Publication Date
4-25-2017
Document Type
Essay
First Advisor
Strom, Jan
Degree Name
B.S. (Bachelor of Science)
Legacy Department
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Abstract
The problem focused in this thesis is educating both professional and student nurses in how to apply ethical decision-making models to a real-life ethical dilemma which occurred in the clinical setting. Using primary and secondary sources, a real-life case study was created to facilitate critical-thinking regarding the situation to draw conclusions about if the patient in the case study received ethical care by the nurse. By applying two ethical decision-making models (Kant’s Deontology and Utilitarian Consequentialism) to this case study, it was determined that both models concluded that the nurse in the case study acted ethically in the patient care situation.
Recommended Citation
Bunton, Emily, "Applying Nursing Ethics to Ethical Dilemmas Seen in the Clinical Setting" (2017). Honors Capstones. 179.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-honorscapstones/179
Extent
9 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Statement 2
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Media Type
Text
