10/18/2011 Philosophy 235 The Ethical Implications of Involuntary Treatment for Substance Abuse Every time health professionals claim to speak for the rights of others many questions arise within the bioethical community. Although altruism is a motivating mechanism of selfless care for others‚ it may have a dark side. Involuntary treatment for alcohol and drug abuse is a controversial tool used in medical care. The question of whether or not such treatment can be applied has been an unresolvable
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perspective. Types Of Turnover The two general types of turnover are voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary turnover is when the employee chooses to leave for whatever reason. Involuntary turnover is caused by layoffs and similar actions whAs a general rule‚ voluntary turnover is the measure used to discuss and compare employers. It is the type most directly affected by the front line supervisors. Involuntary turnover‚ caused by layoffs‚ can be a long-term result of high levels of voluntary turnover
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ABSTRACTThis report discusses a very controversial topic‚ euthanasia. There are many forms that Euthanasia can take: Euthanasia can active voluntary‚ passive voluntary‚ active involuntary or passive involuntary. As all other controversial topics‚ there are two extreme views. There are reasons for being against euthanasia‚ including religious ones. There are also many reasons for being for euthanasia‚ including the right to choose. There are many reasons why people would want to go through the act
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Acknowledgement Apart from the efforts of researcher‚ the success of any project depends largely on the encouragement and guidelines of many others. The researcher take this opportunity to express a gratitude to the people who played an important role in the successful completion of this project. Abstract Background: Staff nurses are exposed to blood and other body fluids in the course of their day to day activities in general medical ward. Standard precautions are designed to reduce the
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The 13th amendment which banned slavery and involuntary servitude. It also made a blind area where it says “ except in the case of a punishment for a crime.” This was amendment gave the slaves the right to volunteer to serve a slave master. It also meant that no slave could be forced into slavery except for commiting a crime. The states began to take advantage of that buy wrongfully charging blacks to force them to work on lines. These lines where a variety of things like digging ditches for railroads
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In relation to involuntary manslaughter what criticisms can be made of the current law. At present in English legal system there are two homicide offences murder and manslaughter. For the most serious‚ murder proof of an intention to kill or cause serious harm is needed for a successful conviction. If a partial defence is used in circumstances‚ such as provocation or diminished responsibility‚ then the offence is one of voluntary manslaughter. However‚ if someone kills but did not intend to cause
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Original article Cost-benefit of hospitalization compared with outpatient care for pregnant women with pregestational and gestational diabetes or with mild hyperglycemia‚ in Brazil Custo-benefício da hospitalização comparada ao atendimento ambulatorial em gestantes com diabetes pré-gestacional e gestacional ou com hiperglicemia leve‚ no Brasil Ana Claudia Molina CavassiniI‚ Silvana Andréa Molina LimaII‚ Iracema Mattos Paranhos CalderonIII‚ Marilza Vieira Cunha RudgeIV Hospital das Clínicas
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expected to live at a board and care and work remedial jobs” (). She speaks of her psychotic break down while in college that led to her third hospitalization for the mental illness. She recalls the doctors and hospital staff slamming her down on a metal bed then being strapped to the bed with leather straps. She shares that the hospital admission was an involuntary admission‚
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Meet the Client: Bob Tyler Bob Tyler‚ a 40-year-old male‚ is brought to the emergency department by the police after being violent with his father. Bob has multiple past hospitalizations and treatment for schizophrenia. Bob believes that the healthcare providers are FBI agents and his apartment is a site for slave trading. He believes that the FBI has cameras in his apartment to monitor his moves and broadcast them on TV. Initial Assessment The nurse asks Mr. Tyler what he would like to be called
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symptoms or relapses Monitor for adverse treatment effects Assessment To determine whether the patient might benefit from the alterations in the treatment program Assess for extrapyramidal symtoms at each clinical visit Clinically assess for involuntary movements every 6 months for 1st-gen and 12 months for 2nd-gen Antipsychotics (if at increased risk‚ perform every 3 months and 6 months‚ respectively) Monitor weight and BMI at each visit for 6 months and quarterly thereafter Monitor FBS or HbA1c
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