July 26‚ 2010 Professional Role Development Professional Role Development The synthesis of Art and Science is lived by the Nurse in the Nursing act. –Josephine G. Paterson. In this article entitled “Professional Development and the Role of Mentorship‚” the author‚ Panther W. Ali‚ PA‚ talks about developing a professional nursing role is to role model the nurse in an actual working facility. The skills and role-conceptions developed in the
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Medical Malpractice: Is Your Care Below Standard? Imagine yourself lying on an operating table‚ motionless‚ quiet. Above‚ you notice people standing over you. You try to speak but the words just cannot come out. Your arms feel as if they are plastered to the table. You begin to stand up but feel as if weights are strapped to your back and you are bound to the table. Suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your midsection. In and out‚ you see a surgeon slicing your body open with a scalpel. Every
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Respective Roles of Other Health Care Professionals Richard Marte HS 100 Introduction to Health Science Kaplan University Abstract The field of medicine includes many different professions. Some serve a more inclusive role than others‚ but are equally important. Others serve vital proactive roles in the effort to avoid or minimize the risk of experiencing decease. The interaction of many Health Care Professionals is what makes it all work. Effective communication and the collaboration of all Health
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Abstract Show/Hide This study considers the remote causes of examination malpractice in the Nigerian education system with a view to suggest new ways of combating the problem. Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Using the multistage stratified sampling technique‚ 200 students were selected for the study from 20 secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. An Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (EMQUE) was used for data collection. The three research hypotheses were tested statistically
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Health care professionals encompass a wide range of professions such as nurses‚ doctors and paramedics to name a few. While the roles of these positions may vary significantly in some areas‚ a common skill that is essential in maintaining the duty of care that these professions share is their ability to communication skills as required by the situation at hand. Regarding the treatment of patients‚ health professionals need to establish a relationship that represents trust‚ integrity‚ compassion
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Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Paper Hippocratic Oath The principle of the Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest binding documents in history. The oath states: I will use those dietary regimens which will benefit my patients according to my greatest ability and judgment‚ and I will do no harm or injustice to them. I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked‚ nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. In purity
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Emerging Standards of Care Norma Helbling February 27‚ 2012 NUR /531 Melanie Wassel Emerging Standards of Care‚ page 2 Emerging standards regarding culturally competent care is very important in the health care field. Nurses need to understand and care for individuals with varying cultural beliefs and behaviors about health and well being which is shaped by race‚ ethnicity‚ nationality
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2012 “Capping Malpractice Awards‚ Will it help lower physician malpractice premiums?” INTRODUCTION Researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) have examined the impact of different kinds of State laws in a number of studies. The studies examined the impact of State legislation that caps damage awards in malpractice cases on decisions of physicians about where to practice medicine. Twenty-four States have laws that limit damage payments in malpractice cases. Most
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Medical Malpractice The doctor-patient relationship has been defined differently through the years. In the beginning it developed into a "common calling" which meant doctors practiced medicine as a duty to their patients. Laws were developed to protect patients‚ therefore doctors used proper care and expert skill. In the past six centuries‚ medical malpractice has increased‚ which lead to revision and addition to the law. Liability was introduced along with the "GIANT of all torts"‚ negligence
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demonstrate that the physician deviated from current standards of care through their action or inaction. It must also be proven that an injury resulted from that breach of duty. “Even if it is a clear cut case of misdiagnosis‚ for example‚ the patient must prove that his condition was worsened by the error before a jury can‚ as a matter of law‚ award him pecuniary compensation” (Holder‚ 1957). The foundational definition of medical malpractice was established in 1898 in the New York case of Pike
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