Everett Community College Department of Nursing Nursing 120 Ethical Issues: Titrating Pain Meds at EOL By Cara Gilbert Dawn Kemp Kimberly Miller Mike Colton-Gores Nadja Grisak Yvonne Hellie Many nurses have the opportunity to assist in the comfort of a patient‚ but questions arise when a nurse has a choice to administer a possible lethal dose to ease a patients suffering. By way of example‚ consider the following scenario. A 46-year-old Miss Jenson is admitted with metastatic cancer and is in
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References: [1] [2] [3] Charles B.Fledderman‚“ Engineering Ethic‚” Prentice-Hall‚ Third Edition‚ 2008. Web pages:(www.tnb.com.my) – history & TNB profiles Web pages:(www.st.gov.my) – Electrical act 1990 & Electricity Rules and Regulation 1994
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clinical practice issue‚ in this case‚ entails the provision of critical nursing services within non-traditional care sites as an advancement of patient monitoring practice‚ especially in the Intensive care unit. Critical nursing practices need implementation at various levels to allow for quality treatment procedures and advancement of the methods of carrying out operations. The critical practice issue
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I am applying for paediatric nursing because I am a hardworking resilient individual who aspires in the help and care for children. Child nursing involves empathy‚ dedication‚ communication‚ emotional stability and effective decision making. I want to study child nursing because I am enthusiastic about children‚ having grown up around younger siblings I was responsible at an early age‚ changing pampers‚ caring for my aunt who had breastfeeding issues‚ often cleaning up vomit and looking after my
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each member of a family shares similar genes that places them at risk for developing certain genetic conditions. Obtaining a family genetic history is an essential nursing skill that requires expertise and the proper knowledge to assess these families (Kaakinen et al.‚ 2015). The purpose of this paper is to complete a genomic nursing assessment. Therefore‚ with this being said‚ I will identify three generations of one family and discuss a brief health history of each family. I will also explore the
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Issue in the Nursing Literature Keeping people alive and functioning physiologically via artificial means of technology leads to much discussion of the terms life and living. Beliefs are that biological functioning is being alive‚ no matter if the person is aware of one’s self or others. This leads to the question of what is quality of life (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2014). “Quality of life‚ a subjective appraisal of factors that make life worth living and contribute to a positive experience of living
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Whitley Chisholm C02520 Unit 7 Assignment 2 John the supervisor for the cafeteria on campus prepares a work schedule each week. Charmaine and Aubery are disappointed with their assignments and number of hours this week. Charmaine thought that he was unfair since she was always assigned on the weekends. John was approached regarding the matter . He called a meeting to identify the problem and its possible solutions. During the discussions Charmaine and Aubery realized that the problem
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Professional Values and Ethics Paper Team A GEN200 October 25‚ 2010 Marie Gelpi Hammerschmidt Professional values and ethics can influence the way a person’s career can either succeed or fail. Depending upon the person’s personal core values determines how he or she will use those values in his or hers professional life. If a person respects others in his or hers personal life‚ then that respect of others will most likely be carry over into the professional side of the person’s
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HOLISTIC NURSING Suggesting that holistic nursing care should be introduced in postgraduate critical care nursing‚ Lane et al (2005) point out that critical care education is an important aspect of professional development for a critical care nurse. Interdependence between physiological and psychosocial theories and concepts is important for the development of critical care educational programs. A multidisciplinary educational framework provides a deeper understanding of all those factors that
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Ethics MGT/498 Ehics A senior management responsibility is determined the strategic plan‚ direction‚ and decisions in strategic planning; he has to deal with conflicts and resolved with ethical responsibility for creating an adaptable strategic plan. Business responsibilities are four economic (goods and service)‚ legal (laws)‚ ethical‚ and discretionary. Ethics and social responsibility within organization are part important of developing strategic plan. Ethical responsibility
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