Module Code – MID 314 Assignment - A 3000 word essay identifying two public health issues pertinent to clinical placement area; analyse these with reference to appropriate literature and research and discuss the public health role of the midwife. Word Count = 3210 Health is a broad concept‚ which can embody a huge range of meanings‚ from the narrowly technical to the all-embracing moral or philosophical. A definition of health is a state of well-being‚ interpreted by the World Health Organisation
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discouraged. In other words‚ teenage dating has to be perceived as a natural step within the adolescence period; although we cannot force teenage dating‚ it should definitely not be discouraged. Numerous Korean parents oppose teenage dating‚ in concern of its possible disturbance upon academic achievement. They simply believe it will somehow negatively affect academic scores‚ rather than acknowledging it as a natural process within adolescence‚ and growing as a social being. However there are no
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Professionalism in nursing includes your attitude‚ your appearance and your willingness to help others. Nurses as professionals are expected to display competent and skillful behaviors in alignment with their profession. What behavioral attributes do you practice that identify you as a professional? As a nurse I always put the needs of the patient first‚ above all else. According to White “Nurses cannot lose sight of the fine art of nursing which is caring”
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Ethical and Legal Issues Impacting Professional Practice Angela Dunbar Arizona State University Ethical and Legal Issues Impacting Professional Practice According to Code of Ethics for Nurses‚ the nurse in all professional relationships‚ practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity‚ worth of uniqueness of every individual‚ unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status‚ personal attributes‚ or the nature of health problems ("Code of Ethics for Nurses‚" 2001‚ p
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Social work has been a profession early in the twentieth century after the soar of social work education and well-organized charities (Richard‚ 2008). It was contributed by the charities workers‚ Abraham Flexner (an expert of professional education) and Ernest Greenwood who evaluated social work as a profession (DuBois & Miley‚ 1992). The following discussion will explain more about the reason why non-social work professionals are not suitable or incapable of playing the roles and function of social
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Nursing Philosophy Statement The nursing profession has impacted my ethical beliefs‚ perception of care‚ goals‚ and declaration. Only one word comes to mind when I think about the perception of care in the nursing profession‚ servant. I believe the nursing profession is similar to what Jesus was doing on the earth. When Jesus walked on the earth‚ he served people from all over the world. No matter if they had a sexual disease‚ blind‚ broken‚ etc. Jesus still cared for them with love. “I will seek
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Moral Issues from a Catholic Perspective ‘Withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment’. “And the dust goes back to the earth as it was‚ and the spirit goes back to God who gave it”. (Ecclesiastes 12:7). In order for me to comprehend and discuss the moral issue of withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment from a Catholic perspective‚ I needed to have an understanding of what Bioethics refers to. It is a shared reflective analysis and discussion of ethical issues in health care‚ health
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Is Nursing a Profession? What is a profession? According to one definition a profession is an occupation that is based on a complex set of skills and knowledge that is used in the service of others. This definition also says that the members of this occupation abide by a code of ethics and commit themselves to competence‚ integrity‚ morality and many other qualities that promote public good (Cruess‚ Johnston‚ & Cruess‚ 2004‚ p. 74). According to this very definition‚ nursing is a professional
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Since nursing is a dynamic profession‚ quality improvement to achieve the best patient care or outcome is very vital to continued care and wellness of our patients. Apart from improving direct patient care which is always the fundamental of nursing‚ technology and informatics has become the “intersection between nursing‚ cognitive‚ computer and information science” (Nunnery‚ 2012). I work in a facility that uses‚ PointClickCare. 99 percent of the nursing charting is done online through PointClickCare
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The Profession of Arms The United States Army Professionalism is a calling – not a job. “Let the buyer trust” Professions relationship with the layperson is governed by the dictum Credat Emptor. Understanding the meaning of a Profession‚ Balancing Roles of the Professional leader and the Army’s Professional Culture will help explain what the Human Resource Sergeant Role in the Army Profession means. Profession-Embrace‚ understand‚ and competently practice the expertise of the profession. The
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