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code goes beyond mere regulations. There are many actions that are legal but that are not moral. As an extreme example, the use of...

potential need for treatment for impaired skin integrity due to immobility. Therefore, the nurse will begin precautions prior to a...

is eventually taken. Afterward, I reflect on how my choice turned out and, if I could do it over again, the factors that I might c...

all aspects of nursing. While the prime relationship in nursing is the one between the nurse and patient, relationships between nu...

physical restraints. The authors own views combined with the findings of current literature reveal that the use of physical restr...

and more nurses are standing at the front lines of managed care, acting somewhat as liaison between the patient and managed care o...

Psychologists must live by the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct. They will be sanctioned if they violate these principle...

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

In a report consisting of five pages former Attorney General and Edwin Meese and late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan a...

are ideally suited to assist patient and their families in clarifying their needs and desires, enhancing patient autonomy (Breier-...

a Section 303 redemption, but it must be included in the gross estate for estate tax purposes (2002). The value of the stock mus...

well. This study also appears to be sound scientifically. Its primary means of data analysis is statistical; the methods b...

who is the legal guardian, as this pertains to the legality of admitting a minor for psychiatric care. If the patient is accompani...

is designed to ensure that "Patients have access to needed care" and that healthcare providers are "free to practice medicine with...

This 25 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding CVD in African American patients. Bibliography lists ...

specialists when necessary and requires continuity of care protections to patients so they dont have to change health care provide...

stopped (Quill, 2005). The question was centered around what Terri would have wanted - and it was here that Michael Schiavo and Te...

left to deny anything connected with the loss, either before or after the fact. Those left behind also need to acknowledge the me...

that puts the topic of this study, as well as past research, within an appropriate philosophical framework. Tang then cites the ...

the patient (Overview of California Civil Lawsuit Filing Procedures, n.d.). This restriction may or may not apply in Dr. Sanders ...

and safety" (ANA, 2005). After all, if a nurse does not take steps to preserve her or his own safety, the nurse cannot adequately ...

consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and volunt...

In five pages a medical research project is examined in terms of ethical considerations regarding specialty medical care employees...

not to endure that process or cause their loved ones to have to experience it with them. The impact of the loss of personal autono...

In five pages this paper presents a book review that features a parents' firsthand perspective on the 'right to die' ethical contr...

In seven pages the confidentiality issues nurses must contend with are discussed within the weighty context of the trust between p...

In eight pages the concerns that have recently developed regarding the 1976 ANA Code for Nursing are considered including nursing ...

This 15 page paper discusses seven patients who suffer from various forms of mental illness, and argues that there may be an under...

evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...

This research team selected homeless adolescents as the focus for their study. While, in general, the concept that informed parent...