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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
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Published on: February 16, 2011

Developing ethical skills: from sensitivity to action.

Catherine Robichaux1

  • 1Department of Health Restoration and Systems Care Management, University of Texas Health Science Center, TX 78229, USA. robichaux@uthscsa.edu

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Nurses face ethical challenges daily, from futile care to unrecognized moral issues. This framework helps nurses confidently recognize and address critical and everyday ethical situations in nursing practice.

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Ethics
  • Moral Psychology

Background:

  • Acute and critical care nurses frequently encounter ethical quandaries, such as providing potentially futile care.
  • Everyday ethical situations in nursing may go unrecognized, undermining moral practice.
  • A structured approach is needed to enhance nurses' ethical recognition and engagement skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a framework for recognizing and engaging with ethical situations in nursing.
  • To enhance nurses' confidence in addressing both critical and everyday ethical dilemmas.
  • To provide practical strategies for improving ethical skills in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing James Rest's Four Component Model to explain the moral practitioner's role.
  • Illustrating model components with patient/provider scenarios.
  • Developing an approach to differentiate ethical from nonethical situations.

Main Results:

  • Rest's model provides a pathway from ethical recognition to justifiable action.
  • Scenarios effectively illustrate the application of the Four Component Model.
  • Strategies for enhancing ethical skills include nursing ethics groups and continuing education.

Conclusions:

  • The presented framework can assist nurses in developing confidence to handle ethical situations.
  • Recognizing and addressing everyday ethical issues is crucial for robust moral nursing practice.
  • Implementing practical strategies can significantly enhance nurses' ethical competencies.