The Ethical Dilemma I was tasked with the following case from a charge nurse as part of an ethics consult. A 68 year old man was admitted to the medicine unit from Denver International Airport for altered mental status and aggressive behavior. The patient‚ from this point forward to be called Mr. Johnson‚ was found to be acutely infected from a septic wrist joint‚ but was also found to have frontotemporal dementia. Once the infection cleared‚ it was hoped that Mr. Johnson’s mental status would improve
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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Nursing research provides healthcare practitioners with evidence-based care that enhances quality outcomes in the health of the communities‚ families‚ individuals as well as health care systems. As such‚ research is used to shape health policies in direct care and thus solve the dilemma or problems in nursing. Medical practitioners face ethical dilemma on a daily basis because what one person may consider ethical may be different from what is needed to approach a particular situation. Additionally
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Nursing Shortage Nursing Shortage Abstract Healthcare industry in United States has always been passing with the issue of shortage of Healthcare professionals . Many of these positions are filled by professionals from different countries . Nursing shortage has been a huge concern since many years and expected to continue in coming years. In past years‚ country had been dependent on supply of nurses from several parts of the world but alarm had already rang and focuses are made to produce
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Nurse staffing refers to the ratio of nurses to patients in a particular unit. The current global nursing shortage is simply wide spread and dangerous lace of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a while. A study on the nursing shortage by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing‚ fund that an estimated 20‚000 people die each year‚ because they have checked into a hospital with overworked nurses. (The American Nurses Association
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Annette Morris Mark Mills English Comp 2 November 29‚ 2010 Do Not Resuscitate: Moral and Ethical Dilemma Who has the right to take one ’s life from them? The Supreme Court says that no man shall take the life of another man without punishment. The Bible says‚ "Thou shalt not kill" (Exodus 20:13)‚ yet humans still kill their own kind. How is DNR different? Wikipedia’s definition of DNR or Do Not Resuscitate is “A do not resuscitate document‚ often called a living will‚ is a binding legal document
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The nursing shortage in the United States is much worse than previous shortages. Combining an aging population and fewer nursing students in school is a catalyst for nurse burn-out in hospitals that are already short staffed. The United States is hiring more and more foreign trained nurses. These nurses are filling many vacancies‚ many in less attractive areas and there is a marked difference in their educational level compared to their American counterparts. Both of these traits are impressive in
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know that there is 126‚ 000 nursing positions unfilled in hospitals across the country ( Jackson‚ 2006) and the average nurse is 46 years of age? ( Alexandra‚ 2006). The public needs to see that the shortage of nurses is a major issue that is only going to get worse if something is not done about it. It has been shown that since the beginning of the shortage there has been an increase in mortality rates due to a increase of poor patient care. If this nursing shortage continues it will only decrease
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Ethics‚ Law and Health Care : LWS 101 Problem Solving Assignment Ethical Decision-Making Framework 1. IDENTIFY Issues: 1. Martina’s irrational behaviour is compromising patient safety and could lead to legal consequences of negligence and disciplinary action. 2. Omar must decide how to assist Martina and whether to report her actions to authorities and the legal implications of this. Individuals Involved: Martina – R.N. Omar – R.N. Patients of Martina and Omar Nurse Unit Manager 2.
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