Running head: PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS 437 April 3, 2012 Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient confidentiality is a fundamental practice in healthcare and it is integral part of healthcare ethical standards (Purtilo & Dougherty, 2010). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality
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Stephen Mannar Instructor: NRS -433V Nursing Research December 11, 2011 Caring Science | Sources 1. Legitimizing basic research by evaluating quality.Abstract:The aim of this study was to use ethical arguments to strengthen the relationship between the concepts of legitimacy and evaluation. The analysis is based on the ethics of Levinas and Buber and is motivated
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Science in Nursing, while an ADN is an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Both degrees will qualify a person to take the same licensing exam NCLEX. There are several differences in the competency levels of these two-degree programs. BSN program is a four-year degree, which is knowledge, theory and research based and the emphasis is on the entire picture of the field of nursing. Exposing the nurse to human diversity and global perspective, health promotion, spiritual perspectives, ethical, legal, political
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Michelle viewed the patients as “vulnerable, have the right to safe, skilled care administered by a nurse who is mentally and physically able to perform certain nursing duties” (Sullivan, 1994, p. 21). As discussed further by Sullivan (1998) “the major ethical issue in impaired practice is the conflict between the rights of the nurses for fair and humane treatment and the rights of patients for safe and competent care” (p. 21). “It was evident that “there was a tension between
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHIC My Nursing Ethic Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437V July 21, 2011 My Nursing Ethic There are several factors that contribute to who humans truly are as individuals. We are all shaped by our personal experiences, memories, emotions, and knowledge affecting our perceptions, reasoning and judgment of people and situations. The collection of these factors makes up the basis for an individual’s personal ethical philosophy.
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Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies
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Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies
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The influence of consequential ethics as an ethical framework (the greatest good for the greatest number) opposes the ethical principle of deontology (i.e., the rightness of an act itself determines what is right). Both of these impact the nursing profession. Modern social exchange theories are based on the principle of utility. Read the assumptions of social exchange theory and consider how these would affect the nurse-patient relationship, compared to how these impact the nurse within the health
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Nursing as a Profession From the dawn of time nursing has existed, in one form or another. Because healthcare varies between cultures, nurses have historically taken on many different roles: a folk healer, a healer with religious ties, and that of a servant (Ellis & Hartley, 2012). Because of these various roles, some may not realize, or accept, that nursing has evolved into a much needed profession. This essay will discuss what a profession is, the criteria needed to be present in order to be
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Professional moral compass is something every professional has and lives by especially in the field of nursing. When we look into nursing practice, philosophy of nursing and worldview are contributed by an individual’s personal, spiritual and cultural values. It is evident that one’s personal value, worldview and philosophy may conflict with her commitment to practice and also creating an ethical dilemma. Personal, spiritual and cultural values have high influence on any individual’s life. Personal
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