Lab Homework: Ethical Concerns
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 Lab Homework, you will explore evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations for specific scenarios.
To Prepare
Review the scenarios provided by your instructor for this week's Homework. Please see the "Course Announcements" section of the classroom for your scenarios.
• Based on the scenarios provided:
a. Select one scenario, and reflect on the material presented throughout this course.
b. What necessary information would need to be obtained about the patient through health assessments and diagnostic tests?
c. Consider how you would respond as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations applicable to the scenarios you selected.
Task
CASE STUDY: The parents of a 5-year-old boy have accompanied their son for his required physical examination before starting kindergarten. His parents are opposed to him receiving any vaccines.
Write a detailed two-pages narrative (not a formal paper) explaining the health assessment information required for a diagnosis of your selected patient (include the scenario number). Explain how you would respond to the scenario as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based practice guidelines and applying ethical considerations. Justify your response using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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