Word limit: 2000 words
Question: Describe an ethical issue from nursing practice and critically analyse the key ethical concern raised.
The ethical issue in nursing I have chosen for this assignment is- Autonomy and consent.
This assignment is focused on the patient, not the nurse.
Assignment guideline:
• Define ethics in nursing
• Context- the COVID 19 pandemic- impact of covid on ethical issues
• Identify key ethical issue in nursing- Breaches to patient’s Autonomy and informed consent to care. Autonomy and consent
• Discuss what makes it an ethical issue
• What are the key ethical breaches in patient’s autonomy and consent to care? what framework are you using to analyse the ethical issue- ethical framework, holistic framework
• Identify values that underpin ethics. Code of ethics- Ethical values
• Discuss ethical frameworks in nursing
• Discuss principles, emancipatory practice, resources relating to the ethical issue above
• From the patient’s perspective- is it right? Is it justified?
• Discuss Evidence base nursing literature pertinent to the key ethical issue above
• Discuss risks and benefits, pros and cons of the key ethical issue above
• Impact of communication on patient autonomy and consent
• Discuss how breaches to patient autonomy and consent impact therapeutic relationship
• Put in statistics of the ethical issue
• Recommendations: what can help alleviate some of the ethical issues in nursing.
• Conclusion
