discuss an ethical dilemma which arose during a placement within a community setting. To assist the reflection process‚ the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle which encompasses 6 stages; description‚ thoughts and feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan will be used which will improve and strengthen my nursing skills by continuously learning from both good and bad experiences‚ and develop my self confidence in relation to caring for others (Siviter 2008). To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery
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• Ethical Dilemmas Patient 1: This patient is admitted to ER with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock. The patient was transferred to LTAC for long term management of disease. Patient’s chart states that she has DNR/DNI order‚ but her son was disagreeing with that decision. One of the ethical principles that direct ethical decision making in health care is the autonomy-the ability of the individual to chose for him or herself. Patient 2: This patient was admitted with endocarditis and had a tracheostomy
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essential for nurses to participate in order to focus on ethical and moral issues and note situations that appears to be dilemmas with the help of professional and ethical competence (Tschudin‚ 2002). Moreover unprofessional ethical practice may result to litigations if care was deemed not to be professionally sound. LEGAL ISSUES In conjunction to professional and ethical issues‚ legal issues is an emerging contemporary issues in nursing. Several studies and literatures have been written in relation
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Ethical frameworks revolve around being a morally good person and therefore guides the way healthcare professionals treat and care for their patients. Referring to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2013) and the Public Sector Ethics Act (2014)‚ nurses and paramedics are bound by similar ethical frameworks. These revolve around being kind and respectful to all patients‚ no discriminating or judgments for any reason‚ all patients having the right to truthful information and the right to
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unusual for nurses to face at least one ethical dilemma per shift. Some of the hardest ethical dilemmas that a nurse will face during their nursing career are situations that go against the personal values of the nurse. The following essay will discuss such a dilemma and how the nurse uses a decision-making model to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission
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I’ve encountered an ethical dilemma situation in my recent capstone clinical. My clinical preceptor and I caught in the concepts of the principles of autonomy‚ veracity‚ and nonmalifecence. This occurred when we provided nursing service to a 30-years-old male patient who was taken to the ED as a post-code patient. The EMS team arrived in the scene and initiated CPR and defibrillated a client (on the floor of his room). The client ended up in the ICU with a diagnosis of hypoxic- anoxic injury (HAI)
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healthcare is about and blood transfusions assist in that. For some‚ however‚ blood transfusions are not an option. Although denial of life saving measures such as blood transfusions may not be ideal for members of healthcare‚ it is an important ethical issue and belief for some. With that being said‚ it is important as a leader in healthcare to have a better understanding of this in order to advocate for the patient‚ communicate the patients views‚ and provide excellent patient care. There are
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Metaethical Concepts Ethics‚ also termed moral philosophy‚ is a subdivision of philosophy that studies morality through the examination of right and wrong. One focus of ethics‚ metaethics‚ is concerned with the character of right and wrong‚ where and how ethical judgments start‚ and what they mean in relation to human nature and behavior. Metaethics seeks the answer to questions regarding what morality is and what is ‘bad’ and ‘good’ (DeLapp‚ 2014). There are many concepts within metaethics philosophy‚
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In early 2009‚ a rash of seemingly related murders ravaged the area of Flagstaff‚ Arizona. Police soon announced that they were on the hunt for a serial killer. On March 14‚ 2009‚ Stewart retained the services of Careful and Cautious‚ LLP‚ a law firm in Flagstaff to help with his legal troubles. During the initial consultation‚ Stewart told James Careful the following: Well‚ Mr. Careful‚ the truth is that I’m behind the six recent murders in the area. I’m really a good guy and I hate to kill people
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Values and Ethical Decision Making/Scenario Team B Lakisha Bradley‚ Telisa Jupiter‚ Charlene Gillette‚ Jasmine Hives‚ and Stacey Lamb MGT/521 Steven Perret February 12‚ 2012 Values and Ethical Decision Making/Scenario Team B will be evaluating the personal values‚ organizational values‚ and ethical decision-making processes of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Members will also evaluate how one team member’s value and ethic assessment align with one scenario regarding the organization
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