An elderly lady‚ 78 year old Mrs Jones was admitted to the unit from a local nursing home following an acute myocardial infarction. In order to gain in my clinical skills experience I was asked to accompany and observe the staff nurse who was to carry out the catheterisation. The nurse told Mrs Jones that she was just going to pop a catheter in. There were no explanatory details towards Mrs Jones about what the procedure precisely entailed‚ and she was not informed of the risks or benefits. Therefore
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ASSIGNMENT # 1: EMPLOYMENT AT WILL DOCTRINE by Mohammed A Khan November 1‚ 2013 LEG 500: Law‚ Ethics and Corporate Governance Prof. Charles E. Wilson Employment at will doctrine is a doctrine of American Law that defines an employment relationship in which either party (employer and employee) can immediately terminate the relationship at any time with or without any advance notice and with no subsequent liability‚ provided there was no express contract for a
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Professor: Cornick Name: Shodanea Brown Topic: The First Amendment was adopted on December 15‚ 1791‚ as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. A careful reading of the First Amendment reveals that it protects several basic liberties freedom i.e. religion‚ speech‚ press‚ petition‚ and assembly. Interpretation of the amendment is far from easy‚ as court case after court case has tried to define the limits of these freedoms. The prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of
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Abstract Leadership in nursing is an important role that facilitates the delivery of successful nursing care and patient satisfaction in the medical field. In every work atmosphere‚ there are always leaders and followers. Both contribute to building a safe and effective workplace. The leaders motivate staff members and inspire them to work up to a particular goal‚ while the followers are guided by the nursing leaders. There are a few different leadership styles‚ some good and some bad‚ which
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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Blood For Sale Plasma International Blood retail company is primarily buying and selling blood even there’s a volunteer donations through out the USA and UK. I could definitely relate this company and Sol Levin to egoistic theory. All company care about is to making the most profits possible from the blood sales. Especially they bought blood from the people that are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Some of these drug addicts might even have diseases like Aids if they share
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ANA Largely understood‚ ethics consist of principles‚ which guide the behavior of entities‚ groups or professions (Wilkins 2007). Nurses as professionals make autonomous decisions on how they will care for patients. But they are still held accountable to their profession as a whole as regards these autonomous decisions. A nurse’s deportment has been vastly scrutinized from the start. The famous Florence Nightingale pledge in 1893 included the vow to “abstain from anything deleterious and mischievous…
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In Bram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ the most blatant and powerful symbol is blood. He takes the blood that means so much to the believers of this legend and has it represent more than even they could imagine. Blood is the main object associated with vampires and vampirism. From a mythical standpoint‚ it is the basis of life for the vampires as they feed off of the blood of young‚ vibrant souls. From a more scientific standpoint blood is what would drip out of the corpse ’s mouth when family members would
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Case study: an ethical dilemma involving a dying patient. Abstract Nursing often deals with ethical dilemmas in the clinical arena. A case study demonstrates an ethical dilemma faced by healthcare providers who care for and treat Jehovah ’s Witnesses who are placed in a critical situation due to medical life-threatening situations. A 20-year-old‚ pregnant‚ Black Hispanic female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) in critical condition following a single-vehicle car accident. She exhibited
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Importance of Donating Blood ATTENTION: I’d like to ask you to completely clear your mind for a moment. Now‚ imagine your father has just suffered a heart attack and must undergo open-heart surgery in order to repair the damage. Imagine your little nephew or niece was born with a heart defect and required daily transfusions of blood in order to have a chance at survival. Imagine your best friend has just been diagnosed with leukemia‚ a disease requiring regular transfusions of platelets. These images
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