Building a health history with a new patient requires more than active listening and the development of trust and rapport. The intake interview and initial health assessment should be thorough, taking into account the area(s) in which the patient has Continue Reading...
Hypoglycemia How to deal with hypoglycemia: What is hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs when a patient's blood sugar (glucose) is too low. Quite often, the patient will be aware of this condition through symptoms such as feeling Continue Reading...
ethical decision making in general and then in the nursing profession. It addresses two key questions. What are the different ethical decision making processes? How could the ethical dilemma of informed consent in the nursing profession be resolved Continue Reading...
Beneficence The field of nursing is shaped by a range of ethical principles; while all of these concepts are important, one could argue that perhaps the most crucial ethical principle is that of beneficence. "Beneficence is the obligation to do good Continue Reading...
Nursing Education Does nursing have a unique body of knowledge or is it the application of various other fields of knowledge in a practice setting? Nursing does have a unique body of knowledge as Moyer and Whittmann-Price (2008) state "it is nursin Continue Reading...
Drug Advertising Ethics in Drug Advertising The marketing through direct-to-consumer drug advertising is a controversial topic. The basis of the ethical reasoning related to this manner is what role the patient should have in their treatments. If p Continue Reading...
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems are essential towards the improvement of the ordering processes within the health centers or hospitals. These systems are also valuable in relation to improvement of patient safety and enhancement of Continue Reading...
It is in the nursing homes job description, that the nursing staff employed should be certified, and be able to perform a number of tasks in order to better understand the patient. This includes an assessment of the patient's mental status and thoug Continue Reading...
Ethics, Values and Decision-Making in Nursing Practice RIGHT FROM WRONG A nurse's primary tasks are monitoring the patient's vital signs, administering medications, and helping doctors treat and perform procedures (Williams, 2012). Oftentimes and i Continue Reading...
107) could also apply here. The confidentiality clause in such a case then only applies insofar as it is estimated that there is no need to disclose confidential information to others. In the case of Mrs. Z, her family deserves to know about her sit Continue Reading...
Euthanasia and Ethical Egoism Euthanasia Euthanasia is the practice or act of terminating a person's life in order to relieve pain and suffering AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, 2001. Euthanasia is loosely termed as mercy killing since it is a deliberate Continue Reading...
Overlap An ethical dilemma that virtually any Advanced Nurse Practitioner can face when he or she is involved in palliative care is encountering a situation in which their patient's ability to get well has been so reduced that the patient's death i Continue Reading...
Ethics State Regulations and Nursing Standards There's a clear nursing standard of practice that needs to be upheld in this case which is the act of following federal laws, largely the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA). Passed by Congress in 19 Continue Reading...
Eating Disorders The argument regarding the medical and ethical treatment of anorexia nervosa patients has been highly debated throughout the medical and philosophical circles. On the one side, there is the belief that doctors can only go so far bef Continue Reading...
In the case of breast augmentation, the parent must guide the minor to the right decision -- and that is usually not to have the surgery unless it is necessary for the teen's overall health. It is up to the adult to think responsibly. There are dang Continue Reading...
Morality and ethics: what are they and why do they matter? All you need to know about ethics approaches and theories Means, ends, principles and virtues six step process of ethical decision making for you to follow Surviving professional life ethi Continue Reading...
Pregnant Athletes Identification Many ethical issues were raised when Fantasia Goodwin decided to continue with the basketball season while she was carrying a baby in her womb. The ethical issues are associated with the well being of the fetus and Continue Reading...
Uustal (1993) proposed a decision-making model concrete steps arrive a morally acceptable solution faced ethical dilemma. What type ethical dilemma encountered clinical setting? How decision-making model identified Uustal applied situation? Be speci Continue Reading...
Utilitarian Ethics Business Ethics 3825 Case of the Sole Remaining Supplier Relevant stakeholders Internal stakeholders External stakeholders Utilitarian ethics: Action plan Desired aims Specific Actions Raising the quality control standards Continue Reading...
