Ethical dilemmas are often solved by various stakeholders coming together, analyzing the situation, and making recommendations.

Ethical dilemmas are often solved by various stakeholders coming together, analyzing the situation, and making recommendations. In the health care setting, this is the responsibility of an ethics committee. Ethics committees may be comprised of individuals from various roles within the organization, ranging from leadership positions to mid-level patient care professionals. Instructions: Scenario:  You are […]

Summarize the AMA’s Principles of Medical Ethics and discuss how they relate to the 8 ideas you developed on how a physician

The AMA’s Principles of Medical Ethics includes a mandate to “recognize a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health”. (AMA, 2012 Principles of Medical Ethics, Principle VII). Instructions: Create a podcast, 5-10 minutes in length, where you will discuss the following: Describe eight (8) […]

Then, discuss the top three traits you feel makes a good nurse leader. Support your statements with examples from your practice experience and scholarly sources.

Signature Assignment Title: What Makes a Good Leader? Signature Assignment Description/Directions: Choose one or more leadership topic(s) from your textbook or from a scholarly source from a previous discussion or assignment from this course and write about its application to nursing practice. Provide definitions, history/background, and major concepts of chosen topic.  Describe the topic’s function in […]

The social history and family history of the patient are essential to assess to determine the support system available to the patient.

Response Post # 2   Diversity and Health Assessments The human behavior, ideas, attitudes reflect the manner of cultural competency of different patients. These behaviors are their culture, which affects their belief in their treatments. The socioeconomic, spiritual, lifestyle and other cultural factors are changed to one group or a subgroup of the individual, in […]

Do you agree or disagree with this statement and why? Is the failure to properly educate clients on the fault of the Nurse

The ANA has stated, “Education for those in the health-care professions must increase in depth and breadth as scientific knowledge expands” (Catalano, 2012, p.91) According to Catalano, there has been a lack of adequate preparation for educating clients with self-management concerns, particularly clients with chronic illnesses, and this lack of education is a serious violation […]