management of infants born too early or have difficulty within the first 30 days of life. In this unit the infants are care for by and managed by neonatologist who are RN’s who uptained special training just for these infants. In the unit on hand is a nurse practitioner‚ inconjunction with a local pediatrician. The neonatologist will be the ones primarily responsible for monitoring the babies closely‚ taking vital signs and measurements‚ obtaining blood specimens as needed‚ and provide teaching to the
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Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
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As the nurse manager of a 30-bed medical-surgical unit‚ you have just received the results of the quarterly patient satisfaction survey. The satisfaction scores for your unit show an ongoing decline over the past three reporting periods. You also look at your unit’s satisfaction scores as compared with other units in the hospital and realize that the scores for your unit are now lower than those of most other units in the hospital. As you begin to ponder the meaning of these data‚ you receive a call
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Universal Code of Conduct Brooke Greer SOC 120 Introductions to Ethics and Social Responsibility Prof. Thomas Reeder January 20‚ 2013 Relativists argue that there is no absolute law that gives guidance as to what is right or wrong. What is ethical or unethical depends on the individual or their culture such that what is unethical to one person can be ethical in another person’s culture. With relativism‚ one cannot pass judgment on another person’s moral standards using their own standards;
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people rarely use a company’s code of ethics to guide their decision making‚ what good are the codes? Most people are motivated by self-interest because it is a survival instinct embedded in our DNA‚ but we also have an innate calling and the desire to do something right. Most individuals do want to do good‚ but they are either hampered by lack of resources or lack of authority in decision making‚ thus demotivating them. But when a company sets a stanJohnd basic code of ethics it places an onus of the
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verbal so that the message could be understood and do not break the nurse-patient communication. In my opinion‚ I evaluated that it does not a matter whether it was a patient-centred communication or task-centred communicationbecause both communication mentioned by McCabe (2004) actually doesinvolves communication to the patients. So it was not a problem to argue whichtype of communication involves in my conversation with my patient. After analysed the situation‚ I could conclude that I was be able
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PD 856 - Sanitation Code • PD 996 - Compulsory immunization of children under 8 years • PD 491 - Nutrition Program Law • PD 825 - Penalty for improper garbage disposal • PD 143 - Woman and Child Labor Law (no child below 14 shall be employed) • PD 69 - Four children for tax exemption • PD 48 - Four children for maternity privilege • PD 965 - Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood • PD 442 - New Labor Code of the Philippines • PD 603 - Child and Youth Welfare Code • PD 1 519 - Medicare
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The Fight to Legalise Euthanasia in Australia Euthanasia is defined by the Oxford Dictionary (Oxford University Press‚ 2013) as “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.” The word euthanasia originates from the Greek words‚ “eu” meaning good‚ and “thantos” meaning death‚ however the topic of this type of “good death” has become highly debatable in Australia. Sometimes referred to as “assisted suicide” and “mercy killing‚” euthanasia
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Euthanasia is often a controversial topic around all areas of the world. The idea of ‘assisted suicide’ has sparked debates and many countries‚ including Australia‚ are still hesitant or reluctant in allowing legislation for legalising Euthanasia to pass. This inquiry will aim to provide sufficient evidence as to why and how Euthanasia should become legalised while also evaluating and examining other cases and laws in other states regarding this topic. To clarify first‚ there are‚ in fact‚ three
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RN needs to work within the organisation’s policy and nursing standards and codes (Forrester & Griffiths‚ 2010). The policymakers often alter the health laws to deliver the best possible care and for better outcomes for the patients. For instance‚ if RN is not up-to-date with the reformed health laws and policies by legislation‚ then the RN can easily go against the health laws and this would affect their job. So‚ the nurse has to act according to the new health laws instead of the old health laws
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