Healthcare EthicsThe bioethics debate surrounding physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia centers on how lives are valued. The article by Papavasiliou et al. (2014) focuses on the issue of whether physician-assisted suicide is morally permissive in Continue Reading...
Nursing Experience After spending a semester in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as a student nurse in training, I can report that I have learned a great deal about the vital issues and practices that are involved in the intensive care unit f Continue Reading...
" This involves coming up with a list of the consequences of reacting to an event (Budman, 1992). This means that they describe what emotions the activating event made them feel. The principles facilitate being rational because they shift focus from Continue Reading...
Medical Abandonment In general, the meaning of the term abandonment means the forsaking of one's duty. Thus when a practitioner client relation gets established there is a 'duty of care' which includes the protection of the client, maintain records Continue Reading...
Healthy Again Health Promotion Program Parts B & C -- Competency Statements and Relevant Objectives Nurse professionals will endeavor to work as a team in collaborative relationships whenever possible. Nurses understand and engage in effective Continue Reading...
Pandemic Flu Impact on Ethics in Nursing Practice Pandemic flu: A literature review The dire scenario of a pandemic flu is likely to strike fear in the heart of many healthcare workers, regardless of the level of their experience and knowledge. The Continue Reading...
Despite this fundamental difference, financial and compliance managers work together as healthcare organizations make decisions to lower cost, increase revenue, and improve care. The concept of lowering cost while improving care presents a complex d Continue Reading...
There was therefore no coercion, evasion or unethical procedure in the study. The authors also make it clear that adequate information was provided to all those agreed to participate. There was obviously an open and transparent sharing of informstio Continue Reading...
("Introduction to Radiologist Assistant: Practice Standards," n. d.) The Registered Radiologist Assistant finds out if the objectives of the action plan have been attained. The Registered Radiologist Assistant assesses the patient and the process t Continue Reading...
ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2512.html)." Some of the principles of ethics that physicians are expected to abide by include: dedication providing competent medical care, with compassion and respect for human dignity and rights (Principles of medic Continue Reading...
He argues that if society were to allow the terminally ill to commit suicide, then it would be a small step to allow other members of society -- like the handicapped -- to do so as well. This is not a completely trivial argument for two reasons: fir Continue Reading...
Chris states, three areas appear to encompass the problems faced by the Faith Community Hospital, which include organizational processes, ethics issues, and communication systems, all of which has resulted in the difficulties, both financial and oth Continue Reading...
Fault: An Alternative to the Current Tort-Based System in England and Wales The United Kingdom statistics regarding claims THE NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM OBSTACLES TO DUE PROCESS THE CASE FOR REFORM THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THE RISING COST OF LI Continue Reading...
Nurse as Patient Advocate Persons who choose nursing as a profession do so because they have a deep sense that they want to help others. Most do not do it because of pay incentives. Those who choose nursing for that reason are soon disillusioned by Continue Reading...
Decision Making in Clinical SettingsIntroductory Information about Interprofessional Engagement in Shared Decision-Making Definition of interprofessional engagement. Although no universal definition exists, interprofessional engagement can be regarde Continue Reading...
Race and gender issues can influence medical treatment as many researchers have shown. The study by Benjamins and Whitman (2014), for example, showed that ethnic and racial discrimination is found in health care settings and results in health care se Continue Reading...
Acquiring Leadership Skills The multicratic, or participative, leadership style takes into consideration the opinions and thoughts of others (Five Styles of Leadership: Participative Leadership, 2013). This helps in utilizing team talent in collecti Continue Reading...
Nursing and Scholarship Will Two-Hour Turning and Positioning Decrease Pressure Ulcers in the Elderly Population in Nursing Homes? In order for a modern nurse to be both clinically and practically qualified to give exemplary patient care, they must Continue Reading...
OODA Loop was the creation of Air Force Colonel John Boyd and the acronym stands for observe, orient, decide, and act. Thus observations relates to the observation in depth of the current realities. Orientation deals with the background, specialized Continue Reading...
