Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nur391 January 14‚ 2010 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing The American Nurse’s Association’s code of ethics provides guidelines to help nurses make ethical decisions with the patient’s needs as the main focus of concern. In the case where Marianne‚ a 79-year-old woman who is admitted for a hemorrhagic stroke and her family is in conflict over the decision to have surgery or not to have surgery‚ the code of ethics expresses the need for the nurse to be
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“Homosexuality… Good or Bad?” In the documentary film “The Laramie Project‚” many issues were brought up and discussed throughout its duration: socio-political ones such as laws against hate crimes as well as socio-ethical ones such as live-and-let-live philosophies. However‚ what may have truly caught my attention‚ and probably as well as others’‚ was the controversial socio-ethical topic of homosexuality. The story of the documentary film “The Laramie Project” revolves around Matthew Shepard
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Ethical Issues relevant to the DNP- or PhD-Prepared Nurse Ethical issues/challenges faced during nursing practice are diverse; ranging from a potential of over-abusing power in position to getting burned out due to over-work to experiencing moral distress over patient suffering resulting from essential clinical practices. For the DNP prepared nurse‚ a number of issues can arise in the clinical scenario. The foremost of these is the moral burden of watching patients suffer‚ either before or after
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MSNG 502 – INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY FINAL Requirement A. Ethical and Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Loss of rights‚ victimization‚ and other grave problems face the person who has made no plans for personal and property management in the event of disability or death. The advice and services of a competent attorney regarding financial and personal issues can preserve future autonomy and self-determination. The nurse as an advocate can encourage the older person to prepare advance directives
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session about his likes about location‚ characteristics‚ religious affiliation‚ atmosphere‚ and academics. The readings this week talked about ethical issues. According to Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (2009)‚ counselors need to analyze ethical issues to make an ethical decision that possibly is critical to their session they are conducting. Some of the ethical questions an advisor should propose when they are in a session are could the situation be detrimental or damaging to themselves or someone
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In regards to the women that face the decision of whether or not abortion is ethical‚ Ayn Rand‚ a major intellectual figure of the 20th century‚ would say that achieving self interest is the ultimate end.¹ Rand’s philosophy of Objectivist Ethics puts aside the judgement of other people.⁴ She focuses on the goals of the individual and how a person must benefit from their actions for the sake of themselves.⁴ “There is no such thing as ‘society’…only individual men‚” that must fend for themselves as
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These are issues I faced as a Resident Assistant on a regular basis‚ and the student often feels their trust has been violated when there is even a suggestion to include an additional party. However‚ it is important for their overall development to have their situation
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Ethical and Legal Issues NUR/391 March 23. 2011 Ethical and Legal Issues Laws are to protect the innocent. Our patients are the innocents when the nurse is to be caring for them. The nurse is expected to care for the patient not only with respect but also with skill and knowledge to perform the job properly and effectively. Two cases affected by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics are very clear. In the case of the nurse witness‚ her code of ethics clearly states she is to be
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resources. There were some ethical issues that occur during the investigation and apprehension of the suspects. Steps taken by law enforcement to acquire some evidence and statement are questionable. Statements made by the Tsarnaev family acquired through interview with several news networks had mixed view towards the actions of law enforcement and the portrayal of the Tsarnaev brothers. In their pursuit of the suspect law enforcement officers engaged in behavior that could be consider unethical. Procedures
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nursing as a profession‚ holds itself to a standard of practice and a code of ethics that governs this discipline. It was well put by Nicholson (2012)‚ “Nonprofessionals cannot be held to the standards of the medical professions‚ but persons who have been specially trained‚ educated and licensed are accountable for performance that deviates from the customs of their field.” To function effectively‚ nurses need to be aware of their contents and incorporate them
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