title: Applying ethical practice competencies to the prevention and management of unintended pregnancy.
abstract: Using a case study that incorporates patient, nurse practitioner, and student perspectives, we address ethical principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, and fairness; professionals' right of conscience; and a social justice model for the discussion of prevention and management of unintended pregnancy. Through an ongoing process of self-reflection and values clarification, nurses can prepare for the challenge of applying ethical principles to the reproductive health care of women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA. joycec@unh.edu
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cappiello
authors.forename: Margaret W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Beal
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gallogly-Hudson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000941:ethics; D010298:Parity; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000941:ethics; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States