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1. Post- Ardy
Respond to this post with a positive response :Ask a probing question, substantiated with
additional background information, evidence or research.Share an insight from having read
your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.Offer
and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own
research in the Walden Library.Validate an idea with your own experience and additional
research.Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after
synthesizing multiple postings.Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional
insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.Use at least 3
references Initial Post Nursing is one of the most trusted
professions and is continually ranked the most trusted by the annual Gallup Poll based on
their high ethic standards (American Hospital Association, 2018). As nurses, we took an
oath to devote ourselves to those committed to our care and to elevate the standards of the
nursing profession (Florence Nightingale Pledge, 2010). We are governed by ethics and
legalities of the healthcare profession. For instance, as healthcare professionals, we are
licensed and must adhere to certain regulations to maintain our license and career
(Laureate Education, 2012f). Just like how healthcare facilities must adhere to several
regulating boards to maintain operation (Laureate Education). It is up to us to uphold these
ethical standards and deliver quality to the communities that are relying on us. In Lena’s
case, she’s reached quite a dilemma in which both ethics and the law are dancing with each
other, but their hands never quite meet. According to the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA), regulations are set to protect patients’ health information and
patient privacy must be protected at all cost (The HiPAA, 2015). From knowing this, Lena
would realize that there is no way she could give out a patient’s healthcare information to
someone else. Consequently, one of the nursing ethical principles is to do no harm.
Knowingly not telling her sister about something that can put her health in jeopardy is a
breach of ethics. One example of where both the law and ethics meet is in a situation where
a patient threatens someone’s life. Under regular ethical principles, we feel obligated to
warn that person, but it is also the law to report it. ReferencesAmerican Hospital
Association (2018). Nurse watch: Nurses again top gallup poll of trusted professions and
other nurse news. Retrieved from https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2018-
01-10-nurse-watch-nurses-again-top-gallup-poll-trusted-professionsFlorence Nightingale
Pledge (2010). Retrieved from
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltnurse/2010/11/florence-nightingale-

2. pledge/Laureate Education (Producer). (2012f). Legal and ethical aspects of healthcare
delivery. Baltimore, MD: Author.The HIPAA Privacy Rule. (2015). Retrieved from
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/index.html