Discussion Question: 1 and 2 N520
Discussion 1
Respond to ONE of the following prompts.
Describe an example of how you as a professional nurse have used ethical theories or ethical principles in a clinical practice setting.
In your clinical setting, consider the many times and various ways in which you acted as a patient or family advocate. Which model did you follow in advocating for the patient: rights protection model, values-based model, or respect for persons model? Would having used a different model have changed the outcome? Were there also instances when you chose not to be an advocate for a particular patient? What circumstances or events prevented you from serving in this role?
Discussion 2
Discussion Question:
Respond to ONE of the following prompts.
Do you agree that individual states should be able to place reasonable restrictions or waiting periods for abortions? Who should determine what is reasonable?
Examine this statement: “The inherent risk is that society’s faith in doctors as healers would become subverted if doctors participate in physician-assisted suicide.”