Ethical Dilemma In Nursing

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Dealing with an ethical dilemma is one that everyone would not expect to meet. Taking a decision when facing an ethical dilemma can have twofold a decision that could be ethical but not legal, and another decision that could legal but not ethical. As a nurse, I have worked as home health nurse for many years. One ethical dilemma that I had faced was to qualify a patient that needs the service while the patient did not meet the criteria to be qualified for the service. I was in a position that I have to choose humanism over legalism. It was an easy decision because I had to think of my Registered Nurse license and legal circumstances that I may be faced as well. That patient had a right foot amputation because of a noncompliance related to knowledge