You are a nurse practitioner on a healthcare team that encounters a bioethical dilemma, as described in your approved case study. Your team has asked you to prepare a report summarizing all information relevant to the case, concluding with a justification for your recommended course of action.
Why is this assignment important?
Nurses and healthcare teams encounter bioethical problems in their work. This assignment will prepare you for making ethically sound decisions using a methodical approach to ensure all pertinent information and issues are considered. This written exercise is to be regarded as vital preparation and practice for writing the Masters Comprehensive Examination. It also meets objective #6: Evaluate a patient care dilemma using a bioethical framework.