Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many ethical issues and challenges for nurses and others on the front lines of care. Clinicians are working under extreme circumstances, and in some instances, without the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Nurses are also working long hours, becoming emotionally and physically drained. They have lost patients, colleagues, and some have become infected themselves. But, what are nurses' professional and ethical obligations to patients in a pandemic; how should nurses implement these ethical obligations and, what are the limits of these obligations, are there circumstances when are we asking too much of them? Two nurse bioethicists, Drs. Ulrich and Grady, will discuss these issues and dialogue with the audience on the most pressing ethical concerns nurses are facing during this unprecedented time in our global community.
Learning Outcomes:
- To identify and discuss the various professional and ethical challenges that nurses are facing during COVID-19.
- To give examples of allocation frameworks during a public health crisis.
- To discuss our own safety and well-being during COVID-19.
Notes
Video Length: 1 hour, 14 minutes, 49 seconds
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Sigma Membership
Xi
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Type
Presentation - Webinar
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
COVID-19, Ethics, Public Health Crisis
Recommended Citation
Ulrich, Connie M. and Grady, Christine, "COVID-19 resource: What are our professional and ethical obligations to patients and ourselves?" (2020). Covid-19 Webinars. 7.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/covid19_webinars/7
Publisher
Sigma Theta Tau International
Version
Publisher's Version
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Review Type
None: Educational Material, None: Reputation-based Submission
Acquisition
Publisher-submission
Date of Issue
2020-04-08
Full Text of Presentation
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