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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vacant nurse position‚ considering the use of per diem nurses‚ use of overtime for your current staff‚ or just working with the available staff needs to be decided by the nurse manager. The pros and cons of each option will be discussed. When using per diem nurses or giving overtime to the current nurses‚ the one of the concerns is budget. Even though per diem nurses are paid more hourly than a normal hourly pay for a current nurse‚ this changes when looking at overtime pay. Per diem nurses cost $35
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would always tell everyone when they asked me what I wanted to be. When I was about twelve I thought that being a nurse in the emergency room would be a fun job‚ so then I thought that was what I wanted to be. Little did I know neither of those are what I am finally choosing to do with my life. One day when I was out getting my blood drawn at a blood drive‚ Melinda Riner‚ the nurse that drew my blood was not from here. So I asked her where she was from. Melinda said “Britain”‚ I thought “oh my
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I enjoyed reading your post and your scenario‚ I am an emergency room nurse‚ and I can relate to the situation that you wrote about. The scenario that you chose to write about was a great example of the multiple ways of knowing that a nurse can perform during a situation. As you stated in your post it is important to make the patient comfortable while taking care of them‚ especially in this situation. If the patient was to get anxious and nervous it could possibly make what was happening to him worse
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rehabilitation. More than hundreds years ago‚ state governments enacted laws which protect the public’s health and welfare by overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing("Nurse Practice Act‚ Rules & Regulations‚" n.d.). All of the states in the United States of America have enacted a nurse practice act. Each state’s nurse practice act is enacted by the state’s legislature and they each have a variance to them. The nursing practice act itself is insufficient
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Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse INTRODUCTION "Above all‚ realize that nursing care doesn ’t have to stop because a patient has expired. We can do so much more for people who suffered questionable deaths by focusing on forensics. Nurses can help families gain closure and assist law enforcement with their investigations because we have cared enough to maintain the integrity of the evidence." (Erricksen‚ 2008
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The main problem is that nurse staffing ration is affecting patient’s safety. Since there is no Nurse Technicians and not enough nurses‚ there is so much to do and not enough resources to help me. One of my patients is complaining of severe abdominal pain and the physician is angry with me because I wasn’t able to bring the equipment to her. One of the actions I would do speak to the physician and explain to her that charge nurse is currently taking care of a serious patient. In addition‚ I will
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options the Career choice has to offer. One idea that may come to mind when a person thinks of a Nurse is that they are individuals who work in hospitals and take care of patients in assistance of a Doctor. In reality Nursing embodies an extensive range of over 100 different specialties‚ and settings. I was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to interview Mrs. Maila Exconde‚ a Registered Nurse currently working in the Field. She was able to provide extra knowledge in regards to nursing
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The Lived Experience of Woman Military Nurses in Vietnam during the Vietnam War The intention of this paper is to identify key components of women military nurses who served during the Vietnam War. This study will notably add in helping create core curriculum for the training of military nurses. The research design was to qualitatively define the phenomena that these women military nurses were subjected to during the Vietnam War. The experiences during and after the Vietnam War were the main
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regulate nursing practice. They act to ensure nurses are competent in their practice and that standards of practice are met. These agencies examine nursing education programs‚ and are the ones who approve and accredit them. The agencies are responsible for granting licensure for nursing professionals and oversee the licensure exams. Their role also includes interpreting the state nurse practice acts and developing rules‚ regulations‚ and policies. When nurses do not follow those rules‚ regulations
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