Nightingale Executive Summary Western Governor’s University Nightingale Executive Summary Nightingale Community Hospital is a 180 bed hospital that provides acute care and a range of services to their community. Nightingale has four core values that consist of safety, community, teamwork, and accountability. Communication is a key concept in achieving and defining those values. According to the National Patient Safety Goal Data in regards to communication for Nightingale Community Hospital
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Laura Dittmer Marie Peckman Tracy Taylor Melissa Jacoby NUR/391 2/17/2014 University of Phoenix The America Nurses Association Code of Ethics provides a guideline to follow in a case that involves ethical dilemmas. In the case of Marianne, the ethical issues that arise is providing enough information for the family so they can make a decision on Marianne’s care. According to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, a nurse must practice with
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Administrative Ethics Administrative ethics is a branch of bioethics that addresses the corporate context of how organizations influence the ethics of its members and how members of the organization influence each other and the general population (Badzek, 1998). Administrative ethics includes an array of administrative responsibilities, and the development of organizational policies and procedures. It establishes organizational ethics by which employees are requested to follow. This includes the
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Nursing Sensitive Indicators: Organizational Systems Gleidis Angeles Western Governors University Nursing Sensitive Indicators: Organizational Systems The knowledge of nursing sensitive indicator can be helpful in providing the patient care which meets the quality and ethical standards. Nursing sensitive indicators rely on evidence to take patient care decisions (Patrician, 2010). According to Patrician (2010), Evidence Based Nursing is the use of personal expertise and research to take decisions
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domain of nursing practice? Be sure to cite current literature in your response Nursing practice in one of the widespread area of practice that appears not so accurately regulated, certifications are not entirely standard. Commonly practice takes place base on model of hospital or clinic in which we work, yet more or less the practice is not defined well. But framework of nursing presented below is a valid and legal resource to reassess our scoop of practice validity. scope of practice largely
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Description of the Ethical Issue In a technological world protecting patients’ information has become harder and harder to maintain. Todays new threat is social media. According to Elizabeth Scruth, et. al, (2015) social netweorking is one of the most common types of social media being used (para. 5). We live in an era where social media is being used as our own personal journals. Everyday personal experiences and the happenings of our day to day lives are constantly being posted on social networking
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a board of nursing (BRN), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. As you compare and contrast these two organizations, be sure to highlight the differences between the two. A. Boards of Nursing (BONs) and Professional Nurses Organizations (PNOs) Both BONs and PROs are important in the system that provides society with high quality nurses. Here is a statement from the web site of National Council of State Boards of Nursing ("Boards of
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Electronic Health Records: An Ethical Dilemma Danielle Cooper The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing Electronic Health Records The root of current Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems go back to the 1960s and 1970s, when academic medical centers developed systems with the idea of compiling patient health information so that it could be centrally managed and shared (Balestra, 2017). Then, in 1999, the Institute of Medicine published its landmark study of medical errors
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The Ethical Dilemma Regarding ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders. Whilst on placement on an Adult Rehabilitation Ward, I observed an ethical dilemma. The patient concerned was issued with ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ (D.N.R.) order. This decision was reached after the consultant, named nurse, patient and the patient’s family discussed together and based their decision on the patient’s age, condition, quality of life and wishes. The UKCC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ (1992) states that every registered
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Nursing Theory Assignment: Hildegard Peplau’s Theory Ana Hernandez California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Nursing BSN 302-98 Lorna B. Diaz, MSN, BSN, RN The Mother Of Psychiatric Nursing, Hildegard Peplau Hildegard Peplau was an influential nursing theorist, who’s also known as the “mother of psychiatric nursing.” Her primary concern was how people relate to one another and through research and science
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