Ethical Concerns

To Prepare

CASE STUDY 1

A 47-year-old man with Ulcerative Colitis has been admitted to the emergency room with an extreme abdominal pain.  He explains that he has not taken his medications for the last few months and does not have any medical or prescription insurance.

CASE STUDY 2

A single father has accompanied his 17-year-old daughter to a women’s health clinic and has requested that his daughter has a pregnancy test. The girl has not consented to the test and seems uneasy.

Select one scenario from the above and reflect on the material presented throughout this course.

What necessary information would need to be obtained about the patient through health assessments and diagnostic tests?

Consider how you would respond as an advanced practice nurse. Review evidence-based practice guidelines and ethical considerations applicable to the scenarios you selected.

The Lab Assignment

Write a detailed two-page narrative (not a formal paper) explaining the health assessment information required for a diagnosis of your selected patient (include the scenario number). Explain howyou would respond to the scenario as an advanced practice nurse using evidence-based practice guidelines and applying ethical considerations. Justify your response using at least three different references from current evidence-based literature.