demand for Nurse Practitioners. A nurse practitioner (NP) is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing. The NP has completed a nurse practitioner program in primary health care and has advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and health care management. The nurse practitioner provides wide-ranging and constant care to patients in a variety of medical settings. There are a number of challenges facing nurse practitioners. The need for a more
Words: 1968 - Pages: 8
pretty straightforward. Inspired by the Hippocratic Oath, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals generally followed the “do no harm” maxim, seeing themselves (ideally) as duty-bound to protect and preserve all human life. But times have changed. Society has grown increasingly morally pluralistic, while at the same time medical technology has advanced, making the work of medical professionals far more complicated. For example, abortion is now considered a right throughout most
Words: 879 - Pages: 4
family planning. This complex process can be separated into diagnostic (the actual estimation of risk) and supportive aspects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_counseling). The field of genetic counseling has developed rapidly with new biologic technologies. Fry, Veatch and Taylor (2011) has pointed out that “the rapid development of
Words: 2137 - Pages: 9
opened in the year of 2000 we have been operating the same way every year and it is time to introduce some new technology in to the center. Research has been done for many days to find new machines that will help improve our radiation therapy process to our patients and also improve the way that this center operates. What has come about during the research is the newest and most advanced machine used in radiation therapy to treat cancer tumors and some benign diseases. This new machine we will
Words: 729 - Pages: 3
------------------------------------------------- Higher Diploma in Business & Information Technology ------------------------------------------------- International Advanced Diploma in International Business with Entrepreneurship ------------------------------------------------- International Advanced Diploma in Business Administration ------------------------------------------------- International Advanced Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management -------------------------------------------------
Words: 1540 - Pages: 7
Sino-Forest Part IV: Influence of the relevant parties and Risk of investing RTO • Influence of the interest groups • To identify the issue of investing RTO based on different perspectives 1. Reverse Mergers (RTOs) Defined & Current situation: “A reverse merger (RTO) is a transaction in which an unlisted private operating company becomes public via a merger with a publicly traded shell company, which is generally a company with no material business operations.” (SEC Approves New Exchange
Words: 1586 - Pages: 7
personnel respond to various types emergencies both natural and man-made. Such disasters pose significant problems for emergency managers and emergency response personnel as well as the medical facilities that treat them. At a moment’s notice, medical facilities can become overwhelmed after a disaster from people seeking medical attention. The key to success is information sharing and management among these responding organizations during and after a disaster. The idea of sharing information does not occur
Words: 2563 - Pages: 11
GENETICS CASE STUDY GENETICS CASE STUDY This case study is based on a high-risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age, genetic test indicating the fetus to have Tay-Sachs Disease and the coping strategies for this family. Rita Trosack is a 43-year old white female, married for six years to husband, Peter, a 46-year old white male. They both work in the financial district of Chicago and live downtown. They have been trying to conceive for two years. They both work an average
Words: 3999 - Pages: 16
Theory in Practice This is a case of a 34-year old woman called June who is suffering from severe anorexia. She agrees to be placed on a feeding tube in order to save her life. On the evening before the tube is placed, June becomes disoriented and physical and totally refuses to have the feeding tube placed. The ethical dilemma sets in when the parents insist that the tube must be inserted despite her refusal, while the ex-husband wishes to uphold June’s final decision which most certainly
Words: 2664 - Pages: 11
Ethical dilemmas in the Use of Ultrasound in China Name Institution Ethics are the principles and values an individual uses to govern his activities and decisions. In an organization, a code of ethics is a set of principles that guide the organization in its programs, policies and decisions for the business (Trevino & Nelson, 2011). The ethical philosophy an organization uses to conduct business can affect the reputation, productivity and bottom line of the business. The ethics that leaders
Words: 1932 - Pages: 8
