Nurse 411- Contemporary Issues in Nursing

Nurse 411 Contemporary Issues in Nursing

Prompt 2

Values are principals and ideas that give meaning and direction to our social, personal and professional life. Nurses are obligated to prevent their personal values to overshadow the professional value which can affect the quality of care they give to their client. The abortion controversy provides an excellent example of a potential clash of personal vs. professional value. Professional value emphasizes an individual's right to self-determination (Huston, 2011).

A nurse may be ethically obligated to help a client pursue an abortion of the client has already made up her mind ...