Maryland Nurse Journal - July 2022

Page 6 • The Maryland Nurse Journal July, August, September 2022
ANA/MNA News
MNA Launches
Virtual Ethics
Hotline
Nurses inevitably face ethical situations in practice
that can cause great moral distress, contributing to
poorer health or even “burnout” and a decision to
leave the profession. MNA has now created a Hotline
to help nurses address these issues: mna.ethics@
marylandrn.org.
Practice situations that involve ethical questions
typically have no easy answers. Some of these
include: patient’s advance directive, how much
information to give a patient for fully informed
consent, what to tell a patient’s family, a patient’s
“right to die,” end-of-life planning, Do-Not-
Resuscitate orders, respecting a patient’s religion or
culture beliefs, access to care, management of pain
medication, when and whether to report a colleague,
when and why to advocate for a patient, and triaging
or even rationing care.
Instead of losing sleep over your situation, you
could send it to the MNA Hotline. The MNA Center
for Ethics and Human Rights will assure that each
nurse receives guidance to help with decisionmaking.
District 9’s Annual Spring Dinner
District 9 of the Maryland Nurses Association
(MNA) met on May 10, 2022, for their Annual Spring
Dinner at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM)
LaPlata Campus. Eighteen nurses attended the event,
many sporting their unique District 9 t-shirts. District
9 President, Cathy Gibson, opened the evening with
a welcome, and participants watched a video from
MNA President Christie Simon-Waterman. The event
included dinner from Apple Spice Junction, raffles, a
District 9 meeting, and a presentation on A Culture of
Thanks and Recognition: The Power of Recognition
in the Workplace by Janice O. Kilby, MN, MAN,
RN, CNOR. The evening ended with the Nightingale
Tribute.
Nurses brought food donations for the Good
Shepherd Food Pantry in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
District 9 would like to thank all those who
sponsored the event and support the nurses of
Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties.
In the fall, District 9 will hold its annual awards
dinner and also have a speaker for continuing
education. Please consider nominating a fellow
nurse or nursing student for an award. Award
and scholarship information can be found on the
MNA District 9 website. https://mnadistrict9.
nursingnetwork.com/
District 9 will partner with District 3 and volunteer
at the Capital Food Bank on September 9th. For
more information, Cathy Gibson can be contacted at
cathy@michaelgibson.com
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