Eating disorder is characterized by abnormal eating habits involving excessive or insufficient intake of food which is detrimental to the individual's physical and mental well-being. There are two common types of eating disorders although there are o Continue Reading...
Social Work Field Perception of Social Work Social work is a challenging profession that also helps one make a difference in the lives of others (CUW 2011). It aims at improving the overall functioning and well-being of people served. A social work Continue Reading...
" (King, 1) This means that interpersonal communication is not simply a process by which we pronounce and defend our interests, but one by which we attempt to understand the position of our opponent or relational partner. Using the method of clear co 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...
Mustalahti, K., et.al. (2002). Gluten-Free Diet and Quality of Life in Patients With Screen-Detected Celiac Disease. Effective Clinical Practice. 5 (3): Key areas of research SPECIFIC DATA ANALYSIS Overview of celiac disease with a focus on patie Continue Reading...
nurse working as a psychiatric-Mental health facility and have been asked to complete a suicide assessment on a client. What are the different areas you would need to assess? List at least two questions you would ask to assess each area. Suicide a Continue Reading...
The causes of human actions and behavior are generally sought for in the psyche of the individual or in the social environment. References Ewen Robert B. ( 1998) An Introduction to Theories of Personality. 5th ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Ass Continue Reading...
In an article in the British journal Lancet, the doctor stated that he liked Helen right off the bat, and then issued this statement: The thought of Helen dying so soon was almost too much to bear… on the other hand, I found even worse the th Continue Reading...
Genetics Technology WHERE THE BUCK STOPS Interdisciplinary Team This will consist of a physician, a geneticist, an ethicist, a lawyer or legal practitioner, and a health care provider. The physician or pediatrician will make the diagnosis (of Tay- Continue Reading...
A study in this regard by Ainslie Nibert, entitled, Teaching clinical ethics using a case study family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, states that Critical care nurses often find themselves in the midst of challenging ethical situatio Continue Reading...
Jerry McCall Dr. Williams Office Assistant Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants: Legal and Ethical Implications According to recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical assistants and licensed practical nurses (LPN) Continue Reading...
Ethics to Practice: Analysis of 'end of life' decision making The foregoing discussion is an incursion into nursing ethics. Implication(s) to 'omission' of information as a customary practice within our healthcare institution is reviewed in relation Continue Reading...
Palliative Care on the Caregiver Palliative care has several positive effects on the caregiver. These can be divided into emotional, social, psychological, and physical effects. First is the positive psychological effect that the caregiver such as Continue Reading...
Ethics in Health Care The medical industry is filled with professionals who must be competent in many aspects of interaction in order to be successful and allow for patients to heal themselves in a positive manner. Professionalism is noted by a cert Continue Reading...
Pandemic Flu Apart from the seasonal influenza epidemics caused by antigenic drifts, a significant change in the virus's virulence through antigenic shifts has been a major source of concern for healthcare professionals. These new strains may reach Continue Reading...
Thereby it is important that the professionals in the field must ask for additional advice. Patient rights also include a freedom towards observing their lives in the clinics in accordance to their cultures and ethnic backgrounds. It has been menti Continue Reading...
Though still worthwhile if it leads to an improvement in nursing or medical standards, whistle-blowing can be damaging to the profession (Fritko & Jackson 2005). Whistle-bowing can also empower nurses, however, with successful instances of whis Continue Reading...
Medical Ethics Ethics is a topic that is nearly as old as the human race. Ethics is sometimes referred to a branch of philosophy called moral philosophy. Ethics is often conceptualized as a code or a system meant to categorize or otherwise classify Continue Reading...
However, a different kind of problem may arise, when the counselor himself was a user and an addict, and has recovered fully from his addictions, to move on to become a legal counselor of others like him. (NIDA, Introduction and overview) Take for Continue Reading...
