Ethical case analysis using a hospital bill.

Abstract

When nursing ethics is integrated into the curriculum, it may be difficult to discern the best way to offer essential content to students. Faculty members who are charged with the responsibility of integrating ethics content will find the use of ethical case analysis helpful and effective. The author offers a unique application of ethical case analysis that incorporated the use of a patient bill to help students to learn about the complex issues of justice and the allocation of scarce critical care resources.