In the case presented‚ the nurse has to confront many ethical principles‚ cited in Blais and Hayes (2016)‚ important in the nursing practice: the sanctity of life‚ utility‚ autonomy‚ respect for person‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ fidelity‚ and veracity. Sanctity of life. The nurse instinctively will do measures to preserve the life of this bleeding patient‚ including calling doctor to the scene immediately‚ administering fluids‚ensuring laboratory test and other pertinent procedures
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Fundamental Principles of Nursing Related to Professionalism and Discipline FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF NURSING RELATED TO PROFESSIONALISM AND DISCIPLINE In this paper I will provide information regarding the definition of nursing‚ nursing as a discipline‚ nursing as a profession and nursing roles and settings. In addition‚ I will provide the fundamentals of nursing related to caring and communication‚ along with nursing as an art and science. I believe nursing is a very important
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Using the Case Study of Mr. X‚ Identify and Explain the Client’s Issues and Devise a Course of Treatment for him‚ taking into Account any Ethical Issues In this essay I will be explaining what self-esteem is and the issues Mr X has stated. I shall then cover any ethical considerations that need to be accounted for and devise an appropriate course of treatment for this particular individual. Self-esteem is how we value ourselves; it is how we perceive our value to the world and how valuable we think
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Surgical Nursing Care Impeccable nursing care is an essential contribution to the successful outcome of a patient scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. An efficient preoperative nursing assessment includes that of the patient’s state of mind. Most patients are understandably nervous or anxious prior to surgery‚ however‚ significantly high levels of anxiety may have a negative effect on the surgical procedure and/or expected outcomes. “Preoperative anxiety may be an anticipatory response
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The problem that I will be focusing on is services for people who are suffering from a debilitating disease like house cleaning and meal prep for the patient and their family. Many clients are unable to tend to the daily chores like house work due to the treatments received for their disease. This issue causes the patient to be stressed and feeling depressed because they are unable to attend to the needs of the home. The children also feel that their environment has changed lack of normalcy. This
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) Chief Complaint or client’s request for care Present Illness: Present Illness or present health status OLD CART (Onset‚ Location‚ Duration‚ Characteristics‚ Associated factors‚ Response to treatments tried) Progression of disease/Illness: Chronological order of events Specific s/s Duration‚ characteristics‚ location Abrupt/gradual‚ related
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Case Study: What will you do? Your organization is undergoing human resource reengineering and it was agreed by your Management Committee (ManCom) to terminate the services of the “deadwoods” (those unproductive and obsolete employees) of the organization. In reviewing their employment records‚ you found out that the “deadwoods” involved have been in the company from 12 to 17 years and they practically gave the best of their working lives to your company. Per year company policy‚ full retirement
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healthcare decrease as the benefits tend to be inefficient in fully covering all of the costs that factor into a healthcare plan. The average cost calculation also does not take additional financial responsibilities‚ such as paying for a nursing home or long-term private home care‚ into consideration. Here is a look
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Policy Vicki D. Lachman Ethical Challenges in the Era Of Health Care Reform n truth‚ the United States is at the beginning of a long overdue and a much needed health care reform. We have seen the dismal statistics about our high cost health care system and some of the less than stellar outcomes (e.g.‚ infant mortality) (Callahan‚ 2011; World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 2011)). The purpose of this article is not to complain about the current health care system‚ but instead to focus
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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