Feb. 18th Reflection
1. What did you actually learn from the unit.
I learned about ethic committees and some current ethical events that occur in healthcare. I've also learned more about how some leaders conduct employee appraisal interviews.
One tidbit of new knowledge I gained was the composition of ethics committees and that they actually don't actually have power, only the power of suggestion. Ethic committees are composed of a number of different individuals, from physicians to lay people such as stay-at-home mothers.
I also learned that patients may put on a mask, especially around family and friends, and it's important to privately seek out their desires and to be their advocate.
2. Discuss your feelings/experiences from the team activities? Did it change your opinion on the subject? If so, how? If not, why?
It was helpful to discuss ethical issues. There are common ethical issues, such as taking a vegetative patient off life support, however, there are other ethical issues not as common. An example is the military's interest in genomics in recruiting soldiers. The ethical dilemma is the risk of soldiers not being treated equally and using knowledge from genomic testing as unusual cruelty as part of punishment to soldiers.
3. How you will utilize the information learned in your nursing practice.
I will make a greater effort to privately seek out my patient's wishes when it comes to their care. I will make a better effort to ask "the difficult questions" and to be their advocate.
4. Your personal feelings about the material covered.
This week was overwhelming as there were several timely assignments, however, I did learn a lot. Difficult subjects were talked about and mentally I put myself into the ethical situations I read or heard about. It was honestly emotionally draining. A lot of emotion comes with such situations and decision-making.
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