Assignment Task:
Blog: Ethics and the DNP-Prepared Nurse
At both the bachelor and master levels, nursing programs require courses in ethics. Thus, you have likely considered point-of-care ethical dilemmas previously; however, you can never think too much about this important topic. So much of what nurses and other healthcare professionals do daily is based on a foundation of ethics. Providing patient care and ensuring patient safety while enhancing quality and diminishing costs are all ethical practices in which you already likely engage.
A patient-focused approach, which promotes the delivery of safe, quality, and cost-effective healthcare designed to provide positive patient outcomes, represents a fundamental alignment to ethical principles for the delivery of healthcare. In your journey to become a DNP-prepared nurse, you will continue to uphold ethical principles in your nursing practice and will likely serve as an advocate for these principles in all you do.
Resources:
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
Learning Resources:
PDF Creation Resources
- Lacoma, T. (2024, February 20). How to save a webpage as a PDF on desktop and mobile. Digital Trends Media Group.
- Microsoft. (n.d.). Save an Outlook message as file, a PDF file, or as a draft
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Practicum Resources:
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Plan for practicum: Read the practicum manual
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Application process
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Steps to practicum success
- Walden University. (n.d.). Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) practicum manual
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nurse practitioner programs practicum manual for the master of science in nursing (MSN) and post-master's certificate
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Practicum pledge
- Walden University. (n.d.). Practicum application tutorial for Meditrek - Graduate practicum
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Plan for practicum: Get started with Meditrek
- Walden University. (n.d.). Affiliation agreement database: Searching for practicum sites in Meditrek. [Video]. Screencast-o-Matic.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Plan for practicum: Practicum plan.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Meditrek login for students using Walden single sign on credentials [Video]. ScreenPal.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Meditrek login and navigation [Video]. ScreenPal.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Practicum applications: Opening and submitting an application in Meditrek [Video]. ScreenPal.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Application status: Checking the status of Meditrek application [Video]. ScreenPal.
Ethics Resources:
- Clark, K., Rödlach, A., Ballesteros, M., Davis, R., Holmes, L., Miller, J., Minnich, M., & Schultz, A. (2024). The role of doctor of nursing practice programs' mission, vision, and values statements in the development of students' professional identity: A qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 134, Article 106096.
- Fornili, K. S. (2022). Expanded conceptual framework for ethical action by nurses on the "further upstream and farther downstream" determinants of health equity Links to an external site.. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 33(3), 203-214.
- Green, C. (2022). Applying the Nightingale pledge in reducing health disparities: A hospital-acquired pressure injury case study. Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 35(3), 180-183.
- Khaghanizadeh M, Koohi A, Ebadi A, Vahedian-Azimi A. (2023). The effect and comparison of training in ethical decision-making through lectures and group discussions on moral reasoning, moral distress and moral sensitivity in nurses: A clinical randomized controlled trial. BMC Medical Ethics, 24, Article 58.
- Torkaman, M., Heydari, N., &Torabizadeh, C. (2020). Nurses' perspectives regarding the relationship between professional ethics and organizational commitment in healthcare organizations. Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 13(17), 1-10.
Social Change Resources:
- Abu, V. K., &Moorley, C. R. (2023). Social justice in nursing education: A review of the literature. Nurse Education Today, 126, Article 105825.
- Johanson, L., Urso, P. P., & Priode, K. (2022). Factors influencing the development of social change involvement. Journal of Excellence in Nursing and Healthcare Practice, 4(1).
- Walden University. (n.d.). Social changeLinks to an external site. [Multimedia].
- Walden University Center for Social Change. (n.d.). Scholars of change. [Videos].
Note: The approximate length is 15 minutes combined for these media pieces.
SDOH Resources:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, December 8). Social determinants of health (SDOH)
- Davis S. (2022). The evolving role of social determinants of health to advance health equity. In D. Seibert, B. Malone, & P. DeLeon (Eds.), Shaping nursing healthcare policy: A view from the inside (pp. 1-102). Academic Press.
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2021). The future of nursing 2020-2030: Charting a path to achieve health equity. National Academies Press.
- Reising, V., Diegel-Vacek, L., Dadabo, L., Martinez, M., Moore, K., & Corbridge, S. (2022). Closing the gap: Collaborative care addresses social determinants of health. Nurse Practitioner, 47(4), 41-47.
- Walden Library. (n.d.). What are the social determinants of health.
- Walden University. (n.d.). Social determinants of health: Understanding vision health equity
- World Health Organization. (2022). Social determinants of health
Optional Resources:
- Bryant, S. G. (2023). Screening for social determinants of health in transitional care patients and partnering with the faith community to address food insecurity. Professional Case Management, 28(5), 235-242.
- Davis, S. (2023). Leadership for meaningful transformation: The National League for Nursing/Walden University College of Nursing Institute for Social Determinants of Health and Social Change. Nursing Education Perspectives, 44(6), 384-385.
- Sheingold, S. H., Zuckerman, R. B., De Lew, N., & Chappel, A. (2023). Social determinants of health, quality of public health data, and health equity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 113(12), 1301-1308.
To prepare:
1. Review the Learning Resources for this week, paying special attention to the various ethical issues in nursing practice that are addressed.
2. Reflect on any ethical challenges in nursing you have personally experienced.
3. Select one current ethical challenge in nursing that you have personally experienced-either professionally or as a student-on which to focus for this Blog entry.
4. Think about your experiences related to the ethical challenge you selected.
o What happened?
o How did you and the other stakeholders involved address the ethical challenge?
o Do you agree with the approach(es) that were taken?
Would you have done anything differently? If so, what?
Note: Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Blog so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, click on the three dots that appear at the upper right of the Blog assignment page, then choose, "Show Rubric."
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues' postings.
Address the following in your Blog entry:
1. Identify the ethical challenge in nursing you selected.
2. Explain why you selected this ethical challenge and why you think it is important.
3. Describe the specific situation you experienced. Be specific and provide examples. Explain the following:
o What happened?
o How did you and the other stakeholders involved address it?
o Do you agree with the approach(es) that were taken?
o Would you have done anything differently? If so, what?