Patient is a 65- year- old‚heterosexual‚ upper middle class‚ a caucasian female who has been fighting esophageal cancer for the past year and a half. The patient is married with two adult children. She resides at home with her husband and has an exceptionally supportive immediate family‚ friends‚ and relatives. Patient has an older sister whom she is very close with. She reports having a job that she takes great pleasure in. Patient has experienced a difficult time coping with her cancer diagnosis
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To Disclose or To Not Disclose: Nursing and the Ethics of Nondisclosure in the Dying Patient Kally L. Price Samuel Merritt University Abstract In nursing‚ the practice of nondisclosure is an ethical issue that calls into question the founding principles of trust‚ integrity‚ and autonomy in the nurse-patient relationship. Although the decision of nondisclosure to the terminal patient is the physician’s‚ the nurse must follow and support this decision. The right of the patient to have control
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NURSING THEORIES CORE CONCEPTS Nursing theory is still a young field and as such‚ it continues to evolve as new knowledge is gained. There are numerous theories of nursing‚ each of which took years to develop and most of which continue to evolve and adapt. There are commonalities between and among the existing theries although each may focus more heavily on different aspects f responsibilities. It has to do with the philosophical foundations for each theory. Moore (2008) reported a nursing
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Samantha St.Upery Ethics Essay ETH/316 August 7‚ 2014 Mrs. Mona Ristovv Ethics Essay Utilitarianism ethics accentuates that the activity that should be ethically beneficial to the group. In further terms‚ the outcome of any moral activity ought to be valuable for all by mass offer. This is a universal fundamental theme for ethics in industrialist economies and business as well as in all governments. Virtue Theory is also known as virtue ethics focal point on the person’s character as
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Jessica`s nurse arrived at Igoe 7/1/15 she was introduced to Jessica at about 10:30am. Prior to her Jessica’s return home she was given a tour‚ a copy of medication‚ and an explanation of Jessica’s current behaviors. The nurse spent the day trying to get familiar with her. The nurse seemed overwhelmed with the behaviors exhibited by Jessica. Jessica spent the majority of the day with staff. Staff performed normal supports such as bathing‚ feeding‚ dressing‚ and food preparation laundry. Staff observed
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What Is Ethics? Ethics is the part of philosophy that deals with good and evil. Ethics tries to answer questions like: • What actions are good? What actions are evil? • How can we tell the difference? • Are good and evil the same for everyone? • How should we make hard decisions that might help or hurt other people? The Four main studies of ethics are; • Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning of moral propositions and ethical opinions; • Normative ethics‚ an abstract set of principles
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Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider Ethics 102 25 February 2015 Deontological Moral Theory: Immanuel Kant Deontological moral theory is defined as the morally right thing to do is to do whatever is your duty. A scenario in which this theory could be used is the following: a close friend of yours dies. He has set aside $10 million to give to his favorite sports team‚ the New York Yankees. You promised him that you would give the money to the team because that was your friend’s last wish. Generous
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Specific Examples of Transformational Leadership in Nursing Practice As a transformational leader‚ I will act as a mentor‚ take the calculated risk‚ make sound judgment and decisions‚ share vision and collect ideas‚ lead and inspire other nurses. For instance‚ for harsh patient‚ the transformational leader must show how to communicate with respect to also gain their respect. As a transformational leader‚ I will improve the communication process using different tools of communication to emphasize
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difference between teleological and deontological ethical systems‚ are teleological ethical system is based on the outcome of an act. If you do something that is bad as long as the outcome of that act is good then it is considered to be a good act. Now with the Deontological ethical system this system is base on the act it self. If you do something and you meant good doing it even if that act turns out bad‚ your act is still considered to be good. For example of Deontological if your friend leaves his
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occurs when a nurse feels powerless because moral beliefs cannot be honored because of institutional or other barriers. 2. The nurse reminds a resident in a long-term care facility that he has autonomy in many aspects of his institutionalization. One example is: 1. selection of medication times. 2. availability of his own small electrical appliances. 3. smoking in the privacy of his own room. 4. application of advance directives. ANS: 4 The application of advance directives is an autonomous decision
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