The Author will describe the nurses role and discuss individualised patient care based around legal and ethical frameworks that guide and govern nurses in their roles as healthcare professionals. A five stage process to nursing care is one framework use to deliver this care and consists of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ care planning‚ implementation and evaluation and is an on-going‚ continuous cycle that only ends when goals are achieved and homeostasis is restored‚ or reasonable expectations of health
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of health care. The shrinking budgets of hospitals and a profit motive preceded to reduction of the number of nurses employed by direct lay-offs‚ converted many jobs to part time and adopted policies to reduce costs. So‚ as the demand for nurses has not changed‚ patient acuity has increased resulting in greater work place demand‚ paperwork‚ turnover‚ overtime and burnout (Reineck and Furino‚ 2005); The increasing exhaustion and burnout increased nurses’ frustration‚ which led many nurses to exit the
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Ethics‚ also known as moral philosophy‚ is a subdivision of philosophy‚ dealing with questions about morality. Societies‚ religions‚ professional groups all around the globe have their own principles or standards of conduct‚ which are followed by their members (Davis‚ Fowler‚ & Aroskar‚ 1997). Ethics is concerned with what is right‚ and what is wrong‚ good or bad‚ fair or unfair‚ responsible or irresponsible‚ it relates to what we ought to do in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ and benefits to society
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My Nursing Ethics Kelly Martinez Grand Canyon University: Introduction to the Study of Ethics 10/14/2012 My Nursing Ethic PASSION: Why am I here? As a child I was always attracted to the smaller‚ weakened animal I found in my yard‚ i.e. dying birds‚ kittens‚ bugs‚ etc. The animals we owned were never neutered which resulted in a numerous amount of puppies and kittens. I was intrigued by the cycle of life. Originally I wanted to become a veterinarian. The financial strain on my family made
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Causes That Attribute to the Nursing Shortage Sheina Serrano Felician University Causes That Attribute to the Nursing Shortage Nursing is a wonderful and reward filling profession to embark on. Nursing programs are becoming more intense and may require a higher degree of education to work in specialty fields. In spite of having many nursing and certification programs available‚ whether on campus or online‚ along with many graduates’ yearly‚ we still have a deficit in this profession
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The U.S. nursing shortage had been a serious issue for quite sometime now and continues to escalate. As the nursing workforce continues to age‚ nurses leave the profession faster than they can be replaced and the crisis continues to grow. Nurses are leaving for different reasons. What is being done to solve the nursing shortage here in the United States? Nursing recruitment and retention is one of many solutions that can alleviate this problem. "Nurses are privileged to belong to a profession
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2000. While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their own funds. These individual may qualify for Medicaid or other government subsidies‚ but very few nursing
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Running head: Ethical Dilemma Ethical Dilemma Amber Norris Grand Canyon University February 24th‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemma All healthcare professionals take the Hippocratic Oath‚ in this oath it states that‚ “I will respect the privacy of my patients‚ for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know.” (Miles‚ S. H. (2004) There are many different versions of this oath but the concept
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Accountable Care Organization Ralph Edwards Grand Canyon University Operations in Risk Management in Health Care HCA-460 Dr. Smith March 24‚ 2013 ACO Even although‚ the cost of the health care system and the care it offers my not allow the national debt to decline to a level that will or would enhance the economy forward the cost of running a system that is backed by the government is too costly‚ and it will not help the deficit. ‚ the legal responsibility of the organization is that every
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Unique and Ethical Dilemmas Facing the Clergy Men of God’s calling have spent years studying scripture and spent thousands of dollars at universities and colleges attempting to learn the truth of God’s word. They study to not only validate their own faith but to have that boldness that the apostles demonstrated as they followed the last command of Jesus‚ to spread the gospel thought all the world. Their mission is to counsel‚ to instruct‚ to teach‚ to explain and to lay the foundation
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