Ethical and Legal Issue in Nursing Describe the legal responsibilities of nurses in the work setting. Within the nursing license‚ the nurse is legally bound to practice within the scope of nursing that each state defines by a Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The scope includes upholding the patient bill of rights and total patient care. According to the NLN (Springhouse‚ 2004)‚ “Patients have the right to information about their diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment — including alternatives to care and
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governance of PepsiCo as well as the whole soft drink industry which highly counts on water in production. This essay will introduce quadruple bottom line reporting which includes financial‚ social‚ environmental and corporate governance‚ and then examine how PepsiCo reports against the four bottom lines and how water shortage may impact the four bottom line perspectives. Economic and Financial According to the annual report of PepsiCo‚ (PepsiCo‚ 2008-a) the total net revenue in 2007 was $39‚474
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the duties and responsibilities of your role at work place: Duties and responsibilities are the main character of any job performance. These duties and responsibilities are the outcome of the requirements of the specific job rolls. Generally we should follow the following duties and responsibilities to perform our job. To make sure work place is safe and working atmosphere according to Health and Safety Regulation (HASWA – 1974‚ amended 2010-2012). Proper induction of work place should be
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modern society‚ although there is no general common sense of what constitutes of Corporate Society Responsibility (CSR) and how much of it requires to firms‚ it is quite necessary for managers to have a better understanding of CSR and carry it out. Similarity‚ stakeholders also need to know it well. In early research on CSR‚ it was referred that the firm paid more attention to social responsibility (SR) than CSR (Carroll ‚1979). The reason can be that the firm’s dominance in the business has not
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Business/ Admin Notes Section one Rights And responsibilities at work Employment contracts Terms and conditions An employment contract is a very important document. It spells out the key things you can expect from your employer and what your employer expects from you. Once you’ve worked for your employer for two months‚ you have the legal right to receive details of your terms and conditions of employment in writing. This information may come in a letter or a formal contract of employment
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Briefly outline what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is and how the initiatives on reporting CSR have developed over the past few decades. Explain what the Global Reporting Initiative is. Social responsibility has been a term used in business since the 1700’s with to focus then being child labour and increasing working conditions. It was only during the 1970’s when social responsibility gathered pace and a definition was given “The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic
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1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own role. As a care assistant my duties include giving personal care to residents‚ such as washing‚ dressing‚ toileting and assisting with nutritional needs. It is my responsibility to ensure that company policies and procedures are followed to maintain the best possible care for the residents. 2. Identify standards that influence the way the role is carried out. Care standards act 2000 Health and safety at work act 1974 Codes of practice National
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environment‚ China has experienced an important economic and social change‚ it will also affect people’s expectations and meaning of work. For previous generations of employees of Foxconn‚ almost all jobs have been viewed as equal and noble. Therefore‚ assembly line work for them in Foxconn is a job of which makes them proud because they can realize the family sense of responsibility and they can support their family members. However‚ Chinese economic and cultural environment has changed. According to Buzzanell(2010)
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Car or Children and Young Peoples Settings UNIT 5 1.1 Being a support worker means I have a responsibility of duty of care‚ which I am to adhere to at all times. This responsibility is a legal obligation as part of my job role. If these standards of care are not met I can put the service user/s in jeopardy of harm. The duty of care should be my self acting in the best interest of the individual at all times which should not be detrimental to the
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Safety in Social Care Settings – Unit 208 1.1 List legalisation relating to general health and safety in a social care setting The settings in which you work are generally covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA). This Act has been updated and supplemented by many sets of regulations and guidelines‚ which extended it‚ support it or explain it. The regulations most likely to affect your workplace are shown in the following diagram. The Health and Safety at Work Act covers the following
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