Name: Course: Institution: Date: Interview with an Advanced Practice Nurse Introduction Interview with APN/CNP, Diane John Diane John, APN/CNP is a nurse practitioner at Health land, a Hawaii center for the public. She has devoted 30 years to her nursing career. She has worked as a nurse in a medical intensive care unit and as a research nurse in the study in the intensive care unit. She has been a Female Nurse Practitioner for the past 20 years where she started out as a midwife at wife care center
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workers who only run errands for doctors, and revengeful people with no ethical code.
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form of behaviour modification based on the principles of operant conditioning. It was originally created as a behaviour modification method; however it is now just usually used to maintain good behaviour in prison settings. It can be applied to the nursing home situation as it will encourage cooperative behaviour because they will be gaining tokens for good behaviour, which will eventually result in a reward. For example if the elderly people cooperate with the rules and do not be disruptive for a day
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Nursing Ethics Tomi MS Grand Canyon University NRS 437 V December 22, 2013 Personal Nursing Ethics As per the Code of Ethics every nurse is expected to practice with compassion and respect the dignity and uniqueness of every person without considering their socio economic status or disease condition. We all have our own values and beliefs as normal human beings. But when it comes to nursing profession, patient is the main focus and nurses are committed to give care that is not biased or
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The author is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who has encountered breaching of patients confidential records on a few occasions. For example, the author was approached her first day off of CNA orientation by a physician who demanded to know how his/her patient was doing from a
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personal ethics," 2014, para. 1). Since these ethical ideals are specific to each individual, it is natural that not everyone will see an ethical dilemma the same way. Personal ethics are often a culmination of one’s spiritual or religious ideas, goals, and upbringing. According to the American Nurses Association, a code of ethics was developed to guide nurses in how their responsibilities should be carried out to show consistency of quality nursing care and the obligations of the profession. The
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Ethical and Legal Responsibilities Jaconda Williams Bauder College What are the ethical and legal issues in this case? Include the nurses’ ethical and legal responsibilities. The case of patient Patricia Newman is a complex situation involving ethical and legal issues. An ethical issue that the family is facing is the sudden onset of illness with their mother. Ms. Newman was initially hospitalized for pneumonia when she suddenly had a hemorrhagic stroke. As suspected the patient’s family received
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Shortening the Wait: A Strategy to Reduce Waiting Times in the Emergency Department Introduction Emergency Department (ED) nursing is fast paced and complex in nature. Their goal is to assess quickly and prioritize the patient needs so that those with emergent needs are seen before those with urgent or non-urgent needs. Causes of ED overcrowding and lengthening wait time include, influenza season, inadequate staffing, inpatient boarding due to inadequate hospital beds and patient population
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understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators could assist the nurses in this case in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care. Nursing-sensitive indicators reflect elements of patient care that are directly affected by nursing practice, specifically three aspects of nursing care which include: structure, process, and outcomes. Structural indicators include the supply of nursing staff, the skill level of nursing staff, and the education and certification levels of nursing staff. Process
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they provide to ensure they are not subject to accusations of negligence, or gross negligence that can lead to malpractice suits. This paper will differentiate between negligence, gross negligence, and malpractice. In order to further examine these issues an article titled “Amputation mishap, negligence cited” from The Neighborhood News in which “Earlier this week, 62-year-old Joseph Benson underwent an amputation of his leg just below the left knee and only suffered one complication- the wrong leg
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