Topic: Nursing Leaders as Ethical-Legal Change Agents in Health Care
In the course, you will research ethical decision-making and legal issues that influence your role as a nursing leader. Please take this opportunity to introduce yourself, state your area of specialization, and explain how you see your role as a nursing leader making ethical-legal and moral decisions. Include what actions you plan to take to minimize or alleviate moral distress caused by ethical dilemmas and the values that support your actions.
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I am a Registered Nurse with 10 years of experience and currently working a hospital setting in a Surgical Unit and I am in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Textbook Readings
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
Title: Edition: Author: Publisher: Book ISBN: Ebook ISBN:
Title: Edition: Author: Publisher: Book ISBN: Ebook ISBN:
Essentials Of Nursing Law And Ethics 2nd (2013)
Westrick, S.J.
Jones & Bartlett
978-1-284-03020-4
Policy and Politics For Nurses and … – With Access 3rd (2018)
Feeg, Veronica, Nickitas, Donna and Middaugh, Donna Jones & Bartlett
978-1-284-14039-2
Read the following topics in Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics:
“The Legal Environment”
“Patient’s Rights and Responsibilities”
“Competency and Guardianship”
“Informed Consent”
“Intentional Torts”
“Ethical Decision Making”
“Professional Boundaries and Patient Relations”
Appendix A “A Basic Legal Research”
Quality References
American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD: Author.
Journal Readings
Fowler, M. (2016, Sept/Oct). Nursing’s code of ethics, social ethics, and social policy. Hastings Center Report, 2016(Supplement 46), S9-S12.
Grace, P., & Milliken, A. (2016, Sept/Oct). Educating nurses for ethical practice in contemporary health care environments. Hastings Center Report, 2016(Supplement 46), S13-S17.
Jack, K., & Smith, A. (2007). Promoting self-awareness in nurses to improve nursing practice. (Cover story). Nursing Standard, 21(32), 47–52.