Accountability Analysis of a dilemma in practice “Sally and the Health Visitor” Dip HE Mental Health Nursing Word count: 1‚957. Contents page Introduction | 1 | Autonomy | 1 | Beneficence | 3 | Nonmaleficence | 4 | Justice | 4 | Conclusion | 5 | Bibliography | 6 | Introduction This discussion paper will look at the ethical issues surrounding decision making as nurses‚ in a given scenario (Sally and the health visitor). Ethics is defined by Johnstone (2008) as “A way to think
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A Brief History of the Nursing Home Today‚ there are approximately 16‚100 nursing homes in the U.S. with approximately 1.5 million residents (www.cdc.gov). However historically‚ the sick‚ disabled‚ and aged were cared for at home by family members. Changes in technology and social changes have created a shift in how we care for our elderly and disabled‚ and there is evolution in geriatric care that continues today (Morris‚ 1995). Nurses have had a huge role in revolutionizing the care for our
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its staff to expand their work within public health. Known today as the nation’s premiere health promotion‚ prevention and preparedness agency‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is without exception recognized for conducting research and investigations‚ and for its action-oriented approach. CDC administers research and findings to enhance people’s daily lives and answer to health emergencies‚
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Health Care History HCS/440 Wednesday 10/01/2014 Professor : Lana Mclecthie Before 1900‚ there really wasn’t what you could call major health care in this country. The American Medical Association (AMA) was just getting off the ground‚ hospitals were just getting established‚ doctors still made house calls and traded their services for goods‚ and people still used a lot of home remedies to treat their ailments. Health insurance was unheard of! Between
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The History and the Present State of the Bubonic Plague The Bubonic Plague got it’s name because of the symptoms of the disease. Bubonic plague causes swollen lymph nodes‚ called buboes. These swollen lymph nodes are found in the groin area‚ which is "boubon" in Latin (Discovery).This disease became known as a "plague" because of its huge fatality rate throughout time. Bubonic plague was also known as the "Black Death" in Medieval times. This is because the dried blood under the skin turns
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Graphic Design History: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Teal Triggs 1 2 3 4 5 The past few years have seen an invigorating plethora of textbooks designed primarily for an undergraduate readership‚ which take as their starting point the idea that history can be told as a narrative. Phrases from some of the books’ titles provide a clue as to their authorial viewpoint: The Story of… (Cramsie‚ 2010); …A Critical Guide (Drucker and McVarish‚ 2009); …A New History (Eskilson‚ 2007); …From Antiquity
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Pneumonia can be a serious threat to your health. Since the early 1960’s pneumonia has been second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death related to respiratory diseases. Pneumonia is an inflammation or infection of the lungs. The lungs’ air sacs fill with pus‚ mucus‚ and other liquid and can not function properly. Oxygen can not reach the blood. If there is not enough oxygen in the blood‚ body cells can not work right and might die. Lobar pneumonia affects a section of a lung. Bronchial
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History of Mental Health Services The topic I chose to write about is Mental Health. I feel like now a day’s mental health is a BIG issue with all these people killing the innocent and themselves. Mental Health has been over looked for so long and now it’s starting its true horrific nature. We have come very far from the practices and services used 10000 years ago. Still with all the technology and medicine there a lot of people that do not get the help they need. This day in age a person is given
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Aspiration pneumonia is an inflammation of your lungs and the bronchial tubes after you inhale oral or gastric content. Inhaling materials like vomit‚ food‚ or liquids can cause bacteria to grow inside your lungs that can turn into pneumonia. The anatomy of the lungs is meant for gas exchange‚ so when liquid or other materials enter the lungs this can prevent the lungs from doing their job. Aspiration pneumonia is more common in people with impaired gag reflexes. Individuals that are more likely
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Global Health Nursing Primary Health Care/Primary Care This discussion will cover the demographic trends that impact global health today‚ look at patterns of health and disease that impact global health‚ explain the difference between primary health care and primary care‚ and review the World Health Organizations (WHO) priority for global health. There are many factors that affect global health including population‚ environment‚ and disease. One of the greatest pressures on the global community
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