On April 5‚ on her way home to Otto‚ NC from visiting a friend in Augusta‚ Denise was in a car accident‚ suffering multiple fractures‚ broken bones‚ and a pneumothorax. Three days later‚ while still in hospital‚ she had a stroke. After 18 days in the ICU at AUMC‚ she was discharged and transferred to Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta. Background: My problem began in the ICU with Denise’s estranged grown children‚ Zoe Carlin‚ age 48‚ and Eric Carlin‚ age 46. Denise and I have been happily living
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ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES OF NURSING Many confusing factors make it a task to establish‚ monitor and sustain ethical and legal issues in nursing. Everyone has various personal views based on experiences of life‚ religion‚ education and political affiliations‚ all nurses should be aware about nursing laws and ethics and understand how nursing legal issues can affect them. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics is very influential to nurses because it is used as a framework
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on nurses to use independent judgment in some situations (2009). Davis‚ Schrader‚ Belcheir (2012)‚ reveals that when nurses of all types are faced with ethical problems they must maintain moral integrity‚ living up to their ethical beliefs by being honest‚ trustworthy and consistently standing up for what is right (2012). Pozgar (2016) the contents of ethics vary depending on the risks associated with a particular profession (p. 300). The National Commission on Correctional Health care (2011)
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practice “deals with issues and situations that have elements of ethical or moral uncertainty” (Burkhardt‚ Nathaniel‚ & Walton 2014‚ p. 21). In my limited experience‚ this has proved very true. I have encountered numerous situations that‚ in reflection‚ could be considered ethical dilemmas. As I was not necessarily able to recognize this in the moment‚ I feel that there is significant room for growth in my ability to confront these issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss an ethical issue I was confronted
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Brad began working at Lay-Z-Guy in 1981 as a customer service manager. In 1995 his employer started requiring him and other salespeople to sign a series of one-year agreements that stated they could be terminated on 60 days’ notice. Three years later it required Brad to incorporate‚ and from that point forward‚ the agreements were between Lay-Z-Guy and Brad’s corporation. The agreements defined Brad‚ and later his corporation‚ as an “independent marketing consultant” and expressly stated that the
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Within the healthcare industry‚ numerous ethical issues have arisen over the years. A few common ethical issues faced today are abortion‚ euthanasia‚ and the containment of HIV/AIDS. To address ethical issues within the healthcare industry the use of a process termed the ethical decision making process‚ is a necessary tool in approaching ethical issues and furthermore finding the best ethical solution. The first of these ethical issues we will discuss is abortion. Three categories of abortion exist
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Ethical and Legal Issues NUR/391 March 23. 2011 Ethical and Legal Issues Laws are to protect the innocent. Our patients are the innocents when the nurse is to be caring for them. The nurse is expected to care for the patient not only with respect but also with skill and knowledge to perform the job properly and effectively. Two cases affected by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics are very clear. In the case of the nurse witness‚ her code of ethics clearly states she is to be
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Over the recent years‚ entering a hospital has become a health gamble. Hospital budget cuts lead to less staff. Fewer and fewer nurses are trying to tend to more and more patients. This creates a dangerous environment for the patients and poor work conditions for the nurses. It’s a vicious cycle because nobody wants to enter a profession where you are overworked. Too many hours of forced overtime quickly lowers moral and causes burnouts. So‚ people quit. In an effort to promptly replace them‚ new
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useful tool used by law enforcement‚ while others believe it to be another way to discriminate against minorities. This paper sets out to examine racial profiling from its origin to present day‚ taking a look into both sides of the racial profiling issue to find what if any laws are in place to prevent racial profiling from taking place. Racial discrimination is not a new phenomenon it can be traced back over one hundred years to slavery times. Dark skinned individuals have always been seen as inferior
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Nurses face certain risk and challenges when they advocating for their patients. They can experience many barriers when addressing the rights‚ choices‚ or welfare of their patients. Different workplace cultures and policies can affect nurse’s advocacy. Many patients being discharged early in hospitals when the health care provider attempt to free beds for seriously ill patients. Management and physician are driven by the desire to discharge patients quickly and are not considered by the nurse’s opinion
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