Choosing an Ethical Dilemma topic..... NEED HELP

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Hello everyone, I am taking an ethical and legal aspect class. This class is normally for students who are in already in their 3rd nursing semester, but I am taking this class in my very FIRST semester because they said it was only convenient for our schedule to work out, which I think is very unfair because I have not had any clinical experience.:confused:

We are required to do a paper based on peer reviewed articles and I need your help in what types of topics I should write about. The topic can be on anything, but it has to have an ETHICAL DILEMMA NOT A CLINICAL DECISION. So a topic that I can find LOTS of ethical articles on would be a real help. And links to some articles would be nice.

I really don’t know where to start and how to begin. I am only in the 2nd week of classes and it’s my first semester in nursing school. I don’t know what kinds of ethical dilemmas can arise…..

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Hello everyone, I am taking an ethical and legal aspect class. This class is normally for students who are in already in their 3rd nursing semester, but I am taking this class in my very FIRST semester because they said it was only convenient for our schedule to work out, which I think is very unfair because I have not had any clinical experience.:confused:

We are required to do a paper based on peer reviewed articles and I need your help in what types of topics I should write about. The topic can be on anything, but it has to have an ETHICAL DILEMMA NOT A CLINICAL DECISION. So a topic that I can find LOTS of ethical articles on would be a real help. And links to some articles would be nice.

I really don't know where to start and how to begin. I am only in the 2nd week of classes and it's my first semester in nursing school. I don't know what kinds of ethical dilemmas can arise.....

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/ Try this site it is all about health disparities/ethical issues in healthcare. It should point you in the right direction.

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Specializes in Emergency.

1. Evidence clearly shows that high flu shot rates among staff = less infection rates in patients.....should staff be forced to get the shots for patient safety?

2. Nurses obligated to care for patients after a procedure they don't agree with....female, post abortion with complications ends up in your med-surg unit.

3. Approaching families regarding organ tissue donation, knowing who is for it and whos against it.

4. New grads being hired into specialty units (lots of controversy here!)

5. Running a "full code" on the 95 y/o terminally ill cancer patient, with multiple illnesses, and poor prognosis.....do everything to save a life, or poor use of resources? When can care be deemed "futile"?

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What about something like cloning, organ transplant, or being able to sell organs?

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