A1. Sentinel Event Review of the medical record for the specified patient (SP) was completed 09/16/12. The medical record revealed that the SP was a minor child with a diagnosis of history of frequent and recurrent tonsillitis and was scheduled to have the tonsils and adenoids removed 09/14/12 at 10:30 AM as an outpatient procedure. Review of the medical record for the day of 09/14/12 revealed that the SP was admitted to the pre-admission testing area at 9:00 AM. At 10:00 AM the SP was in the
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NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. RCA (ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS) FOR THE SENTINEL EVENT REPORT HAPPENED ON MAY 14‚ THURSDAY AT 9:00 AM. 1. SENTINEL EVENT DESCRIPTION. The pre-op nurse told the mother that once Tina (The patient)‚ a 3 years old child‚ went to the OR‚ her surgery would take about 45 minutes and then she would go to recovery and she would be there at least one hour
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Running head: NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SENTINEL EVENT Sentinel Event: Child Abduction Nightingale Community Hospital Greer Elizabeth Unruh Western Governors University 2 2 Communication is the be all and end all in a successful corporation. Nightingale Community Hospital was unfortunately lacking in this department when Tina‚ a child who was about to be discharged‚ was thought to have been abducted from the vicinity. The personnel in charge of Tina’s wellbeing at that time all gave
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Nurses make legal and ethical decisions when caring for patients; decisions that need to be made carefully because the decisions could possibly change a patients ’ life. There are theories to explain how to problem solve ethically and the theories are not based on emotion (Guido‚ 2006). This paper will discuss the relationship between legal and ethical issues and ethical theories‚ examples will be provided. Ethics can be described as principles and standards that are a guide to conduct used to elevate
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In the present world legal and ethical issues have major impact in almost all the professions. It occurs when a professional/organization executes something against the law. Legal issues have a specific law behind them which will result in legal consequences if you don’t obey. It simply goes along the law it concern to anything arising from law or counter legal arguments. Ethical Issues are acts that you fell wrong but not against the law though it’s not illegal.
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A1. Sentinel Event: Nightingale Community Hospital‚ a not-for-profit hospital‚ prides itself as a leader in high quality health services and envisions itself as the hospital of choice for patients‚ employees‚ physicians‚ volunteers‚ and the community. In order to achieve its mission of creating a healing environment with a passionate commitment to healthcare excellence‚ Nightingale Community Hospital takes the safety and well-being of all its patients seriously. The hospital board and senior management
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing How personal and societal values can influence ethical decision- making process when nurses are faced with ethical issues‚ nursing has long advocated a nonjudgmental approach to care. Nurses need to able to apply ethical principle in decision- making and consider their own values and belief and the values and belief of the client. As nurses we have the responsibility to protect the right of the client by acting as client advocate. According with Blais‚ Hayes‚
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Ethical and Legal Issues MGT/578 June 16‚ 2014 Ethical and Legal Issues Burger King known for quick service is one of the largest fast food franchises in the world. The home of the whopper is typically an easy place for the youth today to find employment. Employment opportunities within fast food are not the highest in salary range‚ and little to no experience is required‚ making employment opportunities available to all class of individuals. However‚ when you combine inexperience‚ immaturity‚ and
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The fundamental legal aspects of each case study Nevertheless of any situation that may get up‚ every nurse has a set standard in place that must be followed. These are nonnegotiable‚ ethical standards‚ obligations and duties that every individual swears to when entering the nursing profession. These standards are all found within the American Nurses Association’s code of Nursing Ethics and Conduct. Whether dealing with patients and families during end of life decision making or dealing with nursing
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Legal and ethical issues associated with modern technologies Lester Moore AET/531 March 05‚2012 John A Wojtecki Legal and ethical issues associated with modern technologies Week five technology proposal to WPX Energy was to implement a combination of technologies into their training program to allow new employees to become productive members of the company and retain all the information pertaining to their new position. the first proposal was for the company to create a virtual bulletin board
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