Kitchener’s Ethical Principles Nonmaleficence: Do No Harm -the avoidance of harm to others (both psychological and physical harm) (both intentional and unintentional harm) The ethical obligation to intervene increases with the magnitude and risk of harm. Beneficence: Act to Benefit Others -the obligation to make a positive contribution to another’s welfare -the promotion of personal growth -Beneficence often needs to be balanced against doing harm
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Nuisance where the defendant’s actions "materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of a class of plaintiff’s subjects" "any continuous activity or state of affairs causing a substantial and unreasonable interference with a [claimant’s] land or his use or enjoyment of that land" Only those who have a legal interest in the affected land can sue Public nuisance concerns protecting the public private nuisance‚ which protects an individual. SAME** SLIDE 4:
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Week 3 Learning Team Reflection Leslie Burns‚ Karla Canez‚ Mallory Herring‚ and Alissa Mildebrath LAW/531 January 13‚ 2013 Carol Parker Week 3 Learning Team Reflection There are several factors to consider when contemplating a potential lawsuit or settlement. As a person who is not trained in the law‚ it is important to seek counsel before making any decisions. Counsel can provide professional guidance in a field that a victim may
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The most pressing issue of one’s health care career has and always will be working on improving the quality and safety of our healthcare system. There are six competencies specified in the article provided that will be discussed in this paper. These competencies are patient centered care‚ teamwork and collaboration‚ evidence based practice‚ quality improvement‚ safety‚ and informatics. To comprehend the entirety of QSEN‚ one must first understand each aspect that contributes to the big picture. Each
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what is in our scope of practice‚ so we know what we can and can’t do as a nurse. 2. What are the standards of care? How does evidence based practice relate to standards of care? Standards of care define type of nursing care needed for specific‚ medical diagnosis. 3. Define informed consent. What is the nurse’s role related to (r/t) informed consent? Informed consent is an important legal document that the patient signs saying they fully understand the procedure that will take place. The nurse
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SIX SIGMA AND APPLICATION OF SIXSIGMA IN GARMENT INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE LEVEL P.SENTHILKUMAAR ABSTRACT In this paper I am going to present you about the six sigma‚ its origination‚ basics‚ about six sigma‚ and the application of six sigma to improve the acceptance level in garment industry. And also various bottlenecks in the implementation of six sigma in garment industry will be discussed. KEYWORDS
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Time to Open Your Eyes: It Is A New Era Charlotte Figi age of six from Colorado suffers of a syndrome called Dravet Syndrome. This syndrome is an epileptic disorder that last hours long. She started to get seizures at the age of three months. She had to suffer around twelve hundred seizures per month for five years. She could not walk‚ talk‚ eat or drink. With some drops of oil things started to change. Now she is at the age of six and she can do all of the things that she was not capable of before
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Is Lying Wrong? (Or Orderly Dissent) How wrong is it to lie? Take the hypothetical situation where you are in charge of the software for the launch of a rocket that will put a satellite into space. The launch director requires that various people‚ including you and a meteorologist "sign off" on launching the rocket. The weather is very overcast‚ and lightning has been detected in the distance. The meteorologist gives the "OK" to launch the rocket. You‚ however‚ have serious doubts that the
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Medical Marijuana A debatable topic in the United States has been the talk of making Marijuana legal for medicinal purposes. Included in the legalization of marijuana contains the right to sell‚ grow‚ use or buy marijuana. The origin of marijuana‚ cannabus satiba‚ came from Eastern Europe‚ India and Iran. Marijuana is the dried blossom of cannabis sativa and cannabis indica plants‚ leafy annual plants with parts that are used for as herbs‚ animal food‚ medicine and as
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ETHICS DEFINITION The branch of philosophy that deals with the distinction between right and wrong‚ with the moral consequences of human action ( Stedman’s Dictionary) Principles in Medical Ethics Informed Consent Common Law Confidentiality PRINCIPLES IN MEDICAL ETHICS 1. 2. 3. 4. Autonomy Beneficence Non-maleficence Justice RESPECT FOR AUTONOMY Respect for the individual and their ability to make decisions with regard to their own health and future. Eg. Patient has the right to refuse/choose
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