Assignment:
1. Read the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (2015)
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Washington, DC: Author.
2. Read one of the following articles as assigned by your instructor.
• Substance Abuse read: Substance Abuse-A CaseStudy
Brown, L.A. (2016). Substance Abuse. A case study. Nursing2016 46(6), 58-61.
Reflect on the article you were assigned to read and respond to the following questions:
1. What was the author's central message, or main ideas/concepts they were trying to convey to the reader? What are the ethical implications related to the issue you read about? What ethical principle would apply? Use assigned readings from this week to support your discussion.
2. What are the legal implications related to the issue you read about? Use assigned readings from this week to support your discussion.
3. As a nurse leader, if faced with the issue you just described, how difficult would it be for you to address the issue with one of your staff or colleagues? What standards and/or laws would support the action you took, or didn't take, and what is the outcome you would hope to achieve?