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Education for entry into practice: an ethical perspective
1Department of Nursing, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA.
Summary
The current educational preparation for nursing practice is ethically unresolved, creating dilemmas for students, clients, and the profession. Nursing leaders must address these moral issues for better practice and licensure standards.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Bioethics
- Healthcare Policy
Background:
- The educational preparation for entry into nursing practice remains a contentious issue among nursing educators and leaders.
- This debate is intertwined with complex dilemmas in practice, licensure, and education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the ethical implications of current nursing educational preparation and associated dilemmas.
- To analyze the impact on nursing students, graduates, clients, society, and the nursing profession.
Main Methods:
- Ethical analysis using principles of justice, fidelity, and utility.
- Informed by an ethic of care.
- Examination of practice, licensure, and education dilemmas.
Main Results:
- The status quo in nursing practice, licensure, and education presents morally unacceptable situations.
- Ethical principles highlight significant implications for all stakeholders.
Conclusions:
- Urgent resolution is needed for the educational preparation of nurses.
- Nursing educators must address the identified moral questions to improve the profession and patient care.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics