M4RNSG502

The assignment is a discussion board response to a student’s post
**Minimum of two scholarly (peer-reviewed) references
**References must be within the last 5-7 years
** This is a master’s program for nursing; answers should be in the context of nursing
**This is a master’s discussion post and should be written at that level.

**Formal scholarly work does not include personal pronouns or passive voice
**This is not a critique of the student’s work.

**This post should build on, add to, or offer a differing viewpoint of the topic written about in the student’s post or initial

prompt

** Reference list entries must include the doi link starting with  http://doi…..
** I will attach the grading rubric for reference; please contact me with any questions.

**Finished writing will be submitted to Turnitin; similarity score must be less than 10%

** Do not use the student’s sources

The initial prompt that the student responded to (for reference only) is below:

After completing the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) Social & Behavioral Research  Basic Course (9 modules), identity ethical issues that are relevant to your population of interest.  

The student’s post (Respond to this)

 The geriatric community is my population of interest, when caring for geriatric patient’s it’s important to be aware of different ethical issues that could arise during the course of their care.  Moody (2017) states that treating patients with respect and dignity is a major goal in healthcare, identified by policies to focus on autonomy and privacy of their patients.  When caring for the geriatric population health care professionals need to keep in mind their culture and the generation in which they are familiar.  Rosin (2005) identifies that a patient’s autonomy should be the priority when planning for their care, competency should be assessed so they can make decisions to their fullest capability.  Health care facilities have ethical committees that can be contacted to discuss a patient’s diagnosis and plan of care, while including the thoughts of the patient, their family and the medical professionals.  Hajibabaee et al. (2016) stated that because of diversity of people today and new information obtained from research, along with cultural and religious beliefs, making a decision regarding health care plans and treatments is more complicated than ever.  Making a decision related to a person’s health should be focused on them, their wishes and their desired outcome.

References

Hajibabaee, F., Joolaee, S., Cheraghi, M. A., Salari, P., & Rodney, P. (2016). Hospital/clinical ethics committees’ notion: an overview. Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine, 9, 17.

Moody, H. R. (2017). Cross-Cultural geriatric Ethics: Negotiating our differences. The Elderly, 371–378. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315240046-38

Rosin, A. J. (2005). Subtle ethical dilemmas in geriatric management and clinical research. Journal of Medical Ethics, 31(6), 355–359. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2004.008532