Pharmacology plays a huge part in these roles for the nurse. This essay below will elaborate on the importance of pharmacology for the five reasons of safe medication administration, monitoring of medication actions, patient education, legal and ethical aspects of pharmacology and the nurse practitioner. Firstly, safe medication administration. To administer drugs safely it is the nurse’s responsibility to have knowledge of the prescribed medications as well as their therapeutic and non therapeutic
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Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Richard Doria Grand Canyon University NRS -437 V Nov 16, 2014 Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Patient confidentiality can be often breached without the intention of doing it. This happens when staff discusses patient information in crowds or small groups, patient notes on the computer being left open and unattended, and documents that are not being filed properly and stay visible to the next patient. Confidentiality is not necessarily absolute
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Nancy Drew Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V | Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptual Model August 11, 2013 One may ask themselves a couple of questions when determining if one really needs to go back to school to obtain a higher level of nursing education. What’s the big deal having a baccalaureate-degree (BSN) in nursing versus having an Associate-degree (ADN) in nursing? Why go to school for four years and sit for the same National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) that an ADN
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professional accountability to patient care than any other time in nursing history. Services provided by nurses can be criticized as deficient if accurate documentation lacks supportive description of the care rendered. This paper defines negligence, gross negligence, malpractice, and the importance of documentation. Also, it presents the article from the Neighborhood Newspaper, “Amputation Mishap; Negligence” and the ethical principles that would guide this author’s practice using such scenario
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Delegation and Ethical Decision Making Student’s Name Institution Date Question 1 Delegation Delegation is a process by which a task’s responsibility and authority is transferred to individual who accepts the transfer. It is based on effective up-down and down-up communication in an organization or unit. However, the delegator retains accountability for the tasks delegated (Lipe & Beasley, 2004). The five rights of delegation are the right task, circumstances, person, communication
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Abortion Ethical issues continue to weigh heavily in the way healthcare is delivered in the United States. Diversity makes the most sensitive issues settle in a grey area, rather than simply black or white. Many believe that abortion is ethically justified, when others believe it is morally wrong. The ethical differences in opinions will be explored in the following paragraphs, analyzing the issue from different perspectives. Yet the act of abortion appears to break the vows of non-maleficence
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Historical time period Nursing role in community Major health issues Partnerships used Watson’s theory Past period 1 Colonial period in America: The colonists recognized public health problems quite early in North America. They established temporary boards of health were established in response to epidemic diseases. In the early years of America’s settlement, the female head of the household took care of all household members, in their sickness and childbirth as well as wellness. She was also
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Nursing is a collaborative profession. It is not an independent or a free-standing profession. Multidisciplinary care is a health care profession that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, program coordinators and health professionals from different specialties. To provide optimal care to the patients and understand their situations, these multidisciplinary teams must work together, communicate frequently, and share resources. Since each profession has specialized knowledge and is responsible
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Is it important that the organization’s ethical values support your ethical values? Explain. Ethical values according to “Businessdictionary.com” (2013), is “The set of established principles governing virtuous behavior” (Ethical Values). An organization sets ethical values for employees to follow and ensure the facility sustains a good reputation. However, it is vital for an organization’s ethical values to support or mirror the values of its workforce, and it is even more important for management
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take Lena is in a complicated situation; there are several ethical principles at stake. Respect for her sister’s boyfriends’ autonomy in addition to the principles of beneficence, to do good as well as avoid harm. Nonmaleficence, the intention of doing good although some harm may come. The principles of justice, to protect her sister from a possible life threating disease. As a registered nurse we are bound by both legal and ethical obligations that we must contend with before we react to a situation
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