Nursing as a profession In New Zealand‚ Nursing is increasingly being considered a desirable profession to be part of‚ but what makes nursing a profession? Among several other characteristics required to make an occupation a profession‚ Autonomy allows a regulating body to control the activity of its members by setting standards and implementing guidelines for its members to adhere to‚ and disciplinary procedures for when these standards are not met. A Code of Ethics is also required for the
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and to be made aware of the risks involved. The nurses involved know a soft diet would benefit her but the final decision is hers’ and to respect her autonomy. The second principle beneficence‚ is to benefit others‚ promote good to prevent harm. One must be cognizant to paternalism and to keep an equal balance of best interest and client autonomy when applying this principle. With Mrs. W case‚ this conflicts with preventing harm because the nurse knows a regular diet puts her in a high risk for
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Non-verbal communication – Words: 170 • Minimum encouragers – Words: 77 • Reflection – Words: 158 • Paraphrase – Words: 332 • Summarise – Words: 199 Date: 08-05-2013 Criteria 6.1 – Identify & describe the reasons why boundaries & confidentiality are important concepts in the use of counselling skills Words: 243 Definition
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“I grew to love her; she was my child!” cried Mary Beth Whitehead in a desperate attempt to keep her child. This emotional battle between the surrogate mother and the client cast a disturbing light on the ethical and legal concerns regarding surrogacy. Is surrogacy ethically permissible? Mass media coverage associated with Baby M’s case normalized the use of surrogacy in the U.S. (Markens 174). However‚ different methods of surrogacy bring about different consequences. Types of surrogacy include
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not consent to treatment while the biological father consents to treatment but lacks custody. The nurse has the responsibility to uphold the “four principles of biomedical ethics of autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice” (Cooper‚ 2012)‚ however‚ this case shows autonomy‚ beneficence and non-maleficence clashing. The patient and her family have the right to determine the patient’s care; yet‚ following the patient’s mother’s decision has the potential of causing harm to the
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process. Due to the age of the client and the laws that not only allow but may require‚ parental involvement‚ counselors must consider how this can impact their relationship to the client and their obligation to the parent or legal guardian. Confidentiality is one of the most delicate issues when discussing ethical dilemma involved in the counseling process‚ and the demand for such information by a parent or legal guardian when the client is a minor can push this topic to the limit. Possible ethical
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longer (Asher). Dax requested on several different occasions to just leave him alone and let him die but all of his physicians’ refused his requests and kept going with their treatment plan. The physicians were going against the principle of non-maleficence‚ which states‚ “ Physicians have an obligation to do no harm to the patient” (Munson‚ 2012‚ p. 892). Dax suffered
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Introduction In recent years‚ there has been increasing number of the UK’s population that are classified as overweight or obese which is gaining immense amount of interest from all the healthcare professionals. Obesity is one of the factors that contribute in developing other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Temple Health Jeans Hospital‚ 2012). Due to this‚ it is vital for the nurses to have enough understanding regarding obesity. Nurses play an important role as patient’s
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exercising their right to autonomy or their right to make decisions about healthcare before they are incompetent to do so is sound‚ but the DNR is burdened with controversy‚ complicated and emotionally charged. Eventually‚ the DNR directive became standard in hospice and end of life care‚ which led medical and state authorities to create and enforce clearly affirmed policies about when to delay or ensue with the action. In these policies‚ emphasis on the patient autonomy and surrogates for the
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A shift from deontological principles to utilitarianism has occurred in the past thirty years‚ corresponding with the rise of the modern bioethics movement (Rae & Cox‚ 1999). Many members of an increasingly aging population are denied their autonomy on the basis of mental incompetence. The most common cause of the loss of competence is Alzheimer’s disease‚ which may afflict up to 50% of individuals 85 years and older (Alzheimer’s Disease‚ 2003).
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