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Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination
Daren Taylor
Capella University
PHI-FPX4050 – Ethics
Elina Keiser
April 12, 2023
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Ethical and policy factors in care coordination
The American Nurses Association continually evaluates nursing ethics and values to
provide a moral framework from which nurses can make ethical decisions related to healthcare.
Regulatory policies also influence nursing care coordination. Professional, ethical standards and
regulatory policies are often aligned, but governmental policies pertaining to contentious issues
increasingly create ethical dilemmas and moral distress for nurses. Nursing care based on a
professional code of ethics decreases moral distress related to ethical dilemmas and improves
patient outcomes. Conversely, lacking an ethical framework and standards increases moral
distress and negatively affects patient outcomes (Hakimi, et al., 2020). The ethical framework
provided by the ANA is patient-centered and prioritizes an individual’s values; thus, care
coordination based upon ANA ethical values is accountable and appropriate for individuals,
organizations, and regulatory agencies. This presentation is designed to educate nurses involved
in care coordination about the influences, potential conflicts, and resultant moral distress they
may encounter as they balance governance, professional nursing ethics, and personal morals
during care coordination.
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The objectives of this presentation are as follows:
Educate nurses regarding the impact of regulatory policy on care coordination.
Identify regulatory policies at local, state, and federal levels that may create
ethical dilemmas for nurses during care coordination.
Provide a specific issue that may create ethical dilemmas and moral distress, and
how the practice standards associated with nursing care coordination should be
applied.
Ethical and Policy Factors in Care Coordination
Daren Taylor
Capella University
PHI-FPX4050 – Ethics
Elina Keiser
April 12, 2023
, 2
Ethical and policy factors in care coordination
The American Nurses Association continually evaluates nursing ethics and values to
provide a moral framework from which nurses can make ethical decisions related to healthcare.
Regulatory policies also influence nursing care coordination. Professional, ethical standards and
regulatory policies are often aligned, but governmental policies pertaining to contentious issues
increasingly create ethical dilemmas and moral distress for nurses. Nursing care based on a
professional code of ethics decreases moral distress related to ethical dilemmas and improves
patient outcomes. Conversely, lacking an ethical framework and standards increases moral
distress and negatively affects patient outcomes (Hakimi, et al., 2020). The ethical framework
provided by the ANA is patient-centered and prioritizes an individual’s values; thus, care
coordination based upon ANA ethical values is accountable and appropriate for individuals,
organizations, and regulatory agencies. This presentation is designed to educate nurses involved
in care coordination about the influences, potential conflicts, and resultant moral distress they
may encounter as they balance governance, professional nursing ethics, and personal morals
during care coordination.
Slide 2
The objectives of this presentation are as follows:
Educate nurses regarding the impact of regulatory policy on care coordination.
Identify regulatory policies at local, state, and federal levels that may create
ethical dilemmas for nurses during care coordination.
Provide a specific issue that may create ethical dilemmas and moral distress, and
how the practice standards associated with nursing care coordination should be
applied.
