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Well if you guys really must know, sadly it turns out that it wasn't an error and I have to repeat the class. After this semester, I'm not sure if nursing is a lifetime thing for me. Maybe i'll find something else that's in the health professions where I'm still helping people but without much direct patient care like those people who operate in the labs. But if I still want to continue nursing, maybe I should work up the ladder and become an LVN first? I don't know but there's so many options besides nursing. :) As an end note, I just want to say thank you to those for really taking the time replying back and giving me constructive criticism. I really appreciate it and will make use of it in the future.

Update: Hello X, I would like to meet with you after pharmacology tomorrow. Thank you. Respectfully, Professor X

Update: Hello X, I would like to meet with you after pharmacology tomorrow. Thank you. Respectfully, Professor X

Come to think of it I did have a NICU baby that was born at 28 weeks that was on a vent, EG tube, had UAC/UVC, and had lipids and TPN but the baby was able to be weaned off the vent and placed on CPAP. Also, the baby tested negative for IVH and NEC.

Thanks for the examples but these were obvious ethical dilemmas. I couldn't really think of anything obvious as the ones you presented here.

Yes I know, I'm just hoping it may be a typo because she kept my grade of 11.5/40 for awhile, a few days even, and then suddenly changed it the day before Thanksgiving.

Shouldn't she have just given me a 0 then? There's no point in giving me just 2 out of 40 points which is a 5%. If my calculations were correct, it looked like she initially gave me 11.5/40 which is a 28.75% but then 2 days later, for whatever reason because it's not showing on Blackboard, changed her mind and replaced it with 2 points instead. Idk if this is fair, but I haven't received an email or notification from either her or the head instructor.

I personally talked to my instructors and I know they were giving me so many chances. The thing is, based on my nursing school's policy, if I fail the course I fail nursing school. My instructor even told me on the last day of clinicals that I passed so that's why I'm confused.

It's been a rough semester for me. I got barely passing scores which were 73% for my Long Care Plans which consisted of 35% of my total grade. I also messed up on my APA formatting on my teaching project, worth 10% of my grade, which I lost points from and lowered my grade even further. Before I turned in my ethical dilemma, which was my last assignment to be graded, my grade was a 75.45% and during the weekend it changed to a 73.12% so based on my calculations she originally gave me an 11.5/40 which is a 28.75% on the assignment but on the day before Thanksgiving, my grade suddenly changed from a 73.12% to a 71.93% which means that she must've dropped my grade on my ethical dilemma from a 11.5/40 to a 2/40 which is a 5%.

Update: So she updated my grade again today and there was another assignment that was worth 10 points, it was my teaching project student evaluation and she gave me the full points but my grade is still at a 72.42% which isn't passing. She still hasn't replied back to my text or emailed me about this, I'm doubting that this 5% on my ethical dilemma is a typo.

I texted both the head of my L&D clinical rotation and my clinical instructor, and only the head instructor of my L&D clinical rotation responded back by saying that she'll take a look at it Sunday night since she's out of town for the break. My main clinical instructor hasn't responded back to me yet.

My grade was originally a 75.45% before the assignment and was changed to a 73.12 after she graded it so I think originally she put down 11.5/40 which is a 28.75%. But then 2 days later my grade changed from a 73.12% to a 71.93% so that means she changed her mind and gave me 2 points, a 2/40 which is a 5% for the assignment. I'm just hoping it's a typo and maybe she meant to put a 12/40 or 20/40 or just accidentally erased my grade and put down a 2 on there when she submitted it again because my grade for my ethical dilemma isn't showing up on Blackboard anymore and that was the last assignment that needed to be graded on Blackboard. Do you really think 2 points was justified? If so, she should've just given me 0 points out of 40 points for the assignment then. I also didn't receive an email from my my clinical instructor or my instructor that's the head of the L&D clinical rotation in calling my attention to this, maybe because it's the Thanksgiving weekend and didn't have the heart to tell me?

I had normal patients, I couldn't really think of anything else as obvious as your example besides this one. This ethical dilemma assignment was based on my L&D/PP/NICU rotation.

