In our nursing 110 class, professional nursing practice has been studied, using the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) Standards of Practice. In this paper, I focus on Ethical Practice Standard 4, and talk about the ethics involved in nursing by describing a narrative that includes many moral decisions that a nurse could potentially be involved in. The Narrative Ed (a name used to protect client confidentiality) is a 95 year old man living in a long term care facility,…
After both the Republican and Democratic parties tried for decades to pass healthcare reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was passed in 2010. Through regulations and policies geared towards reducing healthcare related costs, providing increased quality care, providing better access, and more affordable health insurance policies, the ACA helped reform the United States healthcare system. The reform contains regulations and legislation regarding rights and protections, required…
Newcastle Place Care Plan C.A. Each patient is a unique individual with their own story. Since every patient is different, their plans of care should be different as well. The theme of providing client-centered care has been followed from the time when nursing began until now. The nurse’s duty is to develop a plan of care, which is an organized way for the nurse to generate sufficient and specific care for the patient. This paper addresses my client’s needs at Newcastle Place, as well as the…
Resolution: The nurse manager listened to the employee and made her aware of the other steps that she would need to take in order to finalize her termination with the organization. Application to the skill: The application to the skill involved the nurse manager listening to the employee and showing empathy to her situation. She also provided her with the necessary feedback needed in order to complete the termination process. What you learned: I…
How could I improve? (Wright & Leahey, 1999) Works Cited Eggenberger, S., Meiers, S., Krumwiede, N., Bliesmer, M., & Earle, P. (2011). Reintegration within families in the context of chronic illness: a family health promoting process. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronis Illness 3, (3),…
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), is the most effective method to choose the gender of your child available today, although being the best that means it comes with a big price as well, being almost 100% effective comes as a $20,000 PGD uses the same process as IVF but they inspect the embryo, by doing this there is a 100% chance that if you do fall pregnant it will be with the desired gender you have selected. But when you do pick one gender the other gendered embryos are then needed to…
OrganiOrganizational Plan Quintessential Pharmaceutical’s management team consist of leaders with many years of experience in the pharmaceuticals and logistic industries. Our attitude is laser-like focused on meeting the specialty drug needs of our customer’s. Our management team consists of the President and CEO, a Chief Financial Officer and four executive vice president/directors all reporting to the CEO. Each director provides guidance and direction to their respective division with final…
For preschool-aged children (4-5 years of age) with ADHD, behavior therapy is recommended as the first line of treatment. No single treatment is the answer for every child and good treatment plans will include close monitoring, follow-ups and any changes needed along the way. Deciding if a child has ADHD is a several-step process. There is no single test to diagnose ADHD, and many other problems, like anxiety, depression, and certain…
Families have 5 basic survival needs including safety, simple pathophysiology, skills, school, and support. Safety pertains to the disease knowledge. The more patients and families understand their disease the better they will be equipped to manage it. Families should be taught the warning signs of hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia and the steps needed to correct the complication, glucose levels, and ways to manage the disease. Not…
Doctors treat people: this is a crucial statement which I believe should be at the centre of all decisions made by doctors regarding a patient’s health and wellbeing. Over the last number of years medical practitioners all over the world are beginning to turn away from the biomedical model for practicing medicine and towards treating each patient as an individual. This involves considering how best to treat the whole person, not just the injury they present with. In the past physicians were…