Nursing Ethical Issue and Decision Making Process The end-of- life is the most crucial time where conflicts can occur between heath care professionals such as doctors‚ nurses and other specialists‚ between family and the patient‚ and between nurses themselves. These conflicts can be created because of different values and beliefs among different people. Although patients and their families are living together‚ there are still chances that values can be different amongst them. The end- of- life in
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Nursing Mission Statement Laralee Shaffmaster Western Governor’s University Nursing Mission Statement It is my purpose to provide safe and accurate nursing care by educating patients and their families to promote optimal health. It is my goal to assist patients in their journey to self-care by advocating for their health and independence. This nursing mission statement will explain the functional differences between the Idaho Board of Nursing (BRN) and a professional nursing
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For most of us when thinking about bioterror attacks our minds immediately assume the worst possible apocalyptic outcome. Our thoughts carry not just dilemmas‚ but calamities of death and chaos. Before destruction there are quieter times when a multitude of smaller dilemmas can occur. From the start‚ one of the most important dilemma battles will be crisis management. Some others are medical (triage‚ quarantine‚ medication)‚ communication (phones‚ news outlets‚ social media‚ radio‚ etc.)‚ personal
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is an issue that started in the 1980’s and continues to remain a current hot topic within the nursing practice. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed an assisted suicide bill into law (Lovett & Pérez-Peña‚ 2015). PAS will be in effect ninety days after its ruling on the floor. The governor stated that if he were battling a terminal illness accompanied by pain he would be comforted by the option and wouldn’t want to deny that to anyone. As with any issue‚ there has
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Induced abortion is just one of the multitudes of bioethical dilemmas that a physician is charged with confronting. The act of inducing abortion is a controversial subject that involves many potentially competing factors such as an individual’s moral and religious compass‚ what rights an unborn fetus has and the rights that a woman has over her own body. In the case of a 16 year-old girl who is pregnant as a result of incest and seeking an abortion‚ my role as the practitioner would be to put the
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A medication error is any avoidable event that may cause or lead to untimely medication use or patient harm; however‚ while the medication is still in control of the health care administer (Brock‚ 2006). 80 percent of the most severe medical errors can be interrelated communication between clinicians‚ primarily in handoffs. For example‚ a handoff is a medical error if information regarding an essential diagnostic test is not communicated carefully and properly between providers at shift change (Starme
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What I found most interesting in studying the different theories is how much the different theories seem to imitate the therapists who founded them. It was also fascinating to watch the development of psychological theories over time. Overall‚ the theoretical orientation I found most convincing is cognitive-behavioral therapy‚ although I appreciate the warmth of the therapeutic alliance in nondirective approaches. Having an amateur interest in philosophy‚ I found the similarities between the therapies
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Ethics of reproductive technologies Introduction With most technological advances in the field of medicine‚ ethical considerations and concerns are formed. "Just because we can do something ‚ should we do it?" This is a question that has plagued scientists in the last half of the twentieth century. The field of reproductive medicine in particular has faced this question-- perhaps more than any other field. For the first time in history‚ as an outgrowth of in vitro fertilization technology and research
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Jovanna Rios 11/25/13 Pharmacology is the study of the physical‚ biological and chemical actions of drugs (Bryant & Knights‚ 2011). In the practice of medicine‚ drugs are used to diagnose‚ treat or prevent disease so for the registered nurse in a clinical setting‚ the knowledge of pharmacology plays a huge importance in their role of medication
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to go because it’s risky and especially in this case where they have to cut a hole in the skull which is dangerous and could cause more harm to Dr. Beringer overall. An IRB member could say that we need to follow the principle of beneficence. The principle of beneficences says that we should the most good to others and avoid doing them harm. They would say this because Dr. Beringer would suffer in the long run as she would not benefit from the research. They could say she would not benefit from the
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