Mediation

For this week, the Reflective Journal will entail writing about current ethical and legal dilemmas in local, national and global news. For example, COVID has given us lots of ethical issues to consider, as well as all of the ethical issues we have discussed in this class each week. You will describing how these situations have personal value to you. The reflection should be honest and open responses.  For this assignment, you will create an analysis of ethical dilemmas & their legal implications by: Identifying a contemporary legal or ethical   issue in the health care environment, Analyzing the impact of the issue on healthcare and nursing practice, and Presenting a personal response to the issue with a rationale for the decision. You will submit your Reflective Journal – Does not have to be APA format – Use single space format. This is not a paper; it is a journal (3 pages long) to the assignment area. Do NOT upload the journal to the main discussion area.  As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions!       Please read the following: Westrick & Dempski text: Ch. 45 Ethical Decision Making Read the following case studies. Johnson, L. & Potter, R. (n.d.). Walking the Tightrope: https://www.practicalbioethics.org/case-studies-walking-the-tightrope Flanigan, R. (n.d.). Could this Happen at Our Hospital? https://practicalbioethics.org/case-studies-could-this-happen-at-our-hospital. Our Pregnant Daughter Didn’t Want this https://practicalbioethics.org/case-studies-our-pregnant-daughter-didn-t-want-this