Terri Schiavo was 26 years old and living in Florida with her husband‚ Michael Schiavo‚ when she went into a persistent state of vegetation (PVS) in 1990. She was in incapacitated to a point that she could not provide her own consent for continuation of life support or any medical treatment. While the main cause of her condition was unknown it was determined that she had experienced hypoxia‚ lack of oxygen‚ for several minutes which could cause neurological complications. Michael Schiavo and Bob
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As indicated by the American Nurses Association‚ "the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are legitimate proclamations of the obligations that all enlisted nurse‚ regardless of role‚ population or specialty are relied upon to perform skillfully" (2010‚ p. 2). The American Nurses Association further expresses that the standards can change as the flow of expert nursing develop and that particular clinical conditions or conditions may influence the utilization of the guidelines at any given time
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The “Terri Schaivo” case an ethical verses medical deliberation‚ become famous when the judiciary and legislative branch involved in the case either withdrawing the feeding tube or not. Finally the supreme court ordered to remove the feeding tube from Terri Schaivo that impacted the current view of human euthanasia. As a health care prospective‚ will review this case in term of ethical‚ legal‚ social‚ moral‚ nursing‚ health care and stakeholder prospectives. Also will explain‚ how the ethical
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The Terri Schiavo’s Case Analysis When a patient is unable to make decisions for himself or herself‚ their caregivers and those who know them are appointed to make the decisions based on what the patient would have wanted. This is called surrogate decision making. According to the article Terri Schiavo and End-of-Life Decisions “when surrogate decision makers and caregivers cannot agree upon what that choice would have been‚ they may turn to the courts to determine either what the now-incapacitated
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Professional Standards IT/237 October 31‚ 2012 Professional Standards In this paper we will look at <meta> tags being used to promote accessibility and search engine optimization. We will also look at why it is important to have professional standards in web development. These two items are very important to consider when designing and developing a website. Meta tags‚ which are “tags that include information such as the page author or description” (Martinez‚ n.d.). Meta tags are used
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Dilemma The infamous “Terri Schaivo case” was one of ethical vs. medical consideration‚ and how those decisions made impacted how human euthanasia is currently viewed. From a healthcare provider’s perspective‚ we will be reviewing this topic and its related ethical implications‚ laws regarding this topic‚ and the stakeholders involved in the case. While the Schaivo case is reviewed here‚ we will also discuss the impact it has had on social values‚ morals‚ norms‚ and nursing practice as we attempt to explore
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Terri Schiavo‚ also known as Theresa Marie Schindler‚ was a woman who entered a vegetative state in 1990. The case was brought up over 20 times throughout Florida courts. Most all of her doctors firmly expressed they believe in no possibility of revival. Her husband‚ Michael Schiavo‚ also expressed that she would not want to be kept alive. All cases ruled that Michael was in control of Terri‚ repeating marriage. The parents thoroughly disagreed with this‚ believing their was hope in revival‚ although
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Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF STOCKBROKERS Chartered By Act 105 of 1992 May 13‚ 2010 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct for Stockbrokers These CIS Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct for Stockbrokers have been prepared by the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS). CIS Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct shall apply‚ in its entirety‚ to all members except where a member is practising outside Nigeria
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Subject: Professional Ethics and Responsibilities Session 1-4 ------------------------------------------------- Content: Introduction to Profession‚ Professional‚ Professionalism‚ Ethics‚ Theories of Ethics‚ Code of Ethics for Designer Define Profession‚ Professionals‚ and Professionalism. Explain three fundamental elements of profession. Explain six characteristics of professional styles. What are the responsibilities of designer to his / her client? Profession: A profession is an occupation
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FEASIBILITY OF THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS IN PAKISTAN: TEACHER EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS By Muznah Faheem M.Phil (education) Supervised by Dr. Zaira Wahab ABSTRACT-1 Collaboration of Government of Pakistan and USAID give rise to the professional standards for teacher. Ten standards cover almost all angles and parameters of quality teaching. The purpose of this study is to reflect on the feasibility of professional standards for teachers in Pakistan. Four subsidiary
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