Advanced Practice Nurses motivated by beneficence initiate policy change, conduct research, provide testimony, compose position statements, and act in many ways that illustrate tough decisions.
An important aspect of decision-making is preserving moral courage and preventing moral distress associated with controversial practice situations.
Describe a difficult situation that you have encountered in your Advanced practice role and how using the AACN’s 4 A’s, Lachman’s CODE mnemonic or The West Virginia University Health Science Center Process of Ethical Decision-making could have assisted you with a better outcome.
Describe a difficult situation that you have encountered in your Advanced practice role and how using the AACN’s 4 A’s, Lachman’s CODE mnemonic.