this assignment is to discuss issues and considerations associated with patient consent and confidentiality. The seeking of informed consent is an essential precursor to medical intervention‚ being at the core of the collaborative relationship between the patient and the health care professional (Freegard‚ 2006) and contributing to the overall duty of care. This essay will describe the basic elements of informed consent and broach some of the associated ethical considerations. The rights of a patient
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This essay will explore the care of a patient. The individual I have chosen to write about for this assignment has been fully aware‚ and given her consent to allow me to use her health‚ lifestyle and her personal circumstances in my assignment. The staff and my mentor on the ward have also given their consent that I may use and discuss the care in which the individual received in the hospital for my assignment. For the purposes of this essay‚ and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils
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An informed consent explains the risks and benefits of a procedure to a patient. The inform consent is also based on the moral and legal premise of the patients’ autonomy. The patient has the right to decide if they want to have the procedure. The doctor needs to explain to the brothers what an informed consent is and ensure that they fully understand it before they make the decision. If they both agree to
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professionals. Obesity is one of the factors that contribute in developing other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Temple Health Jeans Hospital‚ 2012). Due to this‚ it is vital for the nurses to have enough understanding regarding obesity. Nurses play an important role as patient’s advocate and educator to facilitate patient with up to date information for patient to make a right decision regarding their own health. Obesity is a vast topic so in this essay I will particularly
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How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role of the Perianesthesia nurse manager is to oversee the personnel within the Perianesthesia department‚ work collaboratively with physicians and/and or other allied health practitioners as well as administration to ensure that departmental goals as well as institutional goals are attained. The manager needs to have a good working knowledge of the care standards for the department and ensure that these standards are being met. Do you
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This essay will discuss the role of the nurse in the context of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) which is caused by a genetic disease by a deletion in chromosome 15. This can lead to insatiable hunger‚ excessive eating and result in obesity. This syndrome requires management from the multidisciplinary team which includes dieticians‚ doctors‚ mental health team‚ nurses‚ occupational therapist‚ physiotherapists and social services. This is where the role of the nurse and nursing staff can stand out as they
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Individual Differences Profile Essay Individual Differences Profile Essay Every child is unique and different. We will never encounter two children exactly the same. They have physical‚ emotional‚ and cultural differences. In a “normal” family these differences are things like blonde hair and blue eyes compared to brown hair and green eyes. There may be one child that is laid back and another that cries bloody murder at the very thought of a paper cut. In this profile of a disabled student
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Role of a nurse in infection control In order for infection and disease to occur in an individual‚ a process involving 6 related components must occur. This process has been referred to as the chain of infection. The six steps or links in the chain are etiologic agent‚ reservoir‚ portal of exit‚ mode of transmission‚ portal of entry and susceptible host. To stop the spread of disease‚ one or more of these links must be broken. 1. Etiologic agent a. Metazoan – multicellular animals many
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SEXUAL MORALITY: IS CONSENT ENOUGH? 201 IGOR PRIMORATZ SEXUAL MORALITY: IS CONSENT ENOUGH? ABSTRACT. The liberal view that valid consent is sufficient for a sex act to be morally legitimate is challenged by three major philosophies of sex: the Catholic view of sex as ordained for procreation and properly confined to marriage‚ the romantic view of sex as bound up with love‚ and the radical feminist analysis of sex in our society as part and parcel of the domination of women by men. I take a critical
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that they can know the candidate’s ideals‚ motives and beliefs. That would improve the voters’ point of view. If voters were informed‚ this country would be the perfect country. First of all‚ voters should research more about their candidates because that is going to affect their lives and the things that surround them. One of the reasons why voters have to be well informed is because that can affect their economical situations such as mortgages‚ taxes and medical plans. Therefore‚ voters must watch
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