M5 Discussion Question:
Scenario #1: You have observed an employee, who you work closely with, attempting to erase an entry she has made in a patient's medical record. She asks you not to tell that you saw her attempting to erase the entry. What would you do?
Scenario #2: Over coffee the staff is complaining about the increased time to document in the EHR. One employee brags that she has shortened her documentation time by copying notes from one patient to another…..after all the patients are very similar.
In the first scenario,the ethical principle violated is,fidelity.That is,being loyal and faithful to individuals who place trust in the nurse.And in the second scenario the ethical principle violated is integrity,that is acting consistent ly with honesty and basic actions of moral standards.There are ethical decision making in nursing,which consist of 4 steps,clarify the problem,describe the ethical considerations,choose a solution and implementation and evaluation of the problem.
Get Answers For Free
Most questions answered within 1 hours.