Virtual Visitation and Microethical Decisionmaking in the Intensive Care Unit During COVID-19

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Using a case-based approach, this article explores the ethical complexity of virtual visitation and the moral distress generated by limits on physical visitation. The relationship between restricted visitation and health care workplace violence is also described. The authors also note that virtual visitation can generate concerns related to allocation of scare resources, and respect for patient autonomy in selecting or refusing virtual visitation.

Objectives

Analyze the ethical considerations when using virtual technology for visitation
Describe the impact of virtual technology on relationships between nurses, patients, and families
The authors describe the ethical considerations of using virtual technology for visitation, and the impact on nurses, patients and families

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Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

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Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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