of the related professional policy • A differentiation of the levels of policy and impact variations • Your input that defends your advocacy for clients impacted by the discrimination Resources • For assistance on writing a professional letter, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: How do I write a professional letter? Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

• For additional writing and research support, please visit the following Library and Learning Services resources: ▪ APA Guide ▪ Nursing Research Page Deliverable 1 – Ethical Dilemmas in Professional Nursing Practice Competency Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice. Scenario You are a member of your organization’s ethics committee. As a nurse preceptor and member of the ethics committee, you have been asked to do a presentation at the upcoming orientation to educate new nursing hires on ethical dilemmas they may encounter in nursing practice. The nurse manager wants to ensure that new hires understand essential considerations when facing conflicts over what is best for patient care. Therefore, the nurse manager has requested that you review issues, impacts, and nursing strategies related to ethical dilemmas in nursing practice. Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses

You are excited to share your enthusiasm and passion for the importance of ethics in client care. Instructions Select an ethical dilemma you have experienced in nursing or recent news to use as the basis for your presentation. Create a PowerPoint® presentation with referenced in-text citation that includes the following: • The ethical dilemma encountered by a nurse. • The ethical issues related to the dilemma. Support with credible referencing. • The impact on nursing and patient care. Support with credible referencing. • Strategies that support person and family centered care. Support with credible referencing. Resources • For assistance on creating a PowerPoint® presentation, please visit ▪ Writing Guide: PowerPoint Presentations ▪ PowerPoint Presentations & APA Citation • For additional writing and research support, please visit the following Library and Learning Services resources: ▪ APA Guide ▪ Nursing Research Page … Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Nurses