Age of consent

Scenario Role Play - Assessment 1 A parent arrives with their child who has been Absent due to illness. The parent asks you to administer the child with herbal medication. Identify what is the legal or ethical concern in the scenario? The legal concern is that the herbal medication lacks any prescription from a Doctor and therefore lacks information about what the medication is, the dosage, who the medication is for and the expiration date.The ethical concerns are that due to a lack of data…

Sometimes the evaluator is unclear whether or not they have received proper informed consent or agreement (assent) with other parties that are also involved in the same case (Pepiton et al., 2014). “Some cases don’t even have signed consent from any of the adult parties” (Pepiton et al., 2014, p. 85). Most evaluators tend to not document informed consent and ignore to do so (Pepiton et al., 2014). Informed consent is really important and should not be overlooked. All parties need to understand…

date. After finding the percentage, the students graphed their percentage on a chart. This provided the students with a visual tool of the progress they were making, or conversely, the need for improvement. ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER The role of the social worker when working with the children in the attendance group is ensuring that the children are having their basic needs met. Many families within Point Pleasant Borough are homeless. As a result, these families are residing in low-income…

system in Japan Introduction At present, Nursing practice focuses on several specialized areas and thus, the Japanese nurses are also in need to possess more general competencies other than the specialized skills. In this regard, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (1998) and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2002) commended that the assessment must be kept as an essential component in the professional nursing education. Also, currently,…

1 The charge being considered in this circumstance is rape under s 48(1) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA.) (CLCA) The fault element being pursued is intention to have sex with the knowledge of non-consent (KNC) and reckless indifference as to the possibility of non-consent in the alternative. This offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Conduct Elements Sexual Intercourse Ramsey performed sexual intercourse with C, as defined in section 5 of the CLCA. The facts…

East University is a private school in Arlington, Virginia. Established in 1967 by a group of health professionals and military leaders. The Delta school of nursing offers traditional baccalaureate, accelerated baccalaureate, Masters of Science (MSN), and doctorate degrees. The Delta school of nursing hired 5 experienced associate professors in addition to 20 faculty members for undergraduate and graduate programs. Therefore, current student body of 150 will increase to 200. The students…

interests of the patient, so policies, procedures, and principles have been put in place to help physicians and the family/surrogates to make the right decision (Thompson). Two main principles justify the legality of this issue which are informed consent and informed refusal. Informed refusal comes with a variety of guidelines that physicians must follow. The job of a physician is to secure comfort when it comes to withdrawing life support. Major questions come into play for example, if you…

circumstance. Giving Monica the chance to decide will allow her to live out the rest of her life by her own standards. In reference to Goldman’s article, “The Refutation of Medical Paternalism”, for the doctors to make a decision without Monica’s consent would not be a form of justified paternalism. Although physicians have an understanding of the option that is best for Monica, she still has the right to be aware of her illness. The harm that will be done to the patient by waking her is not…

What is a dual relationship? The goal of most client and therapist relationships is to help or guide the client through a particular aspect of his or her life. This goal may be accomplished through encouragement, advice, “flooding” exercises, psychological evaluations, and open conversations. The relationship must include boundaries to meet the goals set forth by the client and therapist. According to Johnson and Ridley (2008), “boundaries are the buffers or barriers between a professional and…

November 13th, 2001 was the date that would change Jeffrey’s life forever. This retired Wesleyan University professor suffered a stroke that would make him incapable of completing a sentence. It was the day his autonomy was taken away from him, and all the decisions were put on his wife who was his power of attorney. As Jeffrey’s condition got worse, his wife made the life altering decision to place a pacemaker to keep her husband alive, and since that day she and her daughter have fought to end…