discussed in this paper will be the ethical decisions that have to be made by Dr. F and the RN in regards to disclosing information to Dr. J. Also‚ according to the NANDA nursing diagnosis for ethical consideration‚ Dr. F and the RN also have to consider if Mrs. Z has some knowledge deficits in regards to her prognosis and if due to her culture‚ she feels powerlessness towards her diagnosis. Ethical theories are important to justifying and relating situations in nursing. In this paper‚ there will be
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My personal statement is to be why I chose nursing as a career‚ but in all truth nursing chose me. I’ve already had a caring spirit and always was willing to help others‚ but the mathematics to get me to this career was already mapped out. Nurses run in my family and I just so happen to live with a registered nurse‚ my aunt. She works night shifts and when she would come home and talk about her cases‚ a burst of excitement lights up my heart. I knew I was bound to go into such a fantastic field.
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The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements is a guide for nurses that was developed to assist nurses in performing their responsibilities and ethical duties that come along with the nursing profession. Ethical guidelines are important to have in the healthcare profession because they help health care dilemmas be recognized‚ differentiate between right and wrong conduct‚ and tell the healthcare worker what their responsibilities or duties to their patients are. Nurses are held accountable
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compacted in an Act that is entitled under the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Code of ethics simply means a set of rules or principles that govern a certain group of individuals within an organization or a Union of professionals. New employees in professions‚ organization and companies are usually given a set of principles of which they are required to sign and adhere. (Fowler & American Nurses Association 2008). In most cases‚ a violation of these ethics may lead to serious consequences such as jail terms
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing University of texas Personal Philosophy of Nursing Since I was very young‚ I have always wanted to be a nurse. As a 5 year-old‚ I practiced nursing playing with my dolls and younger sister. Now‚ when I look back and remember what I was doing as a young girl‚ it reminds me the simple and unique quality of nursing‚ which is caring and comforting. According to Rogers nursing is "a learned profession‚ both a science and an art" (as cited in Masters‚ 2009 ). The
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Personal Philosophy of Nursing Pamela Metzger September 11‚ 2011 Jacksonville University Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing Philosophy What is nursing‚ what does nursing mean to me? After much thought I have put together a few ideas of what the term nursing means to me‚ along with some supporting ideas from references I have read. Jacksonville University School of Nursing Philosophy One of the primary foundations of the philosophy of Jacksonville
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Madeline A. Cameron Oklahoma Wesleyan University My personal philosophy views nursing as a calling. I believe that all nurses have a personal duty to delineate personal and spiritual truths‚ pursue continuing education and provide competent and unbiased care to all patients. “Spirituality in health is inextricable in each person’s search for the discovery of the truth about self and the meaning and purpose of life.” (PubMed.gov‚ 1997) In order to help
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My personal definition of nursing is the ability to provide holistic‚ compassionate‚ non-judgment care to people with the goal of promoting and improving their way of life in ethical and safe way. Nursing is also the ability to think critically to lessen or prevent sickness‚ injury‚ and disease. My personal philosophy in nursing addresses and unites accountability‚ professionalism‚ and compassion together that provide a framework in my profession as a nurse. These are also my personal values in
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Personal Identity Paper College of Saint Elizabeth Personal Identity Paper On a normal day on the Labor & Delivery floor it can be slow--until it’s not. I work on a unit that averages 5-10 deliveries in 24 hours. I have worked shifts with only one delivery and others where the nurses are running around the entire day with no breaks. I’ve even worked shifts where there were eight cesarean sections in 12 hours. I’ve had shifts where we have started the day with one room full and only
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing UCF November 25‚ 2011 Personal Philosophy of Nursing My personal definition of nursing is taking care of my patient as a whole; using my knowledge‚ being compassionate and caring‚ respectful and honest. Taking care of the; spiritual‚ physical and emotional aspect of the patient‚ and taking into consideration their family and environment. Learning about the different theorists I associate myself the most with Hildegard Peplau. Peplau believed that the
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