The Ethical Nurse by Mary Ann Siciliano McLaughlin Ed.D, MSN, RN

     Last week, when discussing ethics with prelicensure students, I had my ethics model posted.  As always, I spoke to the themes of my study and its representation in my model.  I also reviewed some ethical situations that the participants in my study discussed with me. As we spoke about each situation, we examined it through the lens of the themes. A student asked me more about the central framework of authenticity. Today, I want to think about authenticity in response to our discussion about the central framework.  The literature says that an authentic existence consists of three characteristics. The person needs to be fully aware of the present moment. The person lives in the moment by choosing how to live one’s life. The person needs to take responsibility for the choice (Corey, 1982).       These concepts lead back to, and support, Dewey’s (1909/2008) work regarding intellectual development leading to a sense of good judgment....

Hello everyone, Much has changed in the life over the last year, but one thing has remained constant - the need for professionalism and ethics in nursing remains a need and priority in our profession.   Even though my ethics in nursing dissertation study happened about ten years ago, the same concerns and worries still exist today.  Yesterday, as I sat in a meeting, those in attendance worried about ethical infractions by prelicensure students and wondered if it would be a precursor to unethical behavior in nursing practice.  That very premise was the impetus to my study.  Information about my hermeneutic phenomenological study: Title: The Experience of Accelerated Nursing Program Graduates Utilizing Ethics in Their Nursing Practice. Year of publication in ProQuest: 2016.  Purpose of the Study:  This study aimed to illuminate the meaning of the experience of accelerated nursing program graduates utilizing ethics in their nursing practice.  Rese...