One of the things that we learn this week is that legal accountability is a serious thing in nursing. Reading so many case studies has make me realize the importance of having professional liability insurance as an RN. In nursing work settings‚ so many things can go wrong unintentionally. Nurses are legally bound to the nursing practice act‚ and practicing below that standards can result of negligence. It is important to have liability insurance‚ but it is more important to practice with cautious
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I viewed the suicide tourist video open-mindedly and aware of the 1990 Patient Self-Determination ACT (PSDA). Self-Determination is a very difficult topic of discussion because it is closely tied to one’s culture‚ beliefs and religious practices. The conversation does not usually occur until after a loved one has become terminally ill and cannot make that decision for themselves‚ placing the decision in the hands of family members. Mr. Ewert stated that people may think that he is playing God by
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The documentary “Aging Matters: End of Lives” takes an in depth look at the aging population and how fast it is growing‚ It details the effect on the population as a whole in providing adequate care for our aging populations. It is a difficult task to even mention death to some people‚ but death is a natural process we all as humans will go through. The act of dying scares most people‚ and the thought of not dying how they would want to die is even more fearful for them. Dying scares me but I understand
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pearls‚ oysters and white elephants. Bread-and-butters project means evolutionary improvements to current products and service and it is low risk project with law reward. Pearls involve revolutionary commercial advances using proven technical advances. Oysters entail technological advance with high commercial payoffs. A white elephant project is that at one time showed promise but is not longer viable. 2. What do you know about the project indirect and direct costs? Prepare a cost-duration graph
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S.Y.B.com‚ Div – A‚ Roll No. 24 Introduction The Supreme Court directive of 1997 clearly and unambiguously provides an answer to the question ’What is sexual harassment? ’. As defined in the Supreme Court guidelines (Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan‚ August 1997)‚ sexual harassment includes such unwelcome sexually determined behavior as: * Physical contact * A demand or request for sexual favors * Sexually colored remarks * Showing pornography * Any other unwelcome physical
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Thomas Piketty’s recent book‚ Capital in the Twenty-First Century‚ charts the distribution of wealth over time‚ within and across countries. His contribution to our understanding of wealth and wealth inequality has rekindled a debate about societal and global inequality and the role of international institutions not seen since the early days of the United Nations. In light of the 2008 global recession‚ recovery‚ and national efforts addressing the economic organization of society‚ Piketty’s research
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alternative action when providing care (Gilliland‚ 2010). It concerns doing well and avoiding harm. The nursing code of ethics is a great resource to follow when faced with ethical dilemmas. In the Marianne case study‚ it states that “she has no advance directives‚ but her husband wants to try everything” and the children believe that Marianne “would not want to undergo surgery only to be kept alive with poor quality of life.” An advice that a nurse may give to Marianne’s family is to help them be
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into standby. Another important landmark was the Kyoto Protocol in 1997‚ aimed at reducing carbon emissions. The landmark in the history of green computing was the adoption of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in February 2003. “The RoHS directive restricts the use of lead‚ mercury‚ cadmium‚ hexavalent chromium‚ polybrominated biphenyls‚ and polybrominated diphenyl ether in the manufacture of electronic and electrical
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do not go against this directive. Those found guilty of breaking that law were either incarcerated or executed. Similarly‚ women in Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” were barred from working in sectors that would earn them income. On the contrary‚ women worked as servants and slaves with men being their masters and despots. Men used women as sex slaves. Actually‚ men had the right to rape women and impregnate them. No fertile women had a right to refuse a man’s sexual advances‚ whether they like them
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the case study. The first thing we would need to know is if Marianne has a plan in place in case of a situation like this such as a living will or advance directive. Sometime’s people make
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