Ethical conflicts arising in clinical settings and healthcare systems

While examing ethical conflicts arising in clinical settings and healthcare systems, the introduction to philosophical analysis and arguments in the context of clinical practice is imperative.

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) have the privilege of professional healthcare practice, but with that privilege also comes accountability for professional judgments and resulting actions. There is a professional responsibility, both moral and legal, and this course was designed to help provide tools so that you are “equipped to address obstacles to good practice or the complex ethical problems that can arise” (Grace, 2018, p. 4). This semester, our focus was on the philosophical foundations of what constitutes good human action, which provides a basis for examining the complex issues encountered by APNs.

End your post with two thought-provoking follow-up questions designed to expand the discussion topic in new ways. Your post should be a total of 200–400 words. Reference three or more relevant, current, peer-reviewed journals (not a part of the assigned reading articles in the post), and incorporate assigned reading.

Here is the textbook reference and the textbook is pasted in a separate document for your referencing…. Also use 3 other references within the last 5 years. APA 7^th formatting.

Beauchamp, T. L., & Childress, J. F. (2019). Principles of biomedical ethics (8th ed.). Oxford University Press.

Prepare

Please take time to reflect on one of the following questions as we complete this course.

• Preventative ethics is the process of anticipating and addressing potential problems before they arise. Many of the issues in health care that progress to the dilemma stage (choice between two or more equally bad alternatives) start off as minor communication problems. Think of one occasion from your practice when recognizing or addressing something early on would have diffused an incipient and difficult situation. What new insights do you have? Would you have done things differently in light of what you’ve learned in this course?
• Knowledge of theories and principles is necessary for dialogue and collaboration with other professionals in the interest of good care for patients. Do you agree with this statement or not? Defend your answer.
• TheANA Code of Ethics with Interpretive Statements “continues to be the foundational moral document of American nursing. It encompasses the profession’s values, obligations, ethical standards, aspirations, and ideals” (Fowler, 2015, xxviii). How can nurses work both individually and collectively to construct an ethical environment and to remove barriers to its development and maintenance?
• Thinking about your current context, what is one concern that has to be addressed? Suggest several appropriate plans of action that may be instituted. Describe your motivation for the action and how you will persevere through adversity.