The term “shortage” refers to a situation where there is a demand for something but there is not enough of a supply to meet the demand. In order to determine whether there is an actual nursing shortage currently present‚ we must know what the demand for for nurses and what the current supply of nurses is. According to Buerhaus ‚ Staiger ‚ and Auerbach‚ the demand for nurses is expected to increase two to three percent per year. Furthermore‚ The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration suggested
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR/391 February 3‚ 2014 Patricia Shaw Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nurses today face many ethical dilemmas in the delivery of patient care. What can or should be done for the patient versus the wishes of the patient’s physician conflicting with the personal beliefs the nurse holds to be true. The client’s wishes may conflict with the institutional policies‚ physician professional opinion‚ the client’s family desires‚ or even the laws of the state
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ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES OF NURSING Many confusing factors make it a task to establish‚ monitor and sustain ethical and legal issues in nursing. Everyone has various personal views based on experiences of life‚ religion‚ education and political affiliations‚ all nurses should be aware about nursing laws and ethics and understand how nursing legal issues can affect them. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics is very influential to nurses because it is used as a framework
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Ethical and Legal Issues NUR/391 March 23. 2011 Ethical and Legal Issues Laws are to protect the innocent. Our patients are the innocents when the nurse is to be caring for them. The nurse is expected to care for the patient not only with respect but also with skill and knowledge to perform the job properly and effectively. Two cases affected by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics are very clear. In the case of the nurse witness‚ her code of ethics clearly states she is to be
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Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing Michelle R. Stelly Term I: Writing Project 2010 Mrs. VanIwaarden 10/11/2010 Nurses are subject to a plethora of legal‚ ethical‚ and professional duties which can be very challenging. These duties are generally considered to be to respect a patient ’s confidentiality and autonomy and to recognize the duty of care that is owed to all patients. As nurses our duties are always professional‚ however there are legal implications if these duties are
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Ethical Issues relevant to the DNP- or PhD-Prepared Nurse Ethical issues/challenges faced during nursing practice are diverse; ranging from a potential of over-abusing power in position to getting burned out due to over-work to experiencing moral distress over patient suffering resulting from essential clinical practices. For the DNP prepared nurse‚ a number of issues can arise in the clinical scenario. The foremost of these is the moral burden of watching patients suffer‚ either before or after
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Ethical and Legal Issues Paper Christel Rockwood NURS/391 March 11‚ 2014 Renee Martin-Thornton Ethical and Legal Issues Ethics is an integral part to nursing practice. The American Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA) with interpretive statements acts as a guide for professional conduct by outlining the ethical values of the profession. The Code provides the profession
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nursing as a profession‚ holds itself to a standard of practice and a code of ethics that governs this discipline. It was well put by Nicholson (2012)‚ “Nonprofessionals cannot be held to the standards of the medical professions‚ but persons who have been specially trained‚ educated and licensed are accountable for performance that deviates from the customs of their field.” To function effectively‚ nurses need to be aware of their contents and incorporate them
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They understand‚ that ethical decision they make‚ can affect patients and their practice. Moreover‚ that it is important to make those decisions right so that client’s rights are honored without dismissing nurse’s morals and conscience. Nurses base their ethical decisions making on CRNBC guidelines or ethical decision-making framework‚ although keeping in mind that patient comes first. In complicated ethical cases‚ they look for the help of the ethical committee‚ professional policies
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with ethical problems they must maintain moral integrity‚ living up to their ethical beliefs by being honest‚ trustworthy and consistently standing up for what is right (2012). Pozgar (2016) the contents of ethics vary depending on the risks associated with a particular profession (p. 300). The National Commission on Correctional Health care (2011) talks about nurses in a traditional medical setting. How ethical decisions happens periodically and sometimes nurses are pulled into ethical situations
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