Would the advance(s) keep the patient alive just to keep her/him alive, or would the patient be capable of a productive and enjoyable way of living? These questions lead right into the code of ethics and the very first one deals with the respect fo Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethics Ethical behavior, especially in the medical community, is important in all aspects, but especially in the treatment of patients. All patients, no matter what their religious affiliations or beliefs, deserve the best possible treatment Continue Reading...
This is more complicated by the prevalence of other mental disorders like dementia and drug induced mood swings. Nurses need to be well trained in pattern recognition and logical assessment of the condition and take suitable action to solve these pr Continue Reading...
Ethics and Morality Ethical Analysis: A Nursing Situation Ethical Analysis Identify the nursing issue In ancient times, nurses used to take orders from other senior professionals where they were then permitted to initiate routine procedures. Thei Continue Reading...
Nurses can help family members by educating them on the dying process and the various signs to look for so they can plan their hospital time accordingly (Life Support http://www.deathreference.com/Ke-Ma/Life-Support-System.html). It is important fo Continue Reading...
This is a theoretical approach which assumes that the nurse will base all treatment decisions on an interest in achieving the patient's best overall health outcome. In light of this, there may be great value in approaching treatment with a cultural Continue Reading...
Her carative elements strive to "honor the human levels of nursing's work and the inner life world and subjective experiences of individuals we serve" (Watson, 1997, p. 50). The 2 instances of these carative elements, which were later on altered to Continue Reading...
ethics provided key inspiration for others looking to apply a more practical application of the ethics within a 21st century organization. The article essentially attempted to redefine ethics and the role ethics play, or should play, within the cont Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethics While most hospitals seem to be well-run and most situations and scenarios are planned for in advance when it comes to what nurses should be doing, should not be doing and why, this is not always the case. Just one example of this wou Continue Reading...
Preliminary Care Coordination Plan in Support of Mental HealthEffective Strategies for CollaboratingThere are a number of effective strategies that can be used to collaborate with patients and their families to achieve desired health outcomes in supp Continue Reading...
Ethical Issue One of the most important ethical issues in nursing is how to approach end-of-life care. Nurses have a duty to provide compassionate care in ways that respects the individual’s autonomy and dignity. As patients live longer due to Continue Reading...
achievement of the course outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the MSN program outcome #4, the MSN Essential IV, and the Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies # 7. The achievement of course outcomes has prepared me to meet the fourth MS Continue Reading...
Nursing I am most passionate about people. I enjoy helping people, and see this as my life's work. I am an empathetic person who feels strongly about the value of support for others. I have seen first hand the value of helping and being helped. Peop Continue Reading...
Advanced Nursing Ethics and Values (b) Justify the importance of ethical theory -- provide one example: The use of virtue ethics, according to the peer-reviewed Business Ethics Quarterly, is a way of providing resources for "moral thinking"; and for Continue Reading...
Alarm Fatigue Ethics Committee Proposal: Alarm Fatigue Alarm fatigue is a serious issue that is faced by nurses and other medical staff on a daily basis. It is not just a concern for the staff, but also for the patients. There is a possibility that Continue Reading...
2008).. This points to the ethical responsibility of nurse educators -- it is not enough to treat the disease, bit one must treat the patient. Failure to provide the proper level of education to a patient is certainly one way to fail them both ethi Continue Reading...
Advanced Nursing Ethics and Values It is required that nurses understand their ethical responsibilities when it comes to providing care as well as when they are functioning within a diverse healthcare setting. The paper is based on a case study that Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Caring as an integral nursing concept can be viewed from diverse perspectives. It can be an attribute, a complex set of behaviors, or an attitude. This has made some people believe that it is impossible to improve and measure it altho Continue Reading...
Nursing Organization Plan Nursing Org Plan The author of this report is asked to lay out a master plan for a nursing/medical organization spoken and enumerated from the standpoint of a new nursing executive. The plan given in this report will have Continue Reading...
Nurse-Patient Relations The main focus of this essay is going to concern the nurse-patient relationship idea, and why it is important. This was chosen because the researcher desired to achieve a better accepting of how a helpful nurse-patient relati Continue Reading...
Nursing Professional Boundaries There are boundary issues in every aspect of nursing practice. Some of the issues range from stopping to purchase some groceries for a home-bound client, accepting gifts from clients, having friendship with clients an Continue Reading...
Once the students had completed that portion of the assignment the second part of the asssignment was to administer the questionnaire to at least five nurse educators or students of nursing and then evaluate the results. I found this assignment espe 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...
Nursing Ethical Compassion in Nursing What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? The role played by the nurse professional is Continue Reading...
Nursing Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory has become entrenched in all aspects of nursing practice, inseparable from the art and science of nursing. Watson's philosophy of caring evolved into the science of caring, as evidence-based practice can sup Continue Reading...
Nursing Definitions Autonomy Autonomy in the nursing profession states the importance of the client's role in making decisions that reflect advocacy for the client (Wade, 1999, p.310). Ultimately, this includes taking care of the patient physically Continue Reading...
Complete Care Plan Associated care plan completed None -- done Additional research, collaboration, consultation. Additional Risk Factors Very specific evaluation Collaborative or nursing issues that are important but may, by necessity, be del Continue Reading...
The specific tile of the article is as follows: Zahr, Lina Kurdali (1998). Therapeutic play for hospitalized preschoolers in Lebanon. Pediatric Nursing. 24(5), 449. Research Question. One of the most important tenets of quantitative research is to Continue Reading...
There are clear philosophical connections between the core ideas of hermeneutics and those of historicism, because each posits a potentially radical degree of relativism. Rodgers & Knafl (2005) explore this, arguing not for a return to any radi Continue Reading...
Another case may be where the rights of a client brings harm to the client him- or herself. When a client with cancer for example refuses life-saving treatment, I would do my best to persuade the client otherwise. I would do so on the principle of Continue Reading...
Therefore, corporations have had to change their viewpoints and start looking at the long-term consequences of their behavior, as well as looking at the bottom line. Businesses also have to be concerned because consumers have also become aware of e Continue Reading...
In the emergency room, this distinction can have a determinant impact on the ability of the staff to preserve life and diminish pain and suffering. The introduction of a bioethical perspective into this dialogue invokes a question as to the primacy Continue Reading...
Nursing Values Personal Values and Nursing What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? Of all the personal values that are most Continue Reading...
Nurse Patient Ratios and Quality of Care This study reviews the broad level of issues that surround the nurse/patient ratio: a critical shortage of trained and experienced nurses; increased political and fiscal demands from all sectors of society; r Continue Reading...
A person's health is an ever-changing state of being resulting from the interaction with the environment. Optimum health is the actualization of both innate and obtained human potential gained through rewarding relationships with others, obtaining Continue Reading...
In addition to lecture-based introduction to religious differences, video and/or live presentations from religious leaders and clergy from different faiths and role play exercises, the proposed implementation of training in this area should also inc Continue Reading...
Nursing Assessment Taking the history of a patient is a crucial aspect of patient assessment and treatment. A good history can mean the difference between a successful patient outcome and unsatisfactory outcomes. However, taking a complete and usefu Continue Reading...
