Nurses often face ethical dilemmas that require careful consideration and judgement:
- End-of-Life Care: Decisions about life support, palliative care, and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders. - Resource Allocation: Distributing limited resources, such as ICU beds or medications, fairly among patients. - Confidentiality vs. Disclosure: Balancing patient privacy with the need to share information for their safety or public health. - Patient Autonomy vs. Safety: Respecting patient choices that may conflict with medical advice.
