This essay will explore the nurse’s professional responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable patients. It will identify vulnerabilities specific to Blanche‚ a ninety year old lady with medical and physical problems (appendix 1). Other issues such as patient rights‚ autonomy and accountability will be discussed. It will consider the nurses professional behaviour and interventions to support Blanche. The Department of Health (DH‚ 2000a‚ p.8) define a vulnerable adult as a person over eighteen
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Nursing Philosophy Ayesha Muhammad Alcorn State University July 27‚ 2010 Nursing Philosophy Nursing is more than just simply a career. Nursing is a calling from a higher power. I chose to be a nurse for several different reasons. My uncle was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in (date). The care and compassion shown to my uncle put nursing in another perspective for me. The feelings of care and comfort my family received during this tragic time had a strong impact on my decision to
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administrating digoxin‚ I took advantage of the drug book online to verify the rate the drug should be pushed. I took advantage of the technological tool that was available to make the right choice to prevent any harm to my patient. Informatics in nursing has drastically reduced error in the field. I did a fall risk assessment of all my patients at the beginning of the shift and placed call lights at patient’s reach. I realized some of the nurses on my floor did not perform this important task because
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Pathways to Action Guy McCrary POL/110 7/28/2014 Matthew Hitechew Pathways to Action I am aware that is much easier to agree to something‚ or make a promise—even if the intention was there from to the start‚ and not deliver them. Working in Congress is certainly nothing to balk at‚ or make fun of—but there comes a certain amount of scrutiny when accepting a elected position‚ but there is a metaphorical line drawn of the calendar to which when the day arrives a give amount of accomplishments
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A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ however‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks
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Affirmative Action is it still Valuable COM/220 June 4‚ 2013 Affirmative action‚ what is it? Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. (Affirmative action. (2013). In Merriam Webster. Retrieved from http://m-w.com) Affirmative action is very important in our modern society‚ Affirmative action is the most effective way of addressing discrimination against minorities and women. Affirmative
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION As much as we desire diversity‚ it will not occur if left to chance. We educate ourselves when we learn to interact with people of different colors and nationalities. During the last election‚ the majority of Americans voted for an African American President. Why then do we continue to use affirmative action to fight inequality? It is not so easy to wipe away centuries of inferiority‚ shame‚ and scars‚ by simply anointing one minority to the highest position in the land. It
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Action research Introduction Action research is basically learning by actions .It is where a group of people spot a problem‚ make an effort to resolve it‚ see how fruitful their efforts were‚ and if not pleased‚ attempt once more. Action research design is the step by step ways of handling an action research problem. Discussion Components of Action Research Design I. Problem formulation- This involves defining a problem and narrowing it down to a small number of queries to be answered e
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against Affirmative Action While racism is definitely wrong‚ the American society as a whole has taken the whole race issue to the other end of the spectrum. People are afraid of being ‘politically incorrect’ and therefore try will keep silence on issues they feel strongly against since it may upset someone else. Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ there has been a push to give minorities extra benefits simply because of their race. One of these concepts‚ named Affirmative Action‚ allows minorities
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The Concept of Intentional Action Abstract The concept of intentional action‚ which is the notion of how people assign blame/praise unto actions and how they consider them to be intentional or unintentional has been a subject of discussion within the area of philosophical theories of the mind and folk psychology. To investigate whether people assign moral considerations with regard to actions and how they consider them intentional/unintentional‚ 6 people were given a 5 question questionnaire to
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