Running head: ETHICS OF CONFIDENTIALITY Ethics of Confidentiality Stacy L. Reynolds Grand Canyon University: NRS437V March 24‚ 2012 Ethics of Confidentiality In a television episode of ER which aired on NBC in 2000‚ a nurse became aware of risky sexual behaviors that had led to a 14 year old girl having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and cervical cancer. Prior to finding this information out‚ the nurse had promised the patient that she would not tell anyone about
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What Is Informatics? Informatics studies the relationship that technology plays in a giving area‚ such as nursing. With healthcare/ nursing informatics‚ a combination of sciences are used to effectively gather information in nursing practice and in return provide patients with a greater quality of care and safety. Everyday new technology is being presented that affects different areas such as the healthcare field. Electronic charting is one area where technology has been useful. Computer charting
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this in such a way as to help him to gain independence as rapidly as possible -the concept of nursing according to Virginia Handerson (1958) The essential components of professional nursing practice (according to ANA) include care‚ cure and coordination. Nursing is based on scientific principles and an art i.e. composed of skills that require expertisedness and proficiency of their execution. Nursing is a dynamic‚ therapeutic and educative process in meeting the health needs of the society‚ assisting
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Potential sources of bias in heuristics Misplaced loyalty Obedience to authority and susceptibility to peer pressure. The desire to fit into an organization‚ to be a team player‚ to get along with co-employees‚ people are more likely to undertake unethical actions in the workplace and elsewhere if peers are engaging in similar behaviour. Overoptimism and overconfidence People tend to rate themselves as well above average in most traits‚ including honesty. Businesspeople tend to believe that
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beneficence‚ and autonomy are three primary principles considered when the end of life for the patient is approaching. Healthcare professionals and healthcare providers should consider their state regulatory board limitations of practice and also code of ethics before allowing or assisting in euthanasia of patients despite their request. An analysis of ethical principles with respect to euthanasia of patients reveals that healthcare professionals and healthcare providers have to maintain nonmaleficence‚
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Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper
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The art and profession of nursing has remained consistent in its values and ethics over the span of several years. Professionals in the past have shaped and molded nursing into an unmatchable occupation. One specific sculptor in reference to the values of the nursing practice was Susie King Taylor. Taylor practiced in a time when it was unpopular to be a female nurse‚ much less an African American‚ female nurse. There is absolutely no doubt that there has been common theme in professional values
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contributions that I can make to the nursing profession. The question of what my goals are and how I intend to meet them are answered along with where I see myself in ten years. This paper also examines where I see the nursing profession in ten years and why. Varying Roles of Nurses and Their Effects on the Decisions to Become a Nurse During my service in the United States Army‚ my insignia for the Medical Corps was “Care with Compassion.” I believe this holds true for nursing today. Nurses provide the
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Nursing Metaparadigm Nursing has various definitions depending on every culture and generation from around the world. In my opinion‚ I defined nursing as a healthcare profession‚ which focuses on the care of people‚ their families‚ and communities to achieve an overall goal of relative health and quality of life throughout life. From this worldview I can define the metaparadigm concepts (Person‚ Environment‚ Heath‚ Nursing) of nursing to develop my own philosophy of nursing which‚ addresses the
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The Future of Nursing With the current trends and changes that are eminent in the healthcare delivery system in the United States of America and due to the additional needs required for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) many alterations in nursing will be required in order to meet the needs of the patients. According to the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health‚ changes in the education‚ practice‚ and leadership of nurses
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