Write a 2-3 page paper focusing on an ethical consideration of your own choice within the care setting that is encompassed in this course. Explore this ethical consideration within the framework of the QSEN competency: patient-centered care.
Assignment Components:
1. Introduction:
○ Briefly introduce the significance of ethical considerations in this care setting..
○ Highlight the importance of patient-centered care and its role in ethical decision-making.
2. Ethical Considerations:
○ Identify and describe a specific ethical consideration that may be faced by nurses in this care
setting. Provide one real-life or potential real-life scenario to illustrate this. At all times, respect
patient confidentiality.
3. Analysis of Ethical Principles:
○ Discuss the ethical principles relevant to nursing in this setting. (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice).
○ Analyze how these principles apply to the identified ethical consideration.
4. Patient-Centered Care:
○ Define and elaborate on the concept of patient-centered care in the context of childbearing and gender based care nursing.
○ Discuss the impact of patient-centered care on the overall well-being of patient/ patient population
5. Integration of Ethics, Safety and Patient-Centered Care:
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○ Explore ways in which ethical considerations and patient safety can be integrated into a patient-centered care approach.
○ Provide at least one example of a strategy and intervention that promote ethical decision-making, patient safety, and patient-centered care.
6. Conclusion:
○ Summarize key points discussed in the paper.
○ Emphasize the role of nurses in promoting ethical practices and patient-centered care in these
settings.
