Legal Issues in Nursing Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing This paper explores the legal and ethical nursing issues surrounding two different health care case studies. The first case study is regarding the decision-making process of a family for aggressive vs. palliative measures for a patient without advanced directives. The second case study is regarding a nurse’s obligation to report witnessed negligent actions of another nurse being sued in a malpractice case. This paper describes
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Industry Influence and the Nursing Profession Lea R Kirkman Western Governor’s University Policy Issue Over the past several years‚ the public has become increasingly aware of physicians and providers supplementing their incomes with financial incentives from pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers (Thomas et al.‚ 2014). These incentives include financial compensation‚ extravagant meals‚ and educational conferences in exotic locations with all expenses
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Runner’s knee is a name used to describe a constellation of signs or symptoms of knee discomfort that is certainly regularly encountered in jogging athletes. Other terms that have been used to describe this situation are "anterior knee pain"‚ "chondromalacia patella"‚ or "patellofemoral discomfort syndrome (PFPS)". Runner’s knee entails the kneecap‚ quadriceps tendon‚ patellar tendon‚ and also the associated soft tissue which are critical to extension of the knee. Historically‚ "runner’s knee" was attributed
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Jobi M. Troumbly Case study 17 Pages 85-89 1. Given the diagnosis of acute MI‚ what other lab results are you going to look at? CKMB‚ Troponin I‚ Myoglobin- which are all cardiac injury markers. ECGs done at an outside hospital or en route‚ noting the context in which notable ECGs were printed. 2. You find the following laboratory results in the patient’s chart. For each‚ interpret the result‚ and evaluate the meaning for C.B. a. Creatinine phosphokinase (CK) levels drawn on
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medications. The aim of this case study is to explain and discuss the major nursing care of a 85 year old man who has recently been diagnosed with advanced stage dementia. This case study will express my knowledge and understanding of evidence based nursing practice whilst exhibiting my ability to outline a plan of care‚ which is based on this. a)
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A hard knock in the leg to the area behind the knee would certainly be painful. This area is called the popliteal fossa. The nerves most important nerve traveling through this area is the popliteal nerve that travels to the lower leg and foot and allowing both sensation and motor strength. Injury to the popliteal nerve can cause numbness‚ tingling‚ pain‚ and weakness in the lower leg‚ ankle and foot. Vascular injury could cause a bleed from either popliteal artery or vein causing a hematoma or blood
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History Research Paper 1-3 The Battle at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee The Massacre at Wounded Knee was a terrible battle in American History. This massacre was between the Native Americans and the US government. Back then; the US government hated Native Americans. They would treat Native Americans horribly by killing them‚ stealing their land and much more. One early and freezing morning on December 29th‚ 1890‚ an elderly chief
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Wounded Knee Massacre Details and impact The battle between U.S. military troops and Lakota Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota on December 29‚ 1890 Pine Ridge Reservation‚ resulted in the deaths of many Lakota and Sioux men‚ women‚ and children. A number of incidents precipitated the massacre in Black hill Wounded Knee creek that changed everything. Native Americans (Lakota‚ Sioux) had suffered through decades of broken treaties (“The Dawes Act” 1887) lost lands‚ forced relocation
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but what makes them so comfortable? Firstly‚ the layered gel padding that surrounds the knee adds support and protection. The thick padding means they stay comfortable no matter what position you may find yourself in while working on flooring. The gel padding contours to your knee so you don’t get that feeling of having something digging into your knees‚ which is a common complaint among less well designed knee pads. The straps are a slip-buckle fastener system designed to be easily and quickly adjusted
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Appraising the Relationship Between Nursing Leadership and Patient Outcomes Wong‚ Cummins and Ducharme (2013) conducted a systematic review of studies in 2013 to examine the relationship between “nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes” (p.710). With an intent to improve patient outcomes‚ the authors had conducted a similar review in the past; however‚ limited results of studies warranted additional research on this topic. Their study involved extracting and analyzing a variety of leadership
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