Ethics Work Group Articles

Advocacy | Cultural Diversity | End-of-Life | Family-Centered Care | General Ethics | Healthy Work Environment | Informed Consent | Practice | Synergy

Advocacy

• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 2: Emphasizes Commitment to Patients
  By Cynda Rushton, RN, DNS, PhD, FAAN, Chair John F. Dixon, RN, MSN, CNA, BC, and Teresa A. Wavra, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS (Apr 2005)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 3: Stresses Advocate Role
  By Andrea M. Kline, RN, MS, MSN, CCRN, APRN, NP, NP-C, APRN-BC (May 2005)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 9: AACN Ethic of Care Mirrors Tenets of Provision 9
  By John F. Dixon, RN, MSN, CNA, BC (Nov 2005)
• Identifying Patients Needs Helps With Ethical Dilemmas
  By Natalee J. Correll, RN, MN, CCRN  (Jun 2000)
• Individual Rights Must Be Respected And Protected
  By Mary Garman, RN, MS, CNAA (Mar 2001)
• Make A Difference, One Patient At A Time
  By Natalie Correll-Yoder, RN, MN, CCRN (Nov 2001)
• Make a Difference: One Person At A Time
  By Beth A. Glassford, RN, MS (Dec 1999)
• Patient Confidentiality: Is It Ever OK To Tell?
  By Lisa Pettrey, RN, MS (Apr 2000)
• Protecting Patient Privacy Need Not Be A Burden
  By Cynthia Janacek, RN, BSN, CCRN, CC (May 2003)
• 'Substituted judgment' Requires Knowing the Patient
  By Barbara Krumbach, RN, MS, CCRN  (May 2001)
• Use Advocacy Every Day in Every Deed
  By Donna L. Luebke, RN, CNP, CCRN (Feb 2001)
• Who Should Decide What is Best for the Patient
  By Jeanne PaPa, RN, BSN, CCRN, RRT (Jul 2000)

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Cultural Diversity

• How Do Religion and Spirituality Guide Our Practices
  By Natalie Correll-Yoder, RN, MN, CCRN (Dec 2002)
• Individual Beliefs Must Be Respected: Cultural Diversity Presents Healthcare Challenges By Nancy Seymour, RN, BSN, CCRN (Jul 2002)

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End-of-Life & Palliative Care

• Futile Care - At What Point Have We Done Enough? 
  By Mary E. Garman, RN, MS, CNAA (Mar 2000)
• Guidelines Aimed at Improving Practice Around End-Of-Life Care
  By Mary E. Holtschneider, RN, BSN, MPA (Apr 2004)
• Hospital Sessions Promote Discussion of End-Of-Life Care
  By Theresa E. DeVeaux, RN, BSN, CCRN (Jan 2000)
• Living Wills Help In The Transition From Curative To Palliative
  By Benny Bolin, RN, ADN, MS (Feb 2003)

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Family-Centered Care

• Family Trust Can Open Dialogue Toward Consensus
  By Christine Westphal, RN, MSN, CCRN (Jan 2001)
• Proper Translation Key in Family-Centered Decision Making
  By Christine Westphal, RN, MSN, CCRN (Feb 2002)

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General Ethics

• Recognize Interplay in Important Ethical Concepts
  By Kate Sullivan Collopy, RN, PhD, CCNS, CCRN (Dec 2001)
• Understanding the Rules and Effecting Change
  By Carol A. Puz, RN, BSN, CCRN (May 2002)
• Work Seeks Ways To Assist Members With Ethical Issues
  By Beth Glassford, RN, MSHA (Oct 2000)

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Healthy Work Environment

• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 5: Revision Adds Bold New Provision 5
  By Cynda Hylton Rushton, RN, DNSc, FAAN (Aug 2005)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 6: Emphasizes Healthy Work Environments
  By Nancy Blake, RN, MN, CCRN, CNAA (Oct 2005)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 8: Code Encourages Nurses to Collaborate on Multilevels
  By Rebecca E. Long, RN, MS, CCRN, CMSRN (Sep 2005)
• Ethics Work Group Examines Power of Dilemmas
  By Natalie Correll-Yoder, RN, CNS, MN, CCRN (Nov 2002)
• Moral Distress is Common in Critical Care
  By Kimberly Brown, RN, MSN, FNP, CS, CEN (Mar 2003)

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Informed Consent

• Informed Consent Does Not Have to be an Impossible Task
  By Pamela Popplewell, RN, BSN (Nov 2000)
• Understanding Patient Autonomy
  By Rosemary Lee, RN, MSN, CCRN (Apr 2001)
• Voluntarism Is Important In Informed Consent Process
  By Jacqueline Fowler Byers, RN, PhD, CNAA (Dec 2002)

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Practice

• Nursing Code of Ethics an Important Practice Tool
  By Cynda Hylton Rushton, RN, DNSc, FAAN (Nov 2004)
• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 4: Stresses Accountability and Responsibility
  By M. Terese Verklan RN, CNS, MSN, PhD, CCNS (Jun 2005)
• Apply Ethics to the Allocation of Healthcare Resources
  By Jacqueline Fowler Byers, RN, PhD  (Feb 2000)
• The Ethics of Restraints
  By Pamela Popplewell, RN, BSN, CCRN (Apr 2002)
• Goals Aimed at Helping to Integrate Ethics Into Practice
  By Beth A. Glassford, RN, MS (Nov 1999)

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Synergy

• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses: Provision 1: Compassion, Respect and the AACN Synergy Model
  By Teresa A. Wavra, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS and Cynda Rushton, RN, DNS, PhD, FAAN (Mar 2005)
• Family Care Giving: The Synergy Model as a Foundation for Ethical Practice
  By Cheryl McGaffic, RN, PhD, CCRN (Oct 2001)

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