Ethics

The Unmentionable Vaccine

The Ethics of HPV Vaccination in Adolescents and the Role of Providers When I was young I remember hearing the adults around me commenting...
On the Pulse | 04/10/18

Lateral Violence in the Workplace

When I first announced that I was planning to go to nursing school, a family friend and former nurse said to me, in the same breath,...
On the Pulse | 09/14/17

Wholesome Speech

By Cynda Rushton Nurses are regularly in complex, conflict-laden, and high-pressure situations with colleagues and the people they serve....
On the Pulse | 08/15/17

Our Ethical Obligation to Social Justice

In the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics, it is clearly designated that nurses must be first obligated to their patients and...
On the Pulse | 05/23/17

A Story of Ethics and HIV Disclosure

My first patient living with HIV came to me when I was a new nurse in a Chicago hospital. My patient was a petite woman in her mid-forties...
On the Pulse | 04/24/17

“We Got This” Wins Awards

“The New Script of Nursing—We Got This” video recently received the Silver Award in the 2017 American Advertising Awards (Addy’s)...
On the Pulse | 03/27/17