Discussion Post: The Ethics behind Assessment
As an advanced practice nurse, you will run into situations where a patient's wishes about his or her health conflict with evidence, your own experience, or a family's wishes. This may create an ethical dilemma. What do you do when these situations occur?
In this case, you will explore evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations for specific scenarios.
To Prepare
Review the scenarios provided
Based on the scenarios provided:
a) Consider what necessary information would need to be obtained about the patient through health assessments and diagnostic tests?
b) Consider how you would respond as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations applicable to the scenarios you selected.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.