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    plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for an elective surgery‚ which meant

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    different ethical theories. They consist of the utilitarianism‚ Kantian deontology‚ justice‚ rights and ethical relativism theories. After that‚ these ethical concepts will be used to identify some of the ethical issues that are presented in the article entitled ‘News of the World: What was it like on the inside?’ Finally‚ this paper is also going to come to a conclusion regarding the effectiveness of business theories and practices. Ethical theories Utilitarianism The utilitarian theory insists that an action

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    In terms of utilitarianism‚ actions are evaluated by the outcome. What we should do is to maximize the good outcomes and minimize the bad outcomes. The most promising way of reaching the final decision is to choose the one that would bring about the greatest net benefits to everyone affected by the action once the harms had been taken into account. In this specific scenarios‚ if we aim to use utilitarianism to identify whether we should include placebo-controlled trial in this specific situation

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    Explain Mill’s Utilitarianism [30] John Stuart Mill‚ (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was a British philosopher who was principally famous for revising and expanding on Jeremy Bentham’s theory of Utilitarianism. Jeremy Bentham said that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. He then devised the hedonic calculus or the principle of utility as a measure of working out the usefulness of an action according to how much pleasure it creates for how many people

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    Utopia Would Be a Mix of Philosophical Theories? The two theories that will be compared and contrasted in this essay are Plato’s Idealism and Mill & Bentham’s Utilitarianism. I chose these two theories because‚ to me‚ they are the ones that seem to be the most realistic and interesting. The way to get from the level of the "is" to the level of the "ought" of the Philosophers in these theories are the two bests. In this essay‚ it will be shown that the two theories are not so different in their relation

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    A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the

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    the main features of Utilitarianism as an ethical theory? (10 marks) Examine and consider criticisms that have been made against Utilitarianism. (10 marks) Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that pivots around the belief that morality should be judged by consequence and the way in which an action can be deemed moral or immoral‚ depends upon the number to which it brings the greatest happiness. A decision can be defined as ethically correct under the theory of Utilitarianism if the moral choice

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    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Answer all the questions comprehensively. 1. All nurses have a conceptual model for nursing practice. From the perspective that a nurse needs a clear conceptual model of nursing as a basis for nursing process‚ identify components of any concepts of nursing that you could use in implementing the nursing process in your area of responsibility. Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate at least three (3) health promoting behavior in which you do

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    Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by

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    1(a) Explain the general principles of utilitarianism‚ including reference to both act and rule utilitarianism The theory of utilitarianism was devised by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)‚ an English philosopher‚ who gave us the general principle which is used in Bentham and Mill’s theory of utilitarianism and act and rule utilitarianism. The general principle which utilitarianism is based around is the idea of maximising pleasure and minimising pain. Bentham put forward his hedonistic theory in the

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