Ethical considerations for nurse-managed health centers

Ethical issues are commonplace in the health care delivery system. Nurse practitioners (NPs) working in nurse-managed health centers (NMHCs) frequently care for patients who are vulnerable and marginalized as a result of their culture, language, low income, or lack of insurance. Because a nurse's commitment is to care for patients without considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems, the distress that occurs while advocating for patients through and around existing barriers to health care access needs to be anticipated and addressed.