Assignment task:
Shannon is 16 years old. She and her boyfriend, Jack, who is also 16, have been dating for nine months and things are becoming more serious. For the past few months, they have been having outersex and oral sex. Shannon is comfortable with this, but Jack wants to become even more sexually intimate. They have talked about it some, and Shannon feels she is ready, but she has concerns. First, she is very close to her parents, her mom especially, and although she feels she can talk to her mom about this, she is scared to know what her mom's reaction would be. Secondly, she doesn't want to end up pregnant. She has big dreams and aspirations, and becoming a teen mom is not one of them.
To help with her fears and concerns, she makes an appointment with her family doctor. Dr. Connor, who has been her doctor for the past ten years, and she feels she can tell her anything. During their conversation, Shannon explains her situation and her fears. Dr. Connor goes over options with her, including different birth control options and even STI prevention. Her next concern is her parents. She begs Dr. Connor not to say anything to her mom or dad.
Shannon goes home with a pamphlet of birth control options. After thinking about it for a few days, Shannon decides to get a prescription for birth control.
A couple of months later, Shannon's mother is putting clothes away in her dresser and comes across her birth control pack and is irate. She calls Dr. Connor's office and demands to speak with either Dr. Connor or her nurse (you).
Research your state's reproduction laws regarding birth control. What is your ethical and legal obligation to Shannon? How will you handle this situation? What is your legal and ethical responsibility in this situation?
Using the Planned Parenthood website: create a brochure describing three forms of birth control that would be options for Shannon.
Create three nursing diagnoses that include "related to" and "manifested by". You must also include three interventions with rationales (with references). Only one may be an "at risk for" diagnosis.
Ethical Dilemma: Birth Control
This is where you will begin your paper. This is your introduction. You introduce your topic in this paragraph. A paragraph consists of at least 5 sentences. You will provide a short discussion of nursing ethics, a thesis statement, and the ethical question at hand.
Ethical Dilemma
This is where you will describe ONE ethical dilemma. What is the topic? Describe this topic in this paragraph. For example, what is the ethical issue at hand?
Reproduction Laws
In this paragraph you will discuss the reproduction laws regarding the ability of minors to have access to birth control without parental or guardian permission of the state you live in with at least 5 sentences.
Birth Control Options
Here is where you discuss the 3 birth control options for Shannon, the pros and cons of the types, and the education you will discuss with her.
Nursing Diagnoses
Describe the 3 nursing diagnoses including the diagnosis, related to, and as manifested by. Interventions with rationales, plans, and evaluation must also be included.
Conclusion
This is the wrap-up of your paper. This should summarize your paper and describe how the dilemma might affect the patient and the nurse.