Personal Ethics Case Study

Personal Ethics

Many nurse’s experience ethical dilemmas in the healthcare system. It is important to establish a framework for nurses to make ethical decisions (Hentz, 2003). Regardless of what our own ethical perspectives may be, employees build up approaches with respect to suitable conduct in the working environment. These desires are viewed as our organizational ethics (What Do I Do, 2013). “Our choices are based on what we believe to be right, based on our upbringing, our culture, our spiritual perspectives, our peer group values, and other factors that are unique to each of us” (What Do I Do, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the individual’s professional moral compass, individual’s worldview and philosophy of nursing,

In this case “how nurses respond to ethical problems varies by professional experience, autonomy, and competency. Social and cultural factors can influence nurse’s professionalism and ethical decision making. Thus, it is important to examine the relationship between nurse’s ethical decision making and their professional behaviors from different culture contexts” (Cerit & Dinc, 2013). For instance, an ethical dilemma can be on the removal of life support on a patient who has a poor quality of life, based on the patient’s living will. The family may have different views or reasons not to. At this point the nurse must make the ethical decision to follow the doctors’ orders based on the patient’s status, which shows signs and symptoms of the organs slowly deteriorating. Although individuals have different cultures and beliefs one must make the right decision towards what the patient wanted no matter what are beliefs

Although she did not have a advanced directive, she informed her family that she did not want any extensive measures to lengthen her life. At one point the healthcare team was deciding whether to place her on life support. What raises concerns is what she considered extensive measures (Hentz, 2003). In this situation the healthcare provider and nurse may develop a moral distress. A moral distress is a marvel experienced by nurses and doctors when they feel that there is a distinction between what they feel should be done and what they are capable of doing. Moral distress is characterized as "mental disequilibrium" that happens when, for whatever reason, the healthcare provider is not ready to give the consideration that is seen to be "correct" or "best" for the patient (Corley, 2002). This may incorporate circumstances of oversight (consideration saw to be fitting is most certainly not ready to be given) or circumstances of commission the nurse gives the consideration, despite the fact that he/she doesn 't see it to be "right" for the patient (What do I Do,