coordinate the delivery of numerous patient services‚ and administer high costly healthcare programmes (Weld and Garmon Bibb 2009). Due to the rapid expansion in the scope of nursing care and knowledge‚ nursing staff face greater responsibilities and require increasingly more skills; such is the importance of nursing law and ethics. The pace of change of law in this area is considerable as the role of the nurse is becoming more diverse. The pressure to keep up to date not
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of care plays an important role in assuring the standards of nursing performance. By providing specific performance requirements‚ standards of nursing performance can improve and provide quality of nursing care in health care settings (Scope & Standards‚ pg 33). Quality care is one of the most significant nursing standards of modern time. This particular standard must be implemented by nurse’s everyday. One of the main concerns in nursing practice today‚ is quality of care in the health care setting
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The controversial issues of women ’s rights and equality for blacks in America during the 19th and 20th centuries ’ are themes that paved the way for the success of two famous historical playwrights. Henrik Ibsen‚ one of the founders of modernism in theater‚ explores throughout some of his plays the theme of gender roles during the 19th century. August Wilson ’s plays "constitute a cycle that traces the black experience in America throughout the twentieth century" (1027). He emphasizes the struggle
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I want to be a member of this website.sorry for cheating you all. Imagine being captivated for life. In a cage‚ locked up when you are so innocent. Zoos have become a controversial issue in our society‚ and from what I am thinking‚ I feel that it’s not right to keep the animals in zoos. So do we have the rights to do that? Generally‚ almost everybody has been to a zoo at least once in their life and I’m sure you can remember yourself as a kid where you adored the wild animals behind the glass walls
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the Practice of Nursing but as nurses it is our responsibility and duty to keep up to date with changes being made that will effect our profession. The biggest concern nationwide seems to be the number of patients that a nurse can safely care for and while some states have regulations on that nurse-patient ratio many do not. Pennsylvania is going through a transitional period where two bills are being purposed and both can change the way we provide care. While safe staffing is an issue nationwide it
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Professional Issue in Nursing As a nurse‚ I make judgement that would affect patient’s health every day‚ I am aware that I have a great duty to ensure my patient’s safety to maintain the public trust (Chitty & Black‚ 2011). After learning this module‚ it helped me acquire adequate knowledge to better manage legal and ethical issues at work. For the sake of providing a high quality of care to my patients‚ I must be knowledgeable in both (Croke‚ 2003). Nowadays‚ the public is aware of legal issues and
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Global Nursing Issues What Can Nurses Do? Lack of healthcare workers is causing healthcare crisis in developing countries. Nurses can choose to either volunteer on mission trips to underdeveloped countries‚ or can raise funds by joining organizations that sponsor volunteer efforts to underdeveloped countries. Description of Two Challenges Related to Providing Adequate Healthcare in Underdeveloped Countries One of the major challenges is poverty. According
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choosing to do what is right. People use ethics to guide in decision making throughout life. This foundation helps to direct us which path to take socially‚ educationally‚ and professionally. In nursing‚ ethics encompasses relationships with self‚ patients‚ and colleagues. Ethics is a part of the foundation of nursing. It defines how nurses provide care‚ empathy‚ and respect to others at all times‚ no matter the circumstances. As a profession‚ nurses frequently face
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Controversial Issues in Entertainment XXXXX Communication/255 XXX XXXX XXXXX Controversial Issues in Entertainment Clintons unethical behavior while in office In early 1995‚ 1997 President Clinton had inappropriate relations with a young lady named Monica Lewinsky. The interactions did not involve sexual intercourse so they did not necessarily constitute sexual relations. However‚ holding the most powerful position in the United States government‚ as well as being married
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Abortion has always been a controversial topic‚ from the court case Roe v. Wade to the view points of pro-life and pro-choice supporters; controversy has stemmed from the actual procedure‚ the reasons for abortion‚ and the after effects. Abortion was legalized because of the court case Roe v. Wade which originated in Austin‚ Texas (Tompkins prologue). A young woman by the name of Norma McCorvey‚ also known as Jane Roe‚ was unmarried and she lived in poverty (Tompkins 19). She found out she was
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