Does this sound like an ethical dilemma? I'm not sure what grade my teacher gave me but I did my calculations on my overall grade in Blackboard and it seems like she gave me a 2/40 for the assignment. The ethical dilemma was the last assignment to be graded. Throughout this Thanksgiving weekend my grade dropped from a 75% to a 73.12% to a 71.93%. I need a 73% to pass and clinicals is over. I don't get it, my teacher told me on the last day of clinicals that I passed but I had 1 more assignment to turn in which was the ethical dilemma, worth 5% of my grade and worth 40 points. Do you guys think this might be a typo? If she only gave me 2/40 points on the assignment, shouldn't she have just given me a 0% for the assignment? Is the 2 points just writing down my name? I'm so sad, angry, and confused. I feel like all of my hard work throughout this semester was all in vain. Anyways, here's my ethical dilemma. 1. Identify the clinical setting the situation occurred in. Describe the situation and ethical conflict in detail. You will not receive full credit if you do not describe the complete clinical setting/situation along with the ethical conflict. (4 points) The clinical setting was in the Labor and Delivery Unit at X Hospital. The patient was diagnosed with Gestational Hypertension and was given Hemabate and Cytotec to control her postpartum hemorrhage. The patient was feeling nauseous, had vomited, and had constant, heavy diarrhea due to the Hemabate and Cytotec. Methergine was not given to control her postpartum hemorrhage because the patient had gestational hypertension and Methergine could have the potential of increasing her blood pressure even more, leading to a stroke. If the patient did not receive Methergine, then she would lose electrolytes and water from the vomiting and the heavy diarrhea caused by the Hemabate and Cytotec. The loss of electrolytes would affect her heart by causing dysrhythmias, and the loss of water could affect her kidneys from dehydration. The nurse gave the patient medications to control her vomiting but none were given to help control her diarrhea. When I came back from lunch and went inside the patient's room, the patient was sitting in a huge pool of diarrhea and the room smelled horrible. 2. Select the top 3 Principles/Rules of Healthcare Ethics involved and describe them in detail utilizing references. (16 points) The top 3 Principles/Rules of Healthcare Ethics involved are Autonomy, Beneficence, and Nonmaleficence (American Nurses Association, n.d.). Autonomy is allowing the patient to choose the treatment of his or her choice (American Nurses Association, n.d.). Before the patient started pushing, the patient should have been informed of the potential of a postpartum hemorrhage, and the medications available to control the postpartum hemorrhage such as methergine, cytotec, and hemabate, along with the contraindications, side effects, and possible outcomes. After the patient's education, the patient should be allowed to decide which medications to use in her treatment. Beneficence is to promote wellness in our patients (American Nurses Association, n.d.). The nurse should have gave the patient medications to help control her vomiting and diarrhea. Nonmaleficence is to avoid hurting the patient (American Nurses Association, n.d.). The nurse should have monitored and consistently cleaned and changed the patient due to her heavy, constant diarrhea to prevent skin breakdown. 3. Select the top 3 AWHONN Standard X. Ethics involved in this issue and describe them and how they specifically relate to your ethical conflict (in detail). You must utilize references. (16 points) The top 3 AWHONN Standard X Ethics involved in this issue are promoting patient advocacy and helping them learn the skills to maintain their advocacy, compassionately delivery patient care to promote their dignity, and safety, and protecting patients from unethical healthcare decisions and practices (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, 2009). Promoting patient advocacy and helping patients learn the skills to maintain their advocacy as well as compassionately delivering patient care to promote their dignity, and safety (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, 2009) relate to my ethical conflict because when I came back from lunch, my patient was sitting in a large pool of diarrhea and the room smelled horrible. The nurse should have consistently monitored the patient helped changed her chucks, and made sure the patient had her call light in reach so the patient could call for assistance whenever possible if she had another episode of diarrhea. Protecting patients from unethical healthcare decisions and practices relates to my ethical conflict because the doctors and nurses chose the treatment option for the patient instead of letting the patient choose what treatment option was best for her. Before the patient started pushing, the nurse should inform the patient of the potential for a postpartum hemorrhage, the medications available to control the postpartum hemorrhage such as methergine, cytotec, and hemabate, and their contraindications, side effects, and possible outcomes. If known, describe the actual outcome. If known, then points will be deducted for choosing this ethical dilemma. (4 points) Before my nurse and I handed the patient to the postpartum nurse, the patient still felt nauseous and had diarrhea. However, she was able to get up to the bathroom and urinate with our assistance.

Update: So she said I passed but my overall grade in clinicals went from a passing grade to a failing grade during this Thanksgiving weekend. It went from a 75%, to a 73.12%, and now it's a 71.93% which isn't passing. The minimal grade I need to get is a 73%! I feel like all of my hard word and efforts were all in vain.. I don't understand, last week she said that I passed, maybe I got a failing score for my last assignment that was worth 5% of my grade? It was an easy assignment, it was to write about one ethical dilemma that you experienced in clinicals, worth 40 points and I calculated my grade and it looks like she must've given me a 2/40 which is a 7%. If I did that bad on the assignment, she might as well have given me a 0% unless it was a typo? There was no other assignments left for my grade to drop that drastically.