The nurse is using the Dilemma mnemonic for ethical decision making when providing care to patients on an in- patient psychiatric unit. When resolving ethical dilemmas, which question is appropriate for the nurse to answer when attempting to identify the stakeholders?
a. What are the alternatives?
b. Who is the primary decision-maker?
c. What is the nature of the ethical conflict?
d. How are my values or feelings affected by this ethical approach?
b. Who is the primary decision-maker?
When identifying stakeholders and their values and obligations, the nurse will ask who the primary decision-makers are for the patient. Asking what is the dilemma describes the nature of the conflict. When exploring options, the nurse will ask about the nature of the ethical conflict. Moral hierarchy is assessed by asking how the nurses values and feelings are affected by the situation.
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