Compare and contrast the legal position of a formal and informal hospital patient suffering from mental disorder. About 90% of those admitted to psychiatric facilities in England and Wales are admitted ‘informally’[1]. The grounds for this are found in section 131 (1) of the Mental health Act 1983 – nothing in the act shall be construed as ‘preventing a patient who requires treatment for mental disorder from being admitted to any hospital’ – regardless of whether the ‘correct’ procedure has
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In case scenario one‚ 21-year-old female patient Yolanda Pinella received intravenous therapy as part of her chemotherapy treatment. She is suing because necrosis of the hand occurred that resulted in reconstruction and skin grafting of her hand‚ losing permanent function and deformity of several fingers‚ leading to her inability to continue to pursue a career as a musical conductor. There is more than one incident that could have prevented this occurrence; however‚ I think the defenses I think
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Concept Paper : PSA for Baby Dumping The objective for us to create this PSA is to create awareness to the public and provide help for those who need it. We also want to provide some general information on the number of baby dumping cases which has been increasing in our country. Besides that‚ we would like to remind single mothers or parents that they should have their responsibility to take care of their baby but not dump them with all sorts of irresponsible excuses. Today’s society and generation
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KL reclassifies fatal cases to tackle problem of baby dumping but NGOs oppose move By Carolyn Hong‚ Malaysia Bureau Chief KUALA LUMPUR - BABY dumping that causes the child’s death will now be classified as murder‚ an offence which carries the death penalty in Malaysia. The Malaysian Cabinet made the decision after the media highlighted a spate of newborns being thrown away‚ in some cases publishing photos of ants crawling over a dead baby and decomposed bodies. The latest case was a dead
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Working with Values and Beliefs when Providing Patient Care My Personal Philosophy of Nursing By: Michele Combs NUR 391 Working with Values and Beliefs when Providing Patient Care Nursing is an art and a science. The profession is an art of compassion and caring in a creative way. Creativity allows nurses to individualize nursing care. Through science‚ nurses obtain the skills and technology they rely on to achieve each patient ’s optimal health ("Nursing"‚ n.d.). Florence Nightingale became
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Causes of Baby-Dumping in Namibia There has been a continuous increase on baby dumping within Namibia. Recently‚ every month a case of a baby being dumped it is reported by Media. Baby dumping simply means the act leaving away the baby at any place without taking care of the baby. There are numerous causes associated with baby dumping but in this essay the main focus will be on social causes. Sexual Abuse Firstly‚ Sexual abuse is one of the most significant reasons for baby dumping. In most cases
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International Dumping Laws Xiaoya Xie If a company exports a product at a price normally lower than the price its charge at home product‚ it is said to be “dumping” the product. (1) In order to get into the foreign market the government sometimes gives subsidies to domestic companies to encourage dumping into other countries Types of dumping: (1) Producers are trying to stay competitive in another country. (2) Dumping result from international price discrimination
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THE CAUSES OF BABY DUMPING In our society today‚ people of every age have problems that they need to deal with. Some problem for one age may differ from the problem of another age‚ or they may be just the same. High school students especially are facing so many problems. The five biggest problems that high school students facing these days are‚ illegal racing‚ using drugs and alcohol abuse‚ having free sex‚ abortion and dumping baby. The problems usually follow the flow‚ first
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The doctor-patient relationship demonstrates many differences from a researcher-subject relationship. The two relationships diverge when it comes to the purpose of the interaction‚ the interaction itself between professional and patient or subject‚ and the final goal that results. The basis of the differing relationships stems from the contrast in the moral obligations and responsibilities that each professional is required to uphold‚ and this in turn affects the kind of relationship that exists
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Dumping is wrong‚ even if there is no law broken. I know this is a matter of opinion‚ however I believe dumping is immoral even if there is no way to objectively determine it. I guess it could be possible to argue that there is nothing wrong with dumping. Companies within the United States often sell their goods at prices that are below the cost of production. And at times if their products are outlawed and unable to be sold in the United States‚ I understand that they are trying to salvage some
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