Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? April J. Bundy Ethical Decision Making in Heath Care January 22‚ 2012 Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? The Hippocratic Oath‚ taken by all healthcare professionals states that‚ “What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men‚ which on no account one must spread abroad‚ I will keep to myself‚ holding such things shameful to be spoken about. I will respect the privacy of my patients
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Competent Communicator According to Samovar‚ Porter‚ and McDaniel (2009‚ pg. 384)‚ being a competent communicator means having the ability to interact effectively and appropriately with members of another linguistic-cultural background on their terms. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in awkward communication pauses or feel as though we are not being understood in the way that we mean to be. This is a result of our competency as communicators. In order to become a competent intercultural communicator
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routine and people” (Thompson‚ 2009‚ p. 30). Interventions: encourages mothers to visit often and feed infants‚ promote home routines‚ and respond to crying and other needs. Allow parents to be present during procedures‚ and encourages parents to comfort children during and after painful procedures; as well as‚ letting infants’ play. Toddler: Issues related to medical setting: separation from parents and “reduced autonomy” (Thompson‚ 2009‚ p.30). Intervention: have parents in the children’s room and
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Providing Services When Threat May Exist Monique Reed BSHS/408 February 15‚ 2015 Melinda Barker Providing Services When Threat May Exist Working with children can be difficult and time consuming because you never know what is going on unless they allow you into their world. Children will only allow a stranger in if they are scared of someone‚ have trust‚ or they know you well. This can serve as a difficult situation when a child is the victim of abuse or neglect and the outcome can lead to a negative
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The Article “When the Nurse Is a Bully” by Theresa Brown‚ R.N.‚ shows that a lot of aggressiveness happens in the medical field. Especially‚ how the experienced nurses treat and act towards the student/new nurses. In the article‚ Brown’s co-worker had said “It’s that whole ‘Nurses eat their young’ thing.” Perhaps that phrase Brown’s co-worker had said means more than just the senior nurses treating the new nurses so poorly. Could this possibly be the experienced nurse’s strategy to make the upcoming
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Providing Care for Looked after Children Arrangements made for good quality care At the end of March 2011‚ there were 65‚520 looked-after children and young people in England and therefore many professionals are needed to keep up a good quality of care for every single child who is to be looked after. The health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people (their physical health‚ social‚ educational and emotional wellbeing)‚ comes from their quality of life and/or care. Some looked-after
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Selecting Immediate Actions A memorandum that will provide an option for immediate action must reiterate the standards for oxygen saturation level and corresponding clinical intervention‚ according the WHO Manual (WHO‚ 2011). This standard (Table 1) must be established for strict compliance to arrest the errors committed based on the investigation conducted. Table 1: WHO Standard Oximetry Reading Ranges and Intervention Recommendation Range Interpretation Recommended Action 95a – 100% Normal Supplemental
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Artful; Negotiating Athens State University Abstract Written report on Tegrity Video – Artful Negotiating by Herb Cohen with three negotiation topics referenced from textbook – Negotiation / Roy J. Lewicki‚ Bruce Barry‚ David M. Saunders - 6th edition. Artful Negotiating After viewing the video titled‚ Artful Negotiating by Herb Cohen I have referenced three negotiation topics from the textbook‚ Negotiation / Roy J. Lewicki‚ Bruce Barry‚ David M. Saunders – 6th ed. Though Mr. Cohen does
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This essay will discuss the plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for
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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Intervention Rationale Evaluation Subjective: 1. “kagabi nung dinala ako dito‚ sobrang sakit ng puson ko at nahihirapan ako umihi” 2. “may bukol dito sa may puson ko at masakit din sa likod ko ( she pointed the lower right side of her back).” 3. “kinuhaan ako ng ihi‚ ang sabi may impeksyon daw” Objective: Afebrile (T:37 C) skin warm to touch (+) weakness (+) pain at the suprapubic area and lower back pain at the right side. (+) bacteria on the urinalysis
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