Ethics refers to the study of situations that require practical reasoning. Ethical dilemmas are encountered in many instances of the nursing career. Therefore‚ some reasons determine particular ethical behaviors. For example‚ what individual regards as an ethical behavior may be considerably different from another person’s perception of the situation who may be applying a different approach. This situation results in moral distress that arises in the circumstances where a person is unable to decide
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Walker Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Madeleine Leininger 2. Description of key points of the theory: Cultural diversity is a key point of Leininger’s theory. Cultural diversity are differences that can be found between different cultures. Nurses should be able to recognize these differences and realize not every patient will respond the same to the same nursing care. 3. Theory’s historical background: Alligood (2010) stated “Leininger formulated her ideas related to nursing based
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Ethics Paper Christina Noto Arizona State University Ethics Paper Nurses should be concerned about values and laws that pertain to patients. There should be concern for those patients that are homeless without insurance and not receiving the care that they should because it goes against the ethical principle beneficence‚ to remove and do no harm. Beneficence‚ is one of the primary ethical principles that guides us to do good for our patients (Epstein & Ward‚ 2016). Ethical principles provide
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Morality and Polygamy There are many people opposed to the concept of polygamous marriages. Polygamy is legal in some countries‚ such as Iran and Saudi Arabia‚ but illegal in others‚ such as the United States of America. Many have personal‚ religious‚ and/or cultural reasons to disagree with such practices‚ but is the practice of polygamy morally wrong‚ or is it acceptable? Some argue that it is wrong because of the negative consequences caused by such marriages; yet ignore successful polygamous
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When considering the nursing home option for parents or other loved ones‚ here are a few of the main advantages to keep to mind: • Better resources and equipment: Private homes simply don’t have the types of medical equipment and supplies needed to help seniors stay healthy. Many nursing homes are almost as advanced as hospitals in their ability to provide sophisticated care for patients on a 24-hour basis. • High-quality long-term care: Due to modern medicine‚ seniors now live longer than ever
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Nursing informatics‚ an essential skill for nurses as healthcare providers. Nursing informatics is the combination of sciences inclusive of computer‚ nursing and information intended to aid in the effective management and processing of nursing data‚ information and knowledge which supports nursing practice in providing nursing care. (Graves & Corcoran‚ 1989). As the nursing profession continue to evolve in a technology advanced environment‚ the need for informatics competency is deemed vital in order
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Nursing pillow and its use in breast-feeding When breastfeeding a mother nursing pillow can be placed around the waist and use it for convenient positioning of the baby at the breast. When breastfeeding baby should be given to mother always placed in the position of the belly to belly on breastfeeding pillow baby must not lie on the back side to my mother‚ then it can not effectively enough to suck breast milk . Nursing pillow can also serve not to lay babies‚ but to support and back the hands
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There are several problems accompanying a stroke and will be discussed later. During our nursing assessment of a post-CVA patient‚ we will need to be as thorough as possible. The nurse would gather objective data from the patient‚ if able‚ or the family. The nurse would gather information on how the patient was feeling before coming to the hospital
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The areas of nursing that interest me the most are critical care‚ pediatrics‚ and cardiothoracic nursing. I really enjoy working with children‚ and I love the pace and intensity of the intensive care unit. My dream job will be in the pediatric intensive care unit. Another reason I love working with children is that they are so resilient. To me‚ they fight so much harder than adults. I also am very intrigued by the cardiovascular system. It is fascinating how every body system works together
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Impacts on Nursing from the Institute of Medicine Rebecca S. Harris Grand Canyon University Impacts on Nursing from the Institute of Medicine This report will review the impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2010 Report on the future of Nurses leading change by education‚ Nursing Practice in primary care‚ changing Nursing Practice to meet to IOM Report goals and impact on Nurse’s in leadership roles for the future. The future of Healthcare is ever changing. In 2008‚ a report
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