You observe a nurse looking into the medical record of a famous actor who is not part of that nurse’s assignment for the day

1. Introduction/background information that describes the ethical issue

• Why is this an important issue? What is the role of the nurse?
• What is the ethical dilemma you are presenting?
• State the purpose of the paper

1. Identification of key ethical principles that apply to this situation and why they apply. Which ones specifically apply to your dilemma and why? Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity and/or veracity? How do they align with provisions from the ANA Code of Ethics? Refer to chapter 7 of your textbook. Also refer to the ANA Code of Ethics: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only
2. Identification of legal risks that the nurse must consider to care for a patient in this situation (refer to chapter 6 of your textbook). Identifies legal risks the nurse must consider to care for a patient in this situation. Identify potential violations of patient rights. What are types of potential negligence and potential legal repercussions against the nurse?
3. Identification of interprofessional collaboration that is needed to care for a patient in this situation (refer to chapter 4 and 12 of your textbook). What is interprofessional collaboration? Which professionals will be part of your interprofessional team? What are their roles and why are they important? Be specific. Consider: social worker, pharmacist, primary care physician, charge nurse, nutritionist, clergy, physical therapist, nurse from the infection control department, nurse from quality improvement team, member of the information technology team. Who will be helpful to address your team’s problem?
4. Conclusions: A conclusion is a very important part of the paper. It provides the rationale about the decision-making process for this ethical situation.  Based on the information that you have gathered about this type of situation, what is the solution for this dilemma? Why did you arrive at that solution?

Suggested Resources for Assigned Scenario:

1. Black, B. P. (2020). Professional nursing: Concepts and challenges (9th ed.). Elsevier.
2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing & American Nurses Association. (2019). National guidelines for nursing delegation.

  https://www.ncsbn.org/NGND-PosPaper_06.pdf

1. Zittel, B. (2006). Medication administration by unlicensed persons. NYSED. Office of  the Professions. http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurse-unlicensedadmin.htm

1. ANA Code of Ethics: 

American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

1. Patients’ Bill of Rights:

New York State Department of Health. (2019). New York state hospital patients’ bill of rights. https://health.ny.gov/publications/1500/

1. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2011). White paper: A nurse’s guide to the use of social media.          https://www.ncsbn.org/11_NCSBN_Nurses_Guide_Social_Media.pdf
2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (n.d.). Guidelines for using electronic and social media: The regulatory perspective. https://www.ncsbn.org/5415.htm
3. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (n.d.). Substance use disorder in nursing. https://www.ncsbn.org/substance-use-in-nursing.htm
4. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2018). A nurse’s guide tosubstance use disorder in nursing. https://www.ncsbn.org/SUD_Brochure_2014.pdf
5. New York State Office of Mental Health. (n.d.). HIPAA privacy rules for the protection of health and mental health information. https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/hipaa/phi_protection.html
6. Office of Civil Rights. (2003). OCR privacy brief: Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule. United States Department of Health and Human Services.    https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/privacysummary.pdf
7. American Nurses Association. (2019). Position statement: The nurse’s role when a patient requests medical aid in dying.

https://www.nursingworld.org/~49e869/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/nursing-excellence/ana-position-statements/social-causes-and-health-care/the-nurses-role-when-a-patient-requests-medical-aid-in-dying-web-format.pdf

1. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Healthy people 2020: Disparities. United States Department of Health and Human Services.  https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Disparities
2. LIU Library: http://liu.brooklyn.libguides.com/nursing