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The nurse practitioner ethicist: Distinct from a nurse ethicist?

Jesse Michael Kay¹

¹Baylor College of Medicine.

|June 10, 2025

Summary

This study proposes the distinct role of the nurse practitioner ethicist, highlighting their unique contributions to patient advocacy and ethical reasoning in advanced practice nursing.

Keywords:

clinical ethics nurse ethicist nurse practitioner nurse practitioner ethicist nursing ethics virtue ethics

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Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Bioethics
Healthcare Ethics

Background:

Advances in medical science and technology create complex ethical challenges in patient care.
Nurses' bedside experience and advocacy skills are crucial in ethically difficult situations.
The nursing profession has evolved, introducing nurse ethicists and advanced practice nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and define the specialized role of the nurse practitioner ethicist.
To explore the unique ethical reasoning and practice facets of nurse practitioners in ethics roles.
To address the current gap in literature regarding nurse practitioner ethicists.

Main Methods:

Literature review on nursing ethics and advanced practice.
Analysis of the intersection between nurse practitioner roles and clinical ethics consultation.
Conceptual proposal development for the nurse practitioner ethicist role.

Main Results:

Nurse practitioners possess advanced education in ethical reasoning, mirroring nurse ethicists.
There is a potential for unique contributions from nurse practitioner ethicists due to their clinical background.
No formal proposals currently exist for this specialized role.

Conclusions:

The nurse practitioner ethicist role is a novel and necessary advancement in healthcare ethics.
Further research and development are needed to establish the scope and impact of this role.
Integrating nurse practitioner expertise into ethics consultation can enhance patient care and ethical decision-making.