As healthcare professionals, nurses encounter a range of ethical issues in their day-to-day practice. Here are some of the common ethical issues in nursing: Confidentiality and Privacy: Nurses have a duty to maintain patient confidentiality and privacy. This means that they should not disclose any information about the patient’s health status, medical history or treatment…
When nurses exceed their scope of practice, they violate their nursing license and may be performing tasks that are reserved by statute for another healthcare professional, such as a physician (Fremgen, 2012). Due to the shortage of nurses, their responsibilities are ever increasing, which may lead to actions that result in malpractice. However, nurses have…
Differentiate among the theory-based teaching strategies (dialectic learning, problem-based learning, operational instruction, and logistic teaching). Choose one theory and discuss its application to nursing research and management. Locate one scholarly article that applies the theory to nursing research or management. Choose one theory and discuss its application to nursing practice and education. Locate one scholarly…
Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation about your chosen species. Include the following in your presentation: How may your species have evolved? Describe the mechanism of speciation, in general, and apply the mechanism to the species you researched. Include evidence that supports your speciation hypothesis. What role does natural selection play with this species? What role does…
What were your initial reactions when you learned that this course consisted of an overarching team project? Did you have any concerns about working in a team? In general, teamwork and collaboration is viewed as a stressful endeavor. In fact, many students and professionals feel that they can complete work better, faster, and quicker…
According to the American College of Emergency Physicians. (ACEP) (n.d.), “the enacted Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 has fueled ethical debate of several important controversial topics. Ethical issues of health care reform include moral foundations, cost containment, public health, access to care, ED crowding, and end-of-life issues.” Review the following article: ACEP. (n.d). The…
There are so many things around us that it can be difficult to focus on just one for a research project. Here are a few things to think about to find yours. First, we are in a sociology class, so your topic has to be sociological in nature. Wondering if a new diet helps people…
Final paper should explore current ethical issues in the workplace that are relevant to your current career or the career that you are preparing to pursue. Your task is to begin to explore the possible issues within your workplace and choose one to focus on throughout the course as you begin to build your final…
To inform colleagues or clients and gain support for your project, you may find it useful to have a succinct summary of your workflow redesign plan. For this Assignment, you develop such a summary by creating a PowerPoint presentation of your redesigned workflow. To complete the Course Project Presentation: Create a PowerPoint presentation to communicate…
In this course, each of you will be developing a research proposal. Our focus this week is to identify a problem specific to your role option( Nurse Practitioner) that is amenable to an innovative solution. Based on your specialty role option (Nurse Practitioner), identify a potential problem (topic) that you would like to investigate through…
Your assigned reading this week explains the importance of distinguishing between the types of ethics (e.g., mandatory, aspirational, principle, virtue). Understanding these differences is the foundation to ethical practice. The more professionals are anchored in an understanding of ethics and relevant applications, the more likely they will effectively apply their understanding to ethical dilemmas. Discuss…
You are a new data analyst at Liberty Hospital. The HIM Director has asked you to put together a quick report for her to use in an upcoming meeting. The report will focus on the conditions of nursing homes in your area (city/state). Often times in healthcare you may be asked to perform tasks with…