A nursing student has been learning from her clinical and classroom instructors about the importance of maintaining high ethical standards
Which is the best way to study ethics and learn the importance of ethical behavior before practicing as a licensed nurse?
A) Participating in clinical-based ethical dilemma scenarios or case studies and applying principles of ethics and ethical reasoning
B) Visiting a hospital ethics committee and talking to the members about various types of ethical dilemmas they have experienced
C) Reading a textbook on ethics in nursing and visiting Web sites about ethics and professional organizations' statements about ethics
D) Asking practicing nurses about how they handle ethical dilemmas in the past and what types of situations they have experienced
Ans: A
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The most effective way to prepare for nursing practice is to apply ethical principles the student has learned to clinical-based ethical dilemmas. The student has a controlled environment to explore different types of clinical situations that the nurse may face once licensed. Through practice, the nurse masters the process to use with new ethical dilemmas that arise. Visiting a hospital ethics committee, reading a textbook or exploring Web sites about ethics, or interviewing practicing nurses as to how they handled various ethical dilemmas in the past all offer information, which is valuable in the learning process, but not as valuable as actually applying what the nurse has read or learned in controlled clinical-based ethical dilemma scenarios or case studies.
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