I need your ethical conflicts to help me write my paper please =)

These are the types of moral conflicts, If you could take five minutes of your time and answer the 5 questions below it would GREATLY help me write my paper in Nursing Ethics class!

moral uncertainty-Sense a moral problem exists but unsure what values or principles apply or what the problem is.

moral dilemma-State in which two or more values or principles are applicable but support mutually exclusive courses of action.

moral distress -State in which one is clear as to the right choice but external constraints make one unable to act in accord with that choice.

moral outrage-Situation in which another person engages in an action the nurse believes to be morally wrong. (The nurse is not involved in the situation)


2. Please describe an ethical conflict situation in nursing practice that you have encountered.

3. How did you deal with that ethical conflict?how it was resolved? and what personal values were involved?

4. Were you satisfied with how the ethical conflict was resolved?

5. Did you refer to the Code of Ethics for Nurses in dealing with the conflict?
Start using your critical thinking skills and think about some ethical situations that you might encounter in the hospital setting. If you have access to any nursing journals you may find some great topics. You may also find some good info on the American Nursing Association's ANA website.

I am looking for actual nursing stories... like on the job

I'm sure there are lots of ethical situations you could come up with on your own.The suggestion to look in nursing journals is an excellent one.Good luck!

Quote from petaliciousI am looking for actual nursing stories... like on the job

Which I am positive you will find in nursing journals...especially in the nursing articles.

It is truly sad and depressing to see how student nurses are treated on this site sometimes. If you are unwilling to help, then keep it to yourself!!!! OP please PM me.

Seriously? We're getting flack because we didn't spoon feed her information, but instead made the very good suggestion of looking in journal articles?

OP it would be a good idea if you can get a live interview with some nurses. You may want to record the session. Good luck.

Quote from LucasRNIt is truly sad and depressing to see how student nurses are treated on this site sometimes. If you are unwilling to help, then keep it to yourself!!!! OP please PM me.

I am overloaded with exams and reports and a part time job, and the only nurse I know lives 45 minutes away and can't find her number for the life of me. I have a huge Anat 2 exam tomorrow and didn't have time to find a nurse. I thought this site would have good quality nurses to help me with my paper, I didn't expect to be "spoonfed"

Many of us did nursing school while holding fulltime jobs, single parenting, etc. It's hard, but we made it through and you will too. Good luck!Your nursing school multimedia resource center is a great place to find nursing journals, and I bet you will find tons of examples there.

I remember what its like! Here's a good one... You'll have to decide which type of ethical situation it is though... I work weekends, and I've noticed that so much stuff stays on hold over those two days. We get a lot of admissions who sit until Monday... usually doctors (that aren't working for the hospital) don't have even a report on the patient they are covering... Now throw in some consulted doctors covering for the md that has been following them over the following week days... The communication and continuum of care in these cases don't usually exist.. These doctors are rushing through so they can enjoy the rest of their day, only check vital signs and labs... no new orders. The progress notes are nearly unreadable and they never seek out the nurse for information.I had a patient that I had taken care of for three weeks, when I left her the weekend before we were preparing her for discharge. During that work week, something bad happened and noone could tell me what. She was now responsive only to pain and third spacing fluid... so swollen she was seeping from her skin. Full code with when I walked in, I was shocked at her change. I started early that saturday with inquiries/hunting down mds. Admitted with sepsis/pneumonia she had a lung specialist covering for her during my care... He keep with orders that were no longer relevant to her care... The consulted doctors that I knew would give me an order at a time... and ask me to call back the admitting.. By the end of the second day, that admitting doctor said I was going to make him retire early... but ordered some tests. Her body was in such advanced failure at this point (due to liver) that she was rushed to ICU. I notified the family and reported to the ICU nurse everything I knew. She died two days later as a DNR and on palliative/comfort care....I felt so horrible that second 12-14 hour shift with her crashing that I wrote up a case study and have no idea what to do with it... Something has to change on weekends/nights/holidays... I think that these doctors should be more liable and accountable for the patients they are covering. I think that communication between physicians about the plan of care and status changes is an ethical dilemma. If hadn't known her, I would've never known how bad off she was... I exhausted myself between her and my other five patients that day... Good luck in school, enjoy this time to think about things like this... its what I will always remain the most passionate about... I also reviewed my state practice act that night to figure out what I could do to have a little more authority... I'm heading back to school! Nurse practitioners scopes are different in every state, and mine is not very good, but I have a feeling that will change soon because of situations like this!