Ethics and Organizational Perspectives Policy, Law, Ethics, and Regulations in Advanced Nursing Practice MSN 6004 U07a1 Ethics Communication Reflection Paper As a nurse it is our ethical responsibility to provide care, treatment, and teach individuals of diverse ethnic groups regardless of their educational level, socioeconomic status, cultural background, or ethnicity. The American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics gives nurses an ethical framework within which…
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to this practically scenario. Also identified are clear key ethical issues present in this scenario, and the relevant bioethical principles in this case. Lastly the legal responsibilities and current legislation will be defined and explained. ANMC codes that justified her decision-making. 1. Ways of Knowing There are four fundamental patterns of knowing that are functional to the nursing profession. First up we have Ethics, the component of moral knowledge in nursing (Caper,1978,pp.20-21).…
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explores the effects of academic dishonesty and violations of the Honor Code in the school of nursing. It reviews the importance of ethics and ethical behaviors in the nursing profession. There will be an evaluation of the Honor Code and a discussion as to why it is important to both students and nurses. A breakdown of the Code of Ethics will be discussed along with issues and concerns when violation occurs. The profession of nursing upholds practices that promote ethical behaviors; therefore, this paper…
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A useful elaboration has been provided by Kerridge, Lowe & Stewart (2009) that contain five general principles that can be applicable to the concept of Ethics. Ethics is widely related to the wellbeing and thriving of man and the making and preservation of a peaceful society for the advantage of everyone. It is more concerned with what one should do, rather than what one should do. It utilises a methodical approach to outline what ought or not ought to be done, in either an action or Process. It…
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position does not always portray a leadership persona, and visa versa. In this paper, the role of management and leadership will be explained, the difference between each style, and the principles of developing a strong team while in a healthcare setting. The myth about License Practical Nurses (LPN) only being able to obtain employment in Long Term Care facilities has been a black smear on this certain nursing title for years, but fortunately this statement is all but true. “LPN’s may acquire different…
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LAW AND ETHICS The nurses’ career is faced with both legal and ethical issues. One of the codes of conduct of the nurse says that the nurse should integrate the knowledge of ethics and legal aspects into the values of the profession (NMC, 2008). It is important the nurses should be aware that they will face problems in their career, but the knowledge on how to deal with it is important. Also, the nurses should be aware of malpractice and the possible ways to protect themselves from a malpractice…
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Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) – a master’s degree educated RN who assumes accountability for client care outcomes through the assimilation and application of research based information to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts or populations. The CNL designs, implements, and evaluates client care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided by the health care team, including…
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domains. Nurses scored higher on the domains of demands, control, roles and relationships compared with other occupations indicating greater levels of stress. Similar stressors have also been reported for nurses working in adult palliative care settings (Newton and Waters 2001). Caring for the terminally ill is a demanding, but rewarding area (Slocum-Gori et al 2013) of health care, stressors unique to this working environment – dealing with patient death rather than cure, and supporting entire…
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The progress of nursing as a human science is hampered by the mechanistic, deterministic, cause-and-effect methods that have dominated it; in other words, they rejected the received view, the logical positivist view of theory development (Paterson, 1971, p. 143). Paterson and Zderad were a decade ahead of the literature in nursing that later…
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families about dying (30%), pain control techniques (28%), and comfort care nursing interventions (9%) (White et al, 2001). Responses varied according to the educational level attained: nurses with diplomas ranked 'dealing with angry patients' and 'legal issues' higher than did those with Master's degrees and/or PhDs. Thus, nurses do not seem to feel adequately prepared to care for terminally ill patients. However, this topic has not been* studied in International journal of Palliative Nursing 2012, Vol…
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