I am trying to work on an Ethics paper for one of my nursing classes. My brain is mush right now and I am really having a hard time with this paper.
It is due a week from now, and I have done probably 6-7 hours of research alone! And I still don't have a real topic yet (it is true!) I was searching through nursing journals (have to have several scholarly sources) to try to find a topic that I can relate to.
My interests lie with the Geriatric population and long term care. But I do NOT want to do right to die issues and I don't want to do restraints. Those subjects have bored me to tears and I think half the class are using those topics.
I am looking toward something like mandatory overtime and stuff like that. It needs to be an Ethical topic that relates to nursing.
Would that work???
I mean, IS mandatory overtime an ETHICAL issue? I thought I could write the paper from the staff nurse point of view (maybe caring for patient vs. caring for self AND quality of patient care during forced overtime) AND the nurse manager view of what exactly to do to staff the unit (is that an ethical issue---I mean, I would think that it would truly suck to have to harrass people into staying and threatening with abandonment??? BUT what do you do otherwise besides/ in addition to staying yourself?)
ANY ideas are appreciated. I feel bad for coming on here to toss around my idea for help. I hope nobody minds. Thanks a bunch!
