A nurse is involved in an ethically challenging case. To use an ethical decision-making model, which step should the nurse perform first?
a. Gather and examine all possible solutions.
b. Identify the ethical dilemma in the case.
c. Identify all parties who will be impacted by the decision.
d. Gather all information important to the situation
ANS: B
A
The first step in many ethical decision-making models is to identify the ethical dilemma. Examining all possible solutions comes after this step and gathering information.
B
The first step in many ethical decision-making models is to identify the ethical dilemma.
C
The first step in many ethical decision-making models is to identify the ethical dilemma. Identifying parties affected is not a specific step but is part of identifying the dilemma.
D
The first step in many ethical decision-making models is to identify the ethical dilemma. The next step would be to gather all data related to the situation.
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