In part 2 of their interview, nursing student Elizabeth Niekrewicz and nurse educator DiAnn Ecret address concrete, practical steps that nursing students (and others) can take to protect their conscience rights in an increasingly hostile medical environment.

Resources:

1. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Ethics in Health Care, https://www.ethics.va.gov/index.asp

2. NCBC, “Cooperation with Moral Evil,” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e3ada1a6a2e8d6a131d1dcd/t/5ed65fe1acf7c915f772f786/1591107554407/NCBCsummFAQ_2013_Cooperation.pdf

3. NCBC, “Transfer of Care vs. Referral: A Crucial Moral Distinction,” https://www.ncbcenter.org/resources-and-statements-cms/transfer-of-care-vs-referral-a-crucial-moral-distinction

4. Fr. Tad Pacholczyk’s “Making Sense of Bioethics” columns on cooperation with evil, https://www.ncbcenter.org/making-sense-of-bioethics-cms/tag/Cooperation%20in%20Evil

5. National Association of Catholic Nurses—USA, https://nacn-usa.org/

6. Catholic Medical Association, https://www.cathmed.org/

7. NCBC memberships, https://www.ncbcenter.org/membership-overview

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