Debate Stephanie J. Murray HCS/478 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Dr. Lora Lee Debate Life sustaining treatments should be continued for patients in persistent vegetative states. All life is sacred and worthy of preservation‚ no matter what the condition is. There is currently no evidence that supports patients in persistent vegetative states do not feel pain or process sounds and discussions that are occurring around them. “. Descriptions of nonpurposeful behaviors as purposeful—smiling‚ laughing—can
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Reflective Journal on Ethical Issues for Case Studies Angela Cleveland HCS/478 July 27‚ 2013 Lynda White As nurses‚ we encounter ethical situations everyday regarding patient care. How we handle these situations promote equality while seeking rationality. After reading the two case studies presented‚ I will discuss in my reflective journal how the ethical issues were presented‚ the steps taken in the decision-making process to ethically address the issues‚ the lenses
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Personal Ethics Statement HCS/478 December 9. 2013 Personal Ethics Statement Ethics is a developed since of standards to guide decisions and behavior. Ethical conduct is formed from moral values transformed through parental teaching‚ social exposure‚ and life experience. As an adolescent mature into adulthood standards of what is right and wrong can change. Personal ethics is the behavior or mode of action from the concept of right and social exposure‚ and life experience. Ethical
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Negligence Paper Elizabeth Ruelas HCS 478 January 10‚ 2012 Shawishi T. Haynes Negligence Paper Negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice are terms that healthcare professionals fear being involved in. We have healthcare laws and policies that guide each healthcare practice. In today’s litigious society‚ we see healthcare lawsuits that are wrongfully filled‚ some that are not valid‚ and some unjustly settled cases. Yet there are some situations where a lawsuit should have definitely
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ETHICAL DILEMMAS: THE ALLEN FAMILY The Allen Family The father and husband is Clifford Allen Pamela‚ the wife and mother‚ was currently diagnosed with cancer in the colon. Gary‚ their son‚ was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and is currently 24 years of age. A moral problem encountered by the Allen family is Pamela’s medicine and operation. Pamela understands that her prognosis is not enough or weak and plans on not undergoing chemotherapy and radiation Clifford‚ her husband‚ insists
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The Law of Negligence appears relevant in this situation. In (Gerbic and Miller 2010 P.430) the three principles to determine Negligence are: i) Was the plaintiff owed a duty of care? ii) Is the defendant in breach of that duty? iii) Was the loss caused by the breach and was it foreseeable? It will also need to be determined as to whether or not Jenny the owner is vicariously liable for the actions of her employee and if Mr Toxopersona is responsible for a proportion of his own negligence. Mr Toxopersonas
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Topic/Subtopic Cases/Law Facts /Quotation/Principle/Definition Negligence. Definition Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co (1856) 11 Ex. 781‚ per Alderson B ‘Negligence is the omission to do something which the reasonable man‚ guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs‚ would do‚ or do something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.’ The tort of negligence Negligence is about fault based liability. The plaintiff must prove on the balance
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Negligence Advice Case According to the law of negligence a neighbor is a person that should take reasonable care to avoid acts that can be reasonably foreseen. This can also be seen in the Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932) case‚ “On the 26 August‚ 1928 Donoghue and a friend were at a café in Glasgow. Donoghue’s companion ordered and paid for a bottle of ginger beer for Donoghue. The ginger beer was in an opaque bottle. Donoghue drank some of the contents and her friend lifted the bottle to pour the remainder
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achievement‚ and improves teamwork skills. However‚ participation in sport undoubtedly involves elements of risk of injury‚ and where there is negligence there is scope in the sporting arena for those harmed to take legal action. During this assignment a sporting injury is analyzed under the requirements of Tort law and the Civil Liability Act QLD 2003 Negligence is defined as breaching the duty of care owed to someone and can be due to a person’s actions or omissions. Duty of care is the legal obligation
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Negligence Paper Ann Fairvalley University of Phoenix HCS/ 478 Negligence Paper Imagine waking up in the recovery room from being sedated for a procedure in which one of your limbs has been amputated. While in recovery you are in and out of consciousness. Finally after being in recovery for 2 hours you are taken to a step down unit to recover and receive teaching and therapy. After getting settled into bed you gets the guts to throw back you sheets and take a look where
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