Question

What may be an ethical dilemma for one registered nurse may not be an ethical dilemma for another registered nurse." Be sure to define an ethical dilemma in the course of your discussion. Describe a challenging situation in your nursing career that required you to consider the ethical dimensions of the patient case and the role you played in providing care. (Be sure to respect and maintain patient and colleague confidentiality.)

Answer 1

*Ethical dilemma is a decision-making problem between two possible moral imperatives,neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.

eg-The ethical dilemma which was encountered is line of patient autonomy.
The patient relatives were refusing to have blood transfusion for their child post operatively ,despite the possible consequences.But blood transfusion was necessary for saving the life of the child.With their refusal almost they created the end of life issue situation.
In above scenerio ,other nurse was trying to leave the case by mentioning that,patient and relatives are not willing for blood transfusion.
I was not against the patient autonomy,but intended to save the life of the child by explaining the consequences of refusal of blood trasfusion.At last they understood the importance of it ,they have been convenced for the blood transfusion and the child was out of danger.