Informed consent is the process in which a client voluntarily agree to a proposed treatment option. This is imperative because the client should always be aware of and understand the proposed treatment options. The advantages and disadvantages are made aware to the client as well as specific risks and alternatives. Informed consent derived from battery‚ which is when the touching of another person is unauthorized and both parties don’t agree on it. I believe that every person should have the right
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This is a request for your participation in my research focusing on the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in conjunction with medication‚ in the treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The purpose of this study is to assess if both treatment strategies‚ delivered concurrently‚ are more successful in treating BDD. Within psychology research‚ there has been ample evidence documenting the efficacy of both CBT and the drug fluoxetine in treating BDD‚ but there no studies have assessed
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The Author will describe the nurses role and discuss individualised patient care based around legal and ethical frameworks that guide and govern nurses in their roles as healthcare professionals. A five stage process to nursing care is one framework use to deliver this care and consists of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ care planning‚ implementation and evaluation and is an on-going‚ continuous cycle that only ends when goals are achieved and homeostasis is restored‚ or reasonable expectations of health
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Medicine management can be defined as ‘the clinical‚ cost-effective and safe use of medicines to ensure patients get the maximum benefit they need‚ while at the at the same time minimising potential harm.’ (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 2004). This essay will analyse the role and responsibility of the nurse in medicine management. It will then examine the complexities which arise when applying this clinical skill in the context of learning disability nursing in
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deals with informed consent‚ in this case the plaintiff seemed to be wronged in the sense that their child was not given the best opportunity for a full recovery. The defendant‚ however‚ believes no wrong has been done since the professionals are certain that the diagnosis was best for the patient. The argument develops in the sense that the parents of the patient were not informed of all the different diagnosis‚ and how this illness could affect their child’s brain development. The patient suffered
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of the nurse. (Consent) Word Count: 1‚146 (One thousand‚ one hundred and forty six) There are a number of legal and ethical duties expected of nurses. Most of these involve care for patient’s autonomy and confidentiality despite the medical care. Failure to act regarding these can give rise to liability. One aspect of Patient’s autonomy involves giving or withholding his consent about treatment. This paper takes into account ‘consent’ as the
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familiar phrase of overworked and under appreciated has rang through the nursing field. As health care reform and insurances make critical changes‚ nurses are forced to keep up. Nursing managers are in a bind to meet the new budget cuts and criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues at hand
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The nurse-patient relationship has always been considered to be an essential aspect of the nursing profession‚ which has an impact on the wellbeing of both sides. The nurse-patient relationship has a unique purpose and is extremely complex and often difficult to understand from an outside perspective. The role played by the nurse is pivotal in patient care‚ as establishing a good relationship can be vital in helping the patient make clinical and psychological process. In the discussion that follows
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The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Patient Outcomes Kelly Adams McCann Drexel University The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Patient Outcomes When my daughter was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 11 years ago‚ I was I was blissfully ignorant of patient-to-nurse ratios and budget constraints. I had confidence in the competence of the nurses and believed that they had the time and the tools necessary to care for my child. Now that I’m a nurse myself and I see my support staff numbers cut and
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This study focuses on the issue of nursing staffing and its effects on the outcomes of the patients. To begin with‚ the tem nursing staffing will be defined and followed by a discussion of nursing staffing in relation to the nurses themselves. Nursing staffing levels and their effects on the patient outcomes will also be discussed with regards to morbidity and mortality besides other indicators of patient outcomes‚ the impact of nursing staffing levels to quality of care as well as an overview of
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