Week_6_Show_You_Care_Ethc_445N.docx Scholarly Paper: Show you Care Chamberlain Univers

Week_6_Show_You_Care_Ethc_445N.docx    Scholarly Paper: Show you Care  Chamberlain University College of Nursing  ETHIC 445N: Principles of Ethics  Show you Care  A moralposition that I stumbled upon whileemployed at a therapy facility was when an LVN asked me to supply a patient their insulin medication as she was behind schedule on her medications. In this situation working as a CNA, which can involve taking care of the basic needs of the patients and for all residents staying in the nursing home. This job consisted ofcollecting vital signs, examininglevels ofblood glucose, assisting patients with bathing, helpingthem in the bathroom, and any other support they desired.  Though I am currently a student nurse, I am not permitted to perform the giving of medications to any patient, particularly in a capacity where I am not being supervised by the school I attend. This predicament can not only put my job in jeopardy,but it would alsocause the LVN in charge of giving me rules to follow to provide medication to face individual consequences. Hence, this is a severemoralpredicament that can bring more harm than good to the resident who was behind passing schedule on their morning medication.   As I examined the situation, I instantlyrealized that my moralanswer would have to be no. Yet, I also had to consider that with the quantity of residentsreceiving medication as wellcould become hectic. I benevolently responded to the LVN that oversaw the residents that I was asked to care for, that it would be inappropriate for