Ethical and Legal Issue in Nursing Describe the legal responsibilities of nurses in the work setting. Within the nursing license‚ the nurse is legally bound to practice within the scope of nursing that each state defines by a Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The scope includes upholding the patient bill of rights and total patient care. According to the NLN (Springhouse‚ 2004)‚ “Patients have the right to information about their diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment — including alternatives to care and
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The fallibility of Eyewitness Identification and Testimony INTRODUCTION: Eyewitness identification and testimonies are relied on heavily by the criminal justice system to help with investigation and prosecution of crimes and criminals. Due to the increase in the use of eyewitness identification psychologist began studying the results more efficiently to gain a clearer understanding of the risks it holds.. A scientific literature on this specific topic was created and highlighted the issues that
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[pic] ROLES OF GOVERNING BODIES AND HEAD TEACHERS [pic] INTRODUCTION New Regulations come into force on 1 September 2000 which set out the “terms of reference” for governing bodies of all maintained schools in England (the Education (School Government) (Terms of Reference) (England) Regulations 2000). This guidance explains the content of the Regulations. It also invites governing bodies to consider the division of responsibilities between them and their head teachers
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PRINCIPLES GOVERNING CONSCIENCE 1. A certain and true conscience must always be followed Our appropriate faculty that tells us of our moral duties and obligations The voice of God in us leading us to His will and plan 2. The invincibly erroneous conscience must be followed‚ the same as certain conscience which is right Even if erroneous it proposes something good or bad as a moral obligation and will of God; To disobey it is to disobey what is subjectively believed as a moral duty – a
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current legislation‚ guidance policies and protocols relevant to administration of medication Medicines are regulated by the law due to their harm potential if they are misused. The variety of laws and regulation can be divided in 3 main groups: Handling of medicines Medicines Act‚ 1968 Misuse of drugs act 1971 Health and Social Care act 208 RPS Handling of Medicines in Social care Guidance Health and safety Health and safety at Work Act‚ 1974 COSHH Regulations‚ 1999 Hazardous waste regulations
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Diversity‚ equality and inclusion in a work setting Diversity Diversity means variety. The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ religious beliefs‚ political beliefs‚ or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe‚ positive
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Video 1.06 Storage Devices Hard Drives Hard drives are comprised of platters Read/Write heads for each platter Read and write on top and bottom of platter Never exposed to magnets Data loss may occur 137 GB Limit Hard Drive size limited to 137GB Not a physical limit Limited by address the system can support 28 bit communications limited to 268‚435‚555 addresses equates to 137 GB Flash BIOS to upgrade hard drive interfaces PATA‚ SATA‚ SCSI‚ USB‚ and FireWire most common is the
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Identification of Metallic Ions Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0160-00-01 Kellie Long Purpose: To observe the different flames of alkali and alkaline metals. Procedure: Place a little bit of each element into the well plate. Then you soak a tip of a cotton swab in each solution. Then you place the cotton swab over the Bunsen burner until the flame changes color. observations The color of the flame is expected to be as follows: Metallic ion Flame color
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Unit 2 Assessment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a USB drive Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course title
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PEOPLE’S POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR UNDERSTAND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PRMOTING CHILDEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S BEHAVIOR 1.1 SUMMARISE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE SETTING RELEVANT TO PROMOTING CHILDREN AND PEOPLE’S POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR When managing pupil’s behavior‚ all staff will need to be aware of school policies. The majority of children/young people do not present challenging behavior‚ and they attend a range of educational settings in environments which are conducive to learning appropriate
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