Medical Ethics Case Study Who Can Prescribe Medicine? Does Jerry's medical training qualify him to issue this refill order? Why or why not? Generally, LPNs and medical assistants are qualified to dispense medication prescribed by a physician ("Med Continue Reading...
Financial Management Content Find articles address financial reporting practices ethics standards health care finance, including * generally accepted accounting principles * corporate compliance, ethics, and fraud abuse Financial management: Litera Continue Reading...
Nephrologists are expected to play a role in this determination, but all too often the nephrologist, like other physicians, must be prompted to deal with end-of-life issues. If no one is available to do the prompting, the patient's death may be need Continue Reading...
Evaluation of Diabetes Care Metrics at Mercy Medical Center in Accordance with Health Care Laws and PoliciesIntroductionThe purpose of this report is to evaluate the performance of Mercy Medical Center in the context of diabetes care, with a specific Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethics In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, medical technology has advanced enough to provide certain measures to keep the body "alive," but not necessarily the brain or the cognitive functions that make up quality of life (O'Keefe-McC Continue Reading...
A diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder is usually determined through the observation and evaluation of the person's own self-reported experiences. No form of testing, including laboratory tests can determine if a person has this kind of disorder. Continue Reading...
Clinical Decision Making Process in Regards to Drug Therapy for the Elderly The objective of this study is to examine how an undergraduate student nurse would use the clinical decision-making process in regards to drug therapy for the elderly. Inclu Continue Reading...
The Orphan Drug Act is an extension of these ethics, but veers away from utilitarianism. The principle at work with orphan drugs is more deontological in its nature because it uses massive amounts of taxpayer money to provide drugs for relatively fe Continue Reading...
However, from my point-of-view, the doctor should have a free hand and should be able to take the decision he sees fit in that particular case. It is very important, however, for this to occur in the same context of rules and regulations that I have Continue Reading...
Medical Management The primary goal of both private- and public-sector medical organizations is, of course, to provide the highest standard of medical care to their patients. This requires, of course, professionals who are trained in the latest scie Continue Reading...
Health insurance coverage is one of the major issues at the core of initiatives to reform the United States health sector. This issue has attracted considerable attention in health reform initiatives because of the relatively high number of uninsured Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice Resource Filtered Unfiltered Clinical Practice Guidelines (1) Authors combined several studies for efficacy Block, S.L. (2) Older data (over 10 years) and used only one research study. Kelley, et.al. (3) Credible and Continue Reading...
Business Ethics "Wal-Mart: But we do give them a 10% employee discount" reveals a highly quantitative standpoint, by pointing out the facts behind Wal-Mart's management of its human resource. The editor places an increased emphasis on revealing year Continue Reading...
Ethics Case Study This report presents an analysis of the ethical challenges faced by two organizations -- one in the not-for-profit sector named Susan G. Komen for the Cure and one in the for-profit sector named The Lubrizol Corporation. A brief ba Continue Reading...
66). Furthermore, social software will only increase in importance in helping organizations maintain and manage their domains of knowledge and information. When networks are enabled and flourish, their value to all users and to the organization inc Continue Reading...
In 2003, Howard University lost its JCAHO accreditation of its graduate training program (McElhatton, Jim, 2003, p. B03). While the loss of accreditation would not prevent the University from building and operating a teaching hospital in Southwest Continue Reading...
" (International Conference on Population and Development ICPD) (ibid) However the meaning of reproductive right extends into other areas. For example, this includes the right to non-discrimination based on sex/gender and the right to privacy as wel Continue Reading...
HEALTH CARE ADVANCEMENT AND TREND PAPER Health Care Advancement and Trend paperTelemedicineOver the past year and a half, the healthcare industry has faced unprecedented disruption due to the COVID- pandemic. The healthcare industry's technology has Continue Reading...
Nursing Objectives By synthesizing knowledge from the natural and behavioral sciences, as well as the humanities, into nursing practice, a nurse can provide much more value when it comes to the proper level of care for all patients (Fitzpatrick & Continue Reading...
Ethics in Health Care The role of ethics within the medical profession is extremely important and it is extremely necessary to abide by a high standard of ethical behavior while working in this industry. The trust that patients and people place with Continue Reading...
