Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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Ethic 232 February 27‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemmas in the Protect of Medical Privacy This ethical dilemma paper I wanting to discuss the issue that I have seen in my current profession as a Nurse’s Aide. In my profession I have come across patients that have the active HIV/AIDS virus and have not told their partners‚ husband‚ or wife that they have this sexual incurable disease. Yet‚ because of laws that I am to abide by such as HIPAA I cannot release that information to their significant other
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lawmakers on how nurse patient ratio can affect the patient’s outcome but not much has changed over the years. Thirty years ago‚ when I was a new graduate nurse‚ I remember the exhausting 12-15 hour days I experienced working in a medical center‚ three days in a row and being responsible for fifteen patients while working with a Licensed Practical Nurse or a Certified Nurses Assistant. During that time I worked on a medical-surgical/telemetry floor where we also had patients on ventilators. Nurses
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Beth Etter GAH-220-91 Cris Elstro Ethical Dilemma 1.) Dilemma: The dilemma that I will be writing about it euthanasia by medical professionals. For many‚ this may be a difficult issue to talk about. I will be trying to present information and things that should be considered when it comes to facing this dilemma. A lot of hat is said throughout this paper is stated as if all of this was legal in all 50 state in the United States. 2.) Level One: There would be several people involved when it
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Abstract Ethical dilemmas are a natural part of a human service provider’s career. In this paper we will explore the steps to identifying and solving an ethical dilemma. We will review statements from the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals‚ specific to client confidentiality. We will review the following four steps: Identify the Problem‚ Consulting with Colleagues or Experts‚ Identifying and Exploring Options‚ and Choosing a Course of Action. We will explore how each of the
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4100 – Ethics Dr. Fenton February 11‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemma Group 5 In my scenario‚ I am a patrol officer in a large‚ suburban police department. We are dispatched to a local abortion clinic‚ where “pro life” anti-abortion protestors have formed a human chain around the facility‚ preventing employees and patients from entering. Moments later‚ my sergeant arrives and orders all the officers to arrest the protestors for criminal trespass. The dilemma continues because I am a “pro life” supporter
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Throughout the course of their careers‚ nurses can face a variety of ethical dilemmas. Due to the intense nature of their work; it is important for them to handle those situations in a way that respects the patients’ rights Yet‚ the situation is totally different when it depend on family or friend’s family member. In October last year‚ it was a sunlit day. I decided to take a walk with my best friend. She is a nurse and she was off that day. While we were walking around
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The ethical dilemma presented in this case example was that the doctor terminated his relationship with the client in order to pursue a romantic relationship. After the client-patient affiliation had been officially terminated‚ the doctor then invited the client to his home for dinner and a movie. It was at this time that the doctor sexually assaulted his former client. When the doctor was later confronted by the client’s priest with whom she had confided in about the nature of this incident‚ the
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puts you in a Right-versus-Right Dilemma Robin L Heath John Brown University To steal‚ one takes property that does not belong to them‚ without permission‚ particularly when the property is taken secretly or by force (steal‚ n.d.). By placing the items in her backpack‚ and removing the items from the facility without authorization‚ Toni’s actions undoubtedly fit the definition of stealing. This is obvious unethical behavior‚ and Lisa has an ethical obligation to report Toni’s actions
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Ethical dilemmas‚ also known as moral dilemmas‚ have been a problem for ethical theorists as far back as Plato. An ethical dilemma is a situation wherein moral precepts or ethical obligations conflict in such a way that any possible resolution to the dilemma is morally intolerable. In other words‚ an ethical dilemma is any situation in which guiding moral principles cannot determine which course of action is right or wrong. An ethical dilemma‚ also known as a moral dilemma‚ is a situation where
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