Applying an Ethical Decision-Making Model

  This assignment helps you understand how integral ethical decision-making is in nursing. Ethics is the foundation of nursing practice and is especially important to health care policy. Use the ethical framework identified in the article by Eun-Jun Park from this week's Electronic Reserve Readings as the basis for this assignment. Apply the ethical decision-making model in the article to the subject of access to care. Follow the steps provided in the model: • State the ethical problem the policy aims to correct. • Collect and analyze additional information: o What populations does this serve? o Who are the key stakeholders? o What information is needed to overcome the problem? o After looking at additional information, decide whether the initial problem was correctly stated. • Develop alternatives and compare them: o What alternative programs address the issues? • Justify the decision: o Explain why this is important, needed, or beneficial for vulnerable populations. • Find strategies to implement the plan: o What ethical arguments could you use to dissuade someone who disagrees with the program? Format your assignment as: • 875-word paper using Level 1 headings Cite at least three evidence-based, peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years to support your position(s). Include an APA-formatted reference list.