Moral Injury and Ethical Challenges in the Midst of a Pandemic

Activity Summary

The COVID pandemic placed providers, nurses, organizations, patients and their families in morally distressing and challenging situations that few were prepared for. Ethical challenges included balancing patient care with self-protection and at times the latter taking precedence. This intermediate session provides a brief review of ethical principles and continues with an exploration of the myriad of ethical and moral challenges associated with providing healthcare during a pandemic.

Objectives

Contrast traditional ethical principles used as the cornerstone of nursing practice with public health ethics.
Discuss ethical challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identify one strategy to address moral distress associated with a pandemic-related ethical challenge.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

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.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.20 contact hours.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.