PERSONAL ETHICAL STATEMENT 2 L. E. S. is more My ethical perspective on humankind‚ and our moral obligation to it‚ is “L. E. S. is more”. I have created this statement for myself using an acronym to depict those values in life which represent to me our meaning and purpose while in existence with each other
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punching the person that raped him? Is this man a victim of abuse or a suspect of serious assault? Ethical dilemmas such as this one are a common occurrence that‚ unfortunately‚ forensic nurses face in their everyday work. Although there are a vast number of nurses in the world‚ only a fraction of them are forensic nurses. Forensic nursing is a nursing field with subspecialties that focus on nursing practices that care for victims of violent crimes‚ such as sexual assault‚ at the clinical and legal
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Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons Katherine Bryson ETH/316 October 15‚ 2012 Mark Cobia Ethical Theories- Pros and Cons The similarities between the virtue theory‚ the utilitarianism theory and deontological theory are that they all support good and responsibility. Virtue theory not only concentrates on how an individual acts but also what a person should strive to be‚ for example a religious figure may personify perfection when in the public when they really should strive for that perfection
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Theories of Aging related to Nursing From the reading this week I learned that even though some cognitive functions in old age decline people regardless of age can continue to learn. The cognitive skills that remain stable are attention span‚ language skills‚ communication skills‚ comprehension and discourse and visual perception. Some of the skills that decline with age are verbal fluency logical analysis‚ selective attention object naming and complex vision spatial skills.( Toughy and Jett 2010)
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Apol 104 3 June 2013 What is worldview? Worldview is a combination of one’s perception and performance based on one’s belief system. Worldview is the blueprint on life‚ formulated by ones thoughts‚ opinions‚ beliefs‚ and behavior and molded by experiences. These experiences can be either good or bad. Vehicles of influences can come from ones teacher. These teachers can be: parents‚ siblings‚ relatives or school teachers. Other vehicles can be commercials from radio and/or television‚ various
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“Virtue‚ then‚ is a state that decides‚ consisting in a mean‚ the mean relative to us‚ which is defined by reference to reason‚ that is to say‚ to the reason by reference to which the prudent person would define it. It is a mean between two vices‚ one of excess and one of deficiency” Aristotle’s definition of Virtue of Character but what is it really saying. Let us define it with the Socratic Definition per genus et differentia. Let us break it into the three parts genus‚ species and the differentiating
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Running head: My Nursing Ethic My Nursing Ethic Richard Doria Grand Canyon University NRS-437V Nov 3‚ 2013 My Nursing Ethic Values and ethics play a huge role in the nursing practice. Nursing care involves preventing illness and its complications‚ promotion or health restoration‚ and reducing suffering in the terminally ill. Nurses use their technical skills‚ qualities such as compassion‚ humanitarian service and duty‚ and efficient decision making in meeting the needs of their patients
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In the professional practice of nursing‚ ethical decision-making is a critical component in the complexity of nursing practice to ensure a safe environment that supports both the client and care giver to ensure safe‚ compassionate and competent care in line with the nursing code of ethics (Canadian Nurses Foundation‚ 2008) and professional standard of nursing practice. Every day nurses are faced with ethical decisions that guide their decision- making process to ensure collaborative team work and
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing University of texas Personal Philosophy of Nursing Since I was very young‚ I have always wanted to be a nurse. As a 5 year-old‚ I practiced nursing playing with my dolls and younger sister. Now‚ when I look back and remember what I was doing as a young girl‚ it reminds me the simple and unique quality of nursing‚ which is caring and comforting. According to Rogers nursing is "a learned profession‚ both a science and an art" (as cited in Masters‚ 2009 ). The
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet Dorothee Bucholsky NUR/391 October 21‚ 2013 Sharon Little-Stoetzel‚ RN‚ PhD‚ CNE University of Phoenix Material Personal Philosophy of Nursing Worksheet This is a philosophy of nursing that reflects the beliefs and values of Dorothee E. Bucholsky‚ RN. Today’s date is October 18‚ 2013. I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is an integral part of who I am. I have always known I wanted to be a nurse. To care for people in need with
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