anesthetist‚ and nurse mid wife‚ nurse practioner‚ clinical nurse specialist‚ special duty nurse‚ float staff‚ agency personnel‚ nursing assistants‚ and student nurses. According to the text (Pozgar) “a registered nurse is one who has passed a state registration examination and has been licensed to practice nursing (Pozgar‚ 2013 p.9). registered nurses practices patient assessments‚ analyzing laboratory reports‚ patient teaching‚ health counseling‚ executing medical regimens‚ and operating medical equipment
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sufficient evidence to support a finding of lack of informed consent” (Pozgar & Santucci‚ 2015‚ p. 339). When I read the case it seemed like the physicians did not put any effort in explaining the complete picture‚ including the Greynolds options‚ and letting them decide what they wanted. By law‚ “when there is doubt as to a patient’s capacity to consent‚ the consent of the legal guardian or next of kin should be obtained” (Pozgar & Santucci‚ 2015‚ p. 337). Mrs. Greynolds was readily available to
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proper standard of care owed the patient‚ which is to ensure the patient’s safety and well-being while at the hospital” (Pozgar‚ 2010‚ p. 242). Hospitals hold certain nondelegable duties unrelated to the negligence an employee may commit. Two nondelegable duties include monitoring the quality of care rendered by the medical staff‚ and hiring and keeping competent physicians (Pozgar‚ 2010). Allowing Dr. Smith to operate with the knowledge that he has committed errors during the performance of
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Informed Consent Dilemmas HCA 322 Health Care Ethics & Medical Law The expression Informed Consent came into utilization when healthcare providers needed to convey more information to patients so the word ‘informed’ was combined with the word ‘consent’ so appropriate consent could be given by the participants (Beauchamp‚ 2011). In this paper‚ I will focus on theory of informed consent‚ history of the informed consents‚ types of consents and the legal and ethical challenges related
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Margie Wilson‚ a 95 year old woman and patient at Golden Oaks Rehabilitation Center located on the grounds of Marion General Hospital‚ is dealing with some difficult times after losing her son‚ Williams‚ this past week. Within the past five years‚ she has also had to deal with the passing of her husband of 68 years‚ Earl‚ and another son who died in a motor vehicle accident‚ Jacob. Margie is having a very difficult time taking this all in and is not feeling alone. She has come to the conclusion
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The role of healthcare professionals is driving a change in the scope of practice. There are various reasons for this change in the role of healthcare providers. Health care has undergone many advancements in technology. With all these advancements‚ the workload expectations of health care professionals now somehow inner lap with different roles. As a result of this‚ many health care professionals are now expected to undergo continuous education and cross training. Another reason for the change
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give my time to one patient at a time. I rather be quick to do things or delegate to other staff. As a health care provider‚ I have to show Mrs. Smith kindness. Kindness “involves the quality of being considerate and sympathetic to another’s need.” (Pozgar‚ 2013‚ p. 45). Mrs. Smith couldn’t handle any more stress or burden. It is up to me to ease burden by approaching respectfully‚ kindly and
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deviation from the recognized standard of care and there must be a failure to adhere to an obligation. In injury‚ there must be actual damages. And lastly‚ in causation‚ the departure from the standard of care must be the cause of the plaintiff’s injury (Pozgar‚ 2012‚ p. 33). In Mr. Ard’s case‚ in my opinion‚ the four elements are present. First‚ from the moment the Mr. Ard was admitted in the hospital‚ the hospital has a legal obligation to provide standard of care to the Mr. Ard.
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argued that her pleading guilty and her drug use being made known was a violation of her right to privacy. Pozgar talks about the Privacy Act of 1974 which was enacted to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of federal records‚ to give individuals’ access to records concerning themselves that re maintained by federal agencies and to establish a Privacy Protection Safety Commission. (Pozgar‚ 2011). However‚ this author based on all the evidence presented doesn’t believed her rights were violated
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As stated by Fields‚ “Do not resuscitate does not mean no care; it means a different kind of care that can be best achieved through end-of-life protocols and education” (2007‚ p. 294). According to Lachman (2010)‚ do- not-resuscitate orders‚ or DNRs‚ are not being initiated early enough in their hospital stay for identified terminal patients. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and focus on a few reasons why this is happening‚ as well as to provide a few solutions. The terminal patients
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