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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At nine o’clock in the morning‚ I find myself in class trying to focus on the lecture being presented by my teacher; but‚ my phone buzzes constantly. I am trying to ignore it‚ but as I quickly glance at my phone‚ I can tell that more interesting things are being discussed on social media! I imagine receiving a response from a special someone‚ a Facebook “poke‚” or finding out how many “likes” I have received on the picture that I posted just hours ago. Since‚ I have lost focus in class and find
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Running head: A NURSE’S MORAL COMPASS A Nurse’s moral compass Katherine McCready Grand Canyon University May 23‚ 2012 A Nurse’s moral compass Every person’s moral compass is based on honesty‚ responsibility and fairness. To this writer‚ a moral compass is anything which serves to direct a person’s conscience based on morals or virtues. First and foremost‚ morality is relational. It is concerned with associations between people and how they can best live in tranquility and agreement. The
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Abortion There are many people in this world that are strongly against the act of abortion‚ such as Republicans and most religions. I on the other hand‚ am not one of those people. Yes I believe in God and that the gift of life is precious‚ but I also believe in the mother’s having a choice on whether or not they want to be responsible for a human being. There are many valid reasons as to why a woman would consider having an abortion‚ and each reason is extremely important and should not be looked
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Criticism on moral development theories of Piaget‚ Kohlberg‚ and Bandura and providing a new model for research in Iranian students’ moral development Hossein Lotfabadi‚ Ph. D.1 Abstract It’s been years in the psychology and assessment of moral development that theories of genetic epistemology and social behaviorism (which are based on Piaget‚ Kohlberg‚ and Bandura’s approaches) have been in the center of attention for the psychologists and education experts and have been used by the educational
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Betty Neuman’s Systems Model provides a comprehensive holistic and system-based approach to nursing that contains an element of flexibility applicable to Patient 0125. Our patient 0125is a relatively young man that will benefit from interventions based on Betty Neuman’s systems model. Betty Neuman’s Systems Model provides a comprehensive holistic and system-based approach to nursing that contains an element of flexibility. The theory focuses on the response of the patient system to actual or potential
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accountable and responsible for their own morals‚ decisions and behaviors. Nurses are accountable for judgments made and actions taken in the course of nursing practice‚ irrespective of healthcare organizations policies or providers ’ directives‚ which may not always be in the best interest of the patient. It is a nurses’ obligation to decide what is in the best interest of the patient. Using the Josephson Institute of Ethics ’ "Five Steps of Principled Reasoning" (Model‚ 2007) helps a nurse to encounter
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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Nature of nursing a discussion about how using Carper’s way of knowing model contributed to the aspect of care participated in. The aspect of nursing chosen for the purpose of this assignment is nursing assessment and the impact it has on deciding what care is needed for the patient. It will also look at how the use of (Carper’s 1978) fundamental ways of knowing theory enabled the author to assist in carrying out a successful assessment with her mentor In accordance with the
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responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. When it comes to the career of nursing‚ professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers‚ but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when
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