Malpractice By Nurses And The Ethical Dilemmas They Face Lisa Hayes ITT Technical Institute Composition I GE 117 Ju1y 1‚ 2014 Outline 1. Thesis Statement 2. Introduction 3. Data on the malpractice lawsuits against nurses 4. Reasons for increase in lawsuits against nurses 5. Factors proving breach of law by the nurses 6. Healthcare Ethics 7. Ethical dilemmas faced by the nurses 8. The other side of the argument: Nurses make far less errors than other medical practitioners 9. Conclusion
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Analysts forecast the Global Aerospace Plastics market to grow at a CAGR of 8.04 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growth and development of the Aviation industry. The Global Aerospace Plastics market has also been witnessing the emergence of composites and nanocomposites. However‚ the increasing fracture and failure issues could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. Global Aerospace Plastics Market 2014-2018‚ has been prepared
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services they may be faced with ethical dilemmas. An ethical dilemma‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ is “a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two courses of actions‚ either of which entails transgressing a moral principle.” Social workers working for the Onslow County Department of Social Services have a duty to follow agency policies while still abiding by the NASW Code of Ethics. Being able to respond to ethical dilemmas while working as a social worker is
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ethical dilemmas‚ but I will only focus on three of them in this essay. The first ethical dilemma I noticed is that there is no advanced directive on file. Jamilah the patient only knows Basic English‚ so she is unable to fully communicate with the physicians regarding her medical care. The physicians are doing what they can to treat her medical conditions without an advanced directive on file but without her history and inability to communicate it‚ they are struggling. The second ethical dilemma is
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Case one In this case the company acted in an ethical way. This is an example of the principle of individual rights. The manager had decided to fire the employee instead of resolving the initial issue‚ which results in employee dissatisfaction. However‚ as the company does not want a bad reputation online or in the office‚ firing was the best solution. An employee has the right to freedom of speech but the employer also will be intolerant of any employee anti- corporate activities‚ which it perceives
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Strengths: - Andrew does a nice job of executing on the strong intro with the team member. This is good for consistency. - Andrew does a nice job remembering to advise both parties on the line that the call is disclosed. As well as verifying that it was okay to speak with Elizabeth’s daughter regarding the documentation needed. - Andrew is sure to verify the email address prior to submitting a document request. He then goes on to set the proper expectations for when the client should expect
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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)‚ was established by Congress in 1990 "to protect cemeteries on federal and tribal lands‚ and to provide a way to return the human skeletal material and associated funerary objects in the nation’s scientific and museum collections to culturally affiliated tribes" (Jew 4). The enforcement of this law‚ however‚ has been met with several challenges‚ as a conflict rages between the archeologists who value "these remains and objects as
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On top of the concerns from all parties involved‚ here at Retrograde we see that there are multiple principles of ethics that have been improperly betrayed by your plan of action including the principle of long-term self-interest and the government’s requirements as described above‚ as well as utilitarian benefits‚ and the religious junction principles. While already touching on long-term self-interest and government requirements there are still a few ethical principles relevant to your proposal
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Introduction The most ethical decision for Richard Puckett to keep the Puckett Animal Hospital in business through changes in the minimum wage is to raise prices for more substantial net revenue. Then Richard should give staff a choice between smaller insurance bonuses or a 2% match for their 401k instead of a 3% match. Due to adjustments in legislation minimum wage is going from $8.50 to $16 an hour‚ making Richard no longer able to keep running his business under his current financials. Raising
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Ethical conflict: The conflict is whether it is ethical to remove ventilation and treatment from a patient due to their health status and assumed survival from treatment and may be deemed futile without their consent. Medical Indications: The primary medical problems the patient has come in with are rib fractures causing a partial flail chest and a subdural hematoma stemming from a fall. Her treatment consists of ventilator support and supportive care until her ribs heal and she recovers from
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