Posted: March 2nd, 2022

Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 320 words

Doing the Right Thing Discussion
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Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 320 words by
3/2/2022. All posts and replies must contain at least (2) professional references, one
may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format. Late
discussion posts are not accepted in this course.
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per reply by 3/5/22 (student replies will be provided then write responses). Begin by
paraphrasing the student colleague’s work with a minimum of two sentences. Then, add
information, correct the information, or support the information provided. Do not
respond if two students already responded to a student. The 3rd student will not count.
In addition, non-informative messages posted in the discussion forum will not be
counted towards the required number of replies for that topic.
Discussion Topic: Doing the Right Thing
Imagine you are working on the night shifts in a nursing home. This is your sixth straight
day and you’re feeling very tired. One of the residents, Mannie, an 85-year-old male,
has been in the home for ten years after having a stroke. Mary needs to be turned every
2-hours to avoid him developing pressure sores, but you and the other nurse you are
working with decides to turn him irregularly. Your justifications of these decisions are to
avoid disturbing his sleep as well as to protect your backs. At the end of the shift, you
turn Mannie and record in his notes that you have done every 2-hours throughout the
night. He has not developed a pressure sore, so what is the harm? Now consider this:
you turn him at the end of the night and discover that a small area has broken down on
his left hip. Is this your fault? If the manager asks if you have turned him every 2-hours,
as stated in the care plan, what will you say? You could say you turned him every
2-hours – this would not change anything for Mannie but would make your life easier.
Alternatively, you go to turn him at the end of the night shift only to discover that he has
died sometime during the night. Mannie has been dead for a while based on how cold
he is. You know you can just claim that you found him earlier in the night and prepare
his body quickly before the day staff comes in to work. Surely this will not change
anything; no one will be hurt, will they?
After reading the article, take some time to reflect on cultural diversity in healthcare,
then answer substantively to the following questions.
1. Which, if any, of these scenarios are acceptable? Does the blame
attached to any of them change because of the outcome?
2. What does your choice of actions say about you?
3. What values are being displayed here? Explain.

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