Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Marissa Meyer NUR/391 Nov. 24‚ 2014 Sharon Berry Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Throughout a nurse’s professional career‚ many difficult ethical and legal situations will arise. Since nurses are given the unique privilege of caring for patients and their families‚ it is important to uphold certain professional standards. The American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Nursing Ethics provides a foundation on which a nurse should conduct her professional life
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Are Needed to Feed the World." Genetically Engineered Foods. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Global Effort Needed to Feed the World." 2011. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. Ravichandran‚ V. "Biotechnology Will Reduce Food Insecurity." Food Insecurity. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Food Security Depends on the Truth of Science." Truth About Trade and Technology. 2011. Gale Opposing Viewpoints
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Although graffiti isn’t the top priority in schools right now‚ it is still a rising problem in schools and needs to be addressed. Graffiti is considered vandalism which is against the law and if a student is caught in the act they may be expelled which will affect their grades potentially lowering them. First and foremost‚ graffiti itself can cause others to create graffiti‚ so it is very important to act quickly to remove it. Even waiting one day could be consequential because in that little
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In studying ethical theories we applied the Deontological Theory‚ specifically Natural Law theory‚ and Utilitarian theory to the debate on abortion. Using these two theories to support the pro-life and the pro-choice argument‚ we looked at the situation of Mrs. Matthews. Mrs. Matthews is a 22 year old graduate student who works and is contemplating having an abortion. She is married to Mr. Matthews who is 23 years of age and has a B.S. degree and is a construction worker. Their combined income is
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Posner describes the common concepts around curriculum to include: · Scope and sequence‚ or a series of intended learning outcomes.‚ with the role of guiding both the instructional and evaluation decisions. · Syllabus‚ or plan for an entire course‚ with elements of both the ends and means of the course. · Content outline‚ which is sufficient only if the sole purpose of education is to transmit specific content. · Textbook‚ or a guide to both the ends and means of education. · Course of study
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A Controversial Subject A controversial article that I am having an issue with is an article by Thomas Sowell‚ who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.2013 Creators Syndicate‚ Inc. “Do Gun-Control Laws Control Guns?”Sowell‚ 2013. According to this article the discussions on gun control are dominated by two factors: the National Rifle Association and The Second Amendment. But that the over all concerns is “whether gun-control laws actually reduce gun crimes in general or murder
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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Nursing Professionalism is defined as the practise of professional nursing as performed by a registered nurse. Nursing professionals primary purpose is the care of individuals‚ their families‚ and communities and to improve an individual’s health and quality of life. There are a set of core nursing values that define and dictates a nurse’s beliefs and actions. The core values include honesty‚ responsibility‚ pursuit of new knowledge‚ belief in human dignity‚ equality of all patients and the desire
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Sherry Cox‚ Talia Mukhlis‚ Siobhan Wilson NUR/391 February 23‚ 2015 Lisa Alexander Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Ethics and societal values are part of what makes each individual unique. We all form our opinions based on what we believe in our hearts to be the right way to act and think. As nurses‚ sometimes these personal values correlate with our professional beliefs‚ and sometimes they may not. There are times that we may have religious or philosophical
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What makes abortion controversial? Abortion is a very controversial subject in our society today and has been for many years. Abortion is the destruction of a fetus while it is still growing in the mother’s womb. A baby is allowed to be aborted up until the day of birth in the United States. People have an issue distinguishing whether this is something that is right or wrong. That typically is where controversy strikes. First off‚ there are some who consider abortion to be as cruel as murder and
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