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will--in all likelihood--result in a professional negligence suit, rather than criminal charges. Suits against nurses result from ...
In ten pages this paper considers a legal brief's argument regarding nurse participation in patient deprivation of water and food ...
associated with a considerable change in the traditional locus-of-control can be safely confronted, and professional practice can ...
staff that can result in moral stress or stress of conscience (Fry, Hurly & Foley, 2002). Because unresolved ethical issues can ...
Outlook Handbook, which is published by the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), registered nurses (RNs), a...
typically covered by the Nursing Practice Act of the particular state in which a nurse is practicing, as this piece of legislation...
blatant display of irreverence, with some of the worst infractions found within the health care industry. The cramped, dark and u...
Conroy and Nottoli (1999) report the case of Henry, an irascible octogenarian who easily was the most difficult patient in the ski...
course of action is often jumbled. Is the patient cognizant enough to make the correct choices? Many issues come into play when a...
her, per se, but rather with her expectations of Madeline, which are not age appropriate. The scenario says that Madeline knows be...
results from alcohol or drug misuse and which interferes with professional judgment and the delivery of safe, high quality care" (...
looking at a potential scenario where a patient seeks the provision of narcotics with the intention of ending their life the nurse...
there a time when an individuals interests supersede those of the masses? These are ethical questions posed each and everyday thr...
that there were tacit agreements between producers (Microsoft) and retailers in which the retailer was forced to agree to handle c...
In twelve pages four cases involving contract law are analyzed in terms of contractual issues and legal definitions....
In four pages this U.S. legal brief involves such issues as the Fourth Amendment and search and seizure with probable cause....
patient was in a significant amount of pain, he made jokes throughout his entire stay, as family members remained at his bedside. ...
and * Student presentations (50.6 percent" (Burkemper, et al, 2007, p. 14). Less than one third of the courses surveyed indicat...
In eleven pages this paper discusses legal issues of which nurses should be aware, lawsuit avoidance, and the importance of malpra...
They are in the community and spreading bacterial infections to the general public. Appropriate health care could greatly improve ...
(2) informed consent is implied because testing is conducted as a routine educational, institutional or organizational activity" (...
Wagner 35). It is also suggested that the practitioner should, of course, thoroughly read the contract, but also that practition...
vacation leave and death benefit plan. Employees paid for their own health insurance, though. The Union violated the law a number...
the women who have traditionally filled nursing positions will undoubtedly continue to pursue other professional opportunities tha...
change the position before completing three years of clinical practice (MacKusick and Minick, 2010). This research article is very...
definitions of community have emerged, with the consequence that, concurrently, definitions of health promotions have also evolved...
only non-identifying information about the other person, such as physical descriptions, age, basic medical data, hobbies, and such...
developing countries, while it alleviating the nursing shortage in the industrialized countries to a certain degree, is creating a...
all aspects of professional nursing and a nurses obligation to patients to provide ethical and professional quality care. The firs...
that not only were nurses retained but that everyone on staff is motivated to be actively engaged and involved in the work environ...