NR 222 Unit 2 Discussion Topic 2: Personal Values
and Beliefs
Discuss where your personal values and beliefs are most or least aligned with the ethics of nursing as
described in one of the position statements from the American Nurses Association listed below.
According to (Hooten, Shipman, 2013) Society has allowed lethal injections to be one of the primary
resources to execute prisoners. As most may know Lethal injections acquire medical knowledge and
skill. Hence, it places ethical conflicts amongst the nursing profession with regard to our participation in
the act. In many instances aside from the code of ethics of nursing it can also conflict with our personal
values and beliefs. Additionally, Nurses are supposed to alleviate pain and suffering and help clients or
society in general to maintain and restore optimal health, not solidify undignified death. Nurses
and Beliefs
Discuss where your personal values and beliefs are most or least aligned with the ethics of nursing as
described in one of the position statements from the American Nurses Association listed below.
According to (Hooten, Shipman, 2013) Society has allowed lethal injections to be one of the primary
resources to execute prisoners. As most may know Lethal injections acquire medical knowledge and
skill. Hence, it places ethical conflicts amongst the nursing profession with regard to our participation in
the act. In many instances aside from the code of ethics of nursing it can also conflict with our personal
values and beliefs. Additionally, Nurses are supposed to alleviate pain and suffering and help clients or
society in general to maintain and restore optimal health, not solidify undignified death. Nurses
