This week’s readings have dealt with the important issues of ethics, diversity, and social responsibility. Many people consider these issues to be inter-related or overlapping aspects of doing business in the 21st century. An organization’s diverse stakeholders can, and generally do, have diverse opinions and varied expectations concerning what constitutes ethical behavior and socially responsible…
Isabel recently earned certifications offered by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the American Organization of Nurse Executives for nurse managers and leaders. She was especially proud of this accomplishment and was confident it would serve her well as she continued her career. At a conference last week, she had found herself talking…
Empathy, motivation, self– and social awareness—what thoughts or images arise as you read these words? These terms relate to skills for understanding, expressing, and managing emotions in self and others, which are attributes of emotional intelligence. Research frequently demonstrates the importance of emotional intelligence for leaders and managers. In health care, nursing leaders who demonstrate…
Write a formal paper of 750-1,000 words that addresses the following: Discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus…
A nurse leader sought to implement greater security in the children’s wing of the hospital by installing a new alarm and monitoring system. Due to budget constraints, the CNO rejected the proposal, stating that current security methods were sufficient. Shortly after this failed proposal, an individual did in fact breach the children’s wing security and…
Select one of the scenarios presented and discuss the boundary concerns you observed as it relates to professional ethics. Include comments on how you would have handled the situation. (Note: disregard the references made about a video guide that accompanies the film.) Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite…
The case of Phineas Gage illustrates the important role of the orbitofrontal cortex in regulating emotional behavior. How does this interesting case help us understand the emotional features of disorders involving brain damage, especially dysfunction of the frontal lobes?
Select a nursing model or theory described in your textbook. What are the key concepts and components of the example you selected, and how are they defined? Create an example describing the application to an area of nursing practice.
What is the role of ethics in business? Prepare a paper that addresses the following: Evaluate the concept of ethics as it relates to business operations. Be certain to utilize your text’s definition and then compare and contrast definitions from other sources. What stance does Drucker take on ethics? How does your text author relate…
Create a holistic care plan for disease prevention, health promotion, and acute care of the patient in the clinical case. Your care plan should be based on current evidence and nursing standards of care. Visit the online library and research for current scholarly evidence (no older than 5 years) to support your nursing actions. In…
Develop educational course for nursing students on the nursing process, critical thinking and the implementation needed to deliver quality nursing care 1. Measure terminal learning objectives 2. course outline 3> Teaching strategies 4, Resources that will be used 5. Handouts that help students with nursing process and critical thinking
Write a five page paper analyzing an engineering disaster. 1) Select and explain a case study which is “BP oil spill” 2) Explain how one of three approaches to ethics can be utilized to analyze the case. 3) Use the style of ethics you selected to analyze the case. You will be graded on content…