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APA Ethics Code

types of information has been upheld in numerous court cases (Smith-Bell and Winslade, 2008). Confidentiality is about privacy but...

Conent in Psychology

research, assessments and therapy. In any case, the purpose is to assure the clients/participants fully understand what is going t...

Ethics for Therapists

information needs to be provided to health care insurers, hence the name: Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. I...

Assessing the Success of an IT Implementation in a Healthcare Setting

The writer presents a paper which looks at the implementation of electronic patient records for a company providing medical care f...

'Right to Die' Issue as it Pertains to Texas

In ten pages Texas laws are examined as they pertain to issues involving the 'right to die' with medical consent, living wills, an...

Organ Donation and Prisoners

In five pages this paper considers organ donation in an examination of ethics, relevant issues, consent and as it relates to priso...

Case Studies on Medical Care's Informed Consent

implied (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Take the action of the patient who rolls up their sleeve to receive a shot for example (Ret...

U.S. Department of Justice v. Microsoft Corporation Brief Legal Analysis

nature and premises of what is and is not antitrust, how the modern world defines the nature and appropriateness of competition in...

Media and Language

returning a signal in some way that the message has or has not been understood (Watson/Hill). The purpose of written communication...

A Case History of Angina

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

Nursing's Personal Code of Ethics

on the following (Nursingworld.org, 2004). * Human dignity * Commitment to the patient * Protection of the patients privacy and co...

Informed Consent and Nursing

that the doctrine of informed consent is "hopelessly flawed--or at least misguided," as it is often not possible to truly inform ...

Imogene King: Theory Of Goal Attainment

how to achieve restorative health within an environment of compassion, benevolence and intuitiveness. Indeed, the fundamental bas...

Mandatory Staffing Ratios

between those who supported mandatory staffing ratios, based on research such as the study conducted by Linda Aiken, and the stanc...

COPD and Rehabilitation

symptoms so that they might seek help at the onset of a respiratory event and to acquaint them with the causes of their condition ...

Lifespan Developmental Psychology; The Case of an Elderly Bereaved Patient

from the age of around 60 years, however, the age at which this is reached is not fixed, as it is not with the others, but is a na...

Diabetes Self-Management - Hispanic Patients

has always been about the development of autonomy, equality, social justice and democracy" (Mezirow, 1999). The transformative app...

Nursing/Medical Vocabulary

9.Surg: Patients recovering from some form of surgery. 10. Med: Patients recovering from some form of illness. 11. ICU-Intensive C...

Patient Falls, Patient Safety and Communication

This paper is made up of three sections, with each section pertaining to a significant hospital administration issue. These topics...

Counseling Style Determination

client, the therapist must first determine what the personality structure of the client is. Now, trying to determine "personality ...

Elite Theory and Understanding Public Policy by Thomas Dye

and without duress, and is competent. At least two physicians must agree that the patient is likely to die within six months. Th...

Pain Management for the Elderly

has been estimated that between 49 and 83 percent of all elderly adults experience pain on a regular basis (Briggs, 2003). Desbi...

Critical Incident Analysis in Nurse Management

and certainly health care facilities. In essence, the minimum requirements of nursing dictate that: * the nurse remain cognizant ...

Deliberate Harm to Self and Nursing Management

In seven pages this paper discusses the problems associated with a patient's deliberate self harm in a discussion of relevant mana...

Patient Dignity and Concept Analysis

need for theory in accomplishing the tasks of direct patient care. There are routines and required protocols to follow, but the p...

Training, Teamwork and Benefits in Patient Care

with physicians to "Yes, doctor," the still-proceeding transitions in healthcare continue to elevate the position of nurse while n...

Elderly Citizens and Considerations for Community Health Care

the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the economics of elder care. The stakeholders in this...

Treatment in Home and in Hospital for Acute Conditions Advantages and Disadvantages

level of problems for inpatients was 20.9% compared to only 8.4% for outpatients (Wilson et al, 2002). When asked to rate the serv...

Nursing a Muslim Patient

different ways, In communication a starting point is the presence of verbal and non verbal communication. Different cultures may h...

Marketing Plan for Utilizing the Adult Nurse Practitioner at an HIV/AIDS Clinic

they do and so are less valuable in health care (Cys, 2004). NPs are and have been nurses first, and a requirement for the Master...