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Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Care Decisions

Mrs. Akello was in a car accident and hospitalized with injuries while her husband died from the accident. The nurse is asked by Mrs. Green, the driver, about her husband but the surgeon told the nurse not to disclose the husband's death without providing a reason. The nurse is concerned about following the surgeon's orders without understanding the rationale.

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Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Care Decisions

Mrs. Akello was in a car accident and hospitalized with injuries while her husband died from the accident. The nurse is asked by Mrs. Green, the driver, about her husband but the surgeon told the nurse not to disclose the husband's death without providing a reason. The nurse is concerned about following the surgeon's orders without understanding the rationale.

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EXERCISE N 1

Eg. Mrs. Akello, a 67-year-old woman is hospitalised with multiple fractures and lacerations caused by a car accident. Her husband also in the accident is admitted to the same hospital and dies. Mrs. Green, who was the driver of the car, constantly questions the primary nurse about her husband. The surgeon, however, has told the nurse not to tell the client about the death of her husband. The nurse is not provided with any reason for such a direction and expresses concern to the in-charge who says the surgeons orders must be followed.

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To establish adequate information you must get answers to the following questions: What persons are involved?

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What is their involvement in the situation?

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What is the proposed action?

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What is the intent of the proposed action?

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What are the possible consequences of the proposed actions?

Try to identify the conflicts the Nurse has in the situation described above. What alternative courses of action to the proposed action for Mrs. Akello and their outcomes might include? In determining ownership, try to answer the following questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Who should be involved in making a decision and why? For whom is the decision being made? What criteria (social, economic, psychological, physiologic or legal) should be used in deciding who makes the decision? What degree of consent is needed by the subject (client or other)? What, if any, moral principles (rights, values) are enhanced or negated by the proposed action?

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