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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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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Negligence Paper Nichole Ziegler University of Phoenix Health Law and Ethics HCS/478 Mary Burke August 12‚ 2012 Negligence Paper "Nursing’s role in providing patient care has expanded in response to increasing patient acuity‚ technology‚ evidence-based practice‚ managed care‚ and the advancement of the profession. Because of this professional evolution‚ nurses are in a position of higher accountability" (McConnell & Vaughn‚ 2010‚ p. 1). Negligence can be considered as "carelessness
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Negligence Paper Wrong site surgery has become a frequent incident in health care facilities across the nation. “Research in the US has suggested that wrong site surgery happens every 5-10 years‚ or one in 112‚994 cases” (Edwards‚ 2008‚ p. 168). Recent studies have shown that despite the focus by governing bodies over wrong site surgery in the past few years‚ wrong site surgery continues to happen at an alarming rate of 40 times per week in the United States alone (“Wrong-site surgery still happens
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to someone else could be considered negligence. In the case with Mr. Benson in the Neighborhood Newspaper article‚ a mistake was made that was irreversible. He went into the hospital to have his leg amputated‚ and the doctor amputated the wrong leg. The question is was the doctor negligent in his practice? Is the amputation of the wrong leg considered to be malpractice on the doctor’s part? This paper will differentiate between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. After differentiating
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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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This paper will discuss the hypothetical scenario and case problem 4.4 and its implications on unintentional tort or negligence. It can be found on page 124 of our textbook Business Law Today: Essentials‚ written by Roger LeRoy Miller and Gaylord A. Jentz. As read in the case‚ “Kim went to Ling ’s Market to pick up a few items for dinner. It was a rainy‚ windy day‚ and the wind had blown water through the door of Ling ’s Market each time the door opened. As Kim entered through the door‚ she slipped
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