Case Study 1- Ethics

Readings

1. Texas Nursing Practice Act, Nursing Peer Review, & Nurse Licensure Compact (As Amended September 2021), Texas Occupations Code 301, 303, & 304. Available at

2. Texas Board of Nursing. (2021). Rules and regulations relating to nurse education, licensure and practice. Available at

3. Textbook- Doherty (2021) Ethical dimensions in health professions. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

1. Case Study 1 Self-Assessment. Identify 3 Provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics upon which you have relied in your clinical practice to resolve an ethical dilemma. If you have not experienced an ethical dilemma, use the scenario in the Module documents. Research the issues and answer the relevant questions, identify the competing ethical principles, any legal issues, all possible outcomes from the different courses of action, and your proposed course of action to resolve the issues. Writing in a professional manner, your paper should include an introduction defining and outlining the issue, a body and summary that address the three ANA Provisions and major issues. You should use APA format with a cover sheet (page 1), body of the paper no more than four (4) pages (pages 2 -5), double-spaced with 12-point font, and a list of references (APA format) on a separate page (page 6).

2. Provide at least 3 current peer reviewed sources in your references ( not more than five years old (2021-2026) in addition to the ANA Code of Ethics. You may use your textbook as a reference, but it will not count as a peer reviewed source.