Nursing Ethical Issue and Decision Making Process The end-of- life is the most crucial time where conflicts can occur between heath care professionals such as doctors‚ nurses and other specialists‚ between family and the patient‚ and between nurses themselves. These conflicts can be created because of different values and beliefs among different people. Although patients and their families are living together‚ there are still chances that values can be different amongst them. The end- of- life in
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Contingency Theory Applied to Nursing Bethany McQueen Olivet Nazarene University Leadership and Management in Nursing BSN 118 NRSG 463 Beth Michalesko‚ Professor February 10‚ 2011 Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Applied to Nursing In order to determine the type of leader one will become‚ it is necessary to know the different styles of leadership exist and how they are used. It is also necessary to understand one’s self to know which style is most fitting. There are several theories that have
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There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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There is a myriad of ethical issues involved in an acute hospital setting where multiple issues may need to be addressed before‚ during‚ and after an admission to an intensive care unit. An Intensive Care Unit lends itself to an environment that is often chaotic with health care professionals busily caring for patients with critical medical needs and family members who are often not prepared for the worst-case scenario‚ especially end-of-life issues. Ethical issues are further complicated when
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Some of the common safety issues at the Hopkins hospital may include diagnostic error‚ medication errors‚ poor discharge practices‚ reprocessing issues‚ breakdown of communication and technological tools. Despite the above mentioned issues that may rarely occur‚ safety mechanism systems have been put in place. Some of the safety mechanisms in place include immediate error reporting
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Specific Examples of Transformational Leadership in Nursing Practice As a transformational leader‚ I will act as a mentor‚ take the calculated risk‚ make sound judgment and decisions‚ share vision and collect ideas‚ lead and inspire other nurses. For instance‚ for harsh patient‚ the transformational leader must show how to communicate with respect to also gain their respect. As a transformational leader‚ I will improve the communication process using different tools of communication to emphasize
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Introduction Over time in health care there have been times in which‚ the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not
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Nurse Leadership/Management Role in Financial Management and Budgeting Kimberly Lizama Holy Names University NURS 151 10 FS December 6‚ 2010 Abstract The following paper discusses the nurse manager’s/leader’s role in healthcare financial management and budgeting. The definition of a budget is a detailed financial plan. The nurse manager/leader is responsible in knowing and understanding the different types and budgets within the healthcare organization: operating‚ capital expenditure‚ and
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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 skills and patient
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