Section: 1.5 - Ethical Issues in Child and Family Nursing | Pediatric Nursing Part 1 | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Define the term ethics.
    • Identify factors that influence ethics.
    • Discuss the core principles of health care ethics.
    • Discuss the various ethical issues in pediatrics.
    • Explain the nurses’ role during ethical dilemmas.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 2 hours and 55 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the sections ‘What are ethics?’ and ‘What are applied ethics?’. (5 minutes)

      Government of Canada

    • Read the entire section of ‘Results’. (12 minutes)

      Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine

    • Read the abstract. (1 minute)

      Journal of Business Ethics

    • Read the section ‘Discussion’. (5 minutes)

      Ethics & Behavior Journal

    • Read the entire section ‘Overview of Core Ethical Principles in Modern Western Medicine’. (14 minutes)

      StatPearls[Internet]

    • Read the abstract. (1 minute)

      The American Journal of Bioethics

    • Read pages 7, 8, 12, 15, and 18. (8 minutes)

      International Council of Nurses

    • Read the section ‘The Phenomenon of Moral Distress’. (5 minutes). 

      The Online Journal of Issues of Nursinh

    • Read the journal article starting from the section ‘Moral distress: barriers to ethical action in pediatric intensive care’,to the section ‘Confronting moral distress and promoting moral courage and resilience - "in our team, everyone has a voice".’. (19 minutes)

      Rev Bras Ter Intensiva Journal

    • Read the entire article ‘Doctors share ethical issues that worry them most’. (25 minutes)

      Contemporary PEDs Journal

    • Read the section ‘Results’. (8 minutes)

      Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

    • Read the section ‘Results’. (7 minutes) 

      BMC Medical Ethics

    • Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

      WHO

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