2002). Ethical dilemmas such as consent force nurses to decide on possible actions to take. By discussing the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence and applying the ethical theories I hope to make it clear how nurses justify their actions. My understanding of ethical accountability is that I am answerable to myself; I must always be truthful, fair and respectful and I believe I must treat others as I would like to be treated. Nurses faced with an ethical dilemma have to decide
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informatics applications that, when combined with other applications, provide the hospital with a vast network of information that is readily available to healthcare professionals. While the transition to EHR was not an easy task, the advantages of this evolution are immense. “Information technology influences the manner in which nurses practice, how they are educated, and the methods of providing and documenting patient care” (Rivers, Blake, & Lindgren, 2008, para. 2). With the use of informational
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educating themselves trying to get the best medical treatment for their healthcare dollars. Hospitals find themselves in a position of proving they are the better choice than the hospital down the street. To do this many hospitals are looking at how nurses are prepared whether it be Associate degree in nursing (ADN) or Bachelor degree in nursing (BSN) and how this affects patient outcomes. According to Hood, L. J., & Leddy, S. K. (2006) the ADN degree in nursing is a concentrated study of clinical
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Educational Preparation Nurses can obtain their degrees in two ways in today’s educational environment. In order to obtain your nursing degree one must either complete an Associate Degree program or a Baccalaureate Degree program. Both degrees will allow you to sit for the NCLEX once you have completed and passed the specific degree program. After passing the State Boards, NCLEX, you can now call yourself a Nurse. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the differences in competencies between the
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er problem in any economy” “Recovering HR director” who has solved turnover in all industries and across 6 continents, including African gold mines and the CIA Founder of the Retention Institute which offers the Certified Employee Retention Professional program (CERP) where candidates apply tools in real time to solve their organization’s retention problems, based on Dick’s book • • 2 1 11/18/2009 Today’s Agenda 1. Why retention matters today 2. Three Ps quiz 3. Is your retention
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SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES 1 SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES Delegation Orchid Quiton Chefalo Western Governors University Nursing Program 11/11/2011 Revised 11/30/2011 12/10/2011 SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES 2 Delegation It takes a team approach to manage patient-care
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Roxanne M Hart Grand Canyon University: NVR-430 Professional Dynamics June 16th, 2013 According to the research that has been conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, when you compare a nurse with an associate’s degree to a nurse who has a bachelorette degree, the nurse that is prepared with the bachelorette is more prepared clinically and has shown to have lower mortality rates, fewer medication errors, and more positive outcomes for patients. I have read over and compared
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licensed nurse, it is very important that you know the legal concepts of your chosen profession. Since the nursing profession was the one decided on then you are held accountable for your actions. Accountability is extremely important in the nursing practice as well as the law. (Berman, 2012) Currently there are two reasons that knowledge of laws is important in the nursing practice. The reasons are to ensure nurses decisions and actions are current with legal principles and protect the nurse from
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woman dressed in scrubs with a stethoscope around her neck and a clipboard in her hands, you aren’t alone. An overwhelming majority of nurses in the United States today are women. However, nursing began as a practice reserved for men. It wasn’t until the 1800's that nursing became an organized practice. During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale and 38 volunteer nurses were sent to the main British camp in Turkey. Nightingale and her staff immediately began to clean the hospital and equipment and reorganized
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Fatigue Alarm fatigue is a growing national problem within the health care industry that links medical technology as a serious hazard that poses a significant threat to patient safety within hospitals across the country. Alarm fatigue occurs when nurses encounter an overwhelming amount of alarms thus becoming desensitized to the firing alarms. Alarm desensitization is a multifaceted issue that is related to the number of alarming medical devices, a high false alarm rate, and the lack of alarm standardization
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