Discriminatory practices are very influential on the people that use health and social care services; I will explain these effects and give examples. (1) Marginalisation is when you feel like you are not liked within a group or in other words you don’t feel like you are a part of a group or society.In health and social care everyone should be treated equal and marginalisation is not allowed. An example of this is a youth worker excluding a homosexual teenager based on his sexuality. (1) Disempowerment is to make someone feel devalued this could happen to either an individual or groups. The victim could be discriminated by a valued group/individual or powerful group/individual.
The Necessity of Sex in Ethics In this paper I will examine John Russons’s Bearing Witness to Epiphany and prove that his argument in the fourth chapter is that sexuality is essential in order for people to live ethically. Sexuality allows oneself to experience freedom by creating bonds with others that opens doors to new set of human values and ethics that would not be discovered otherwise. Erotic experiences allow one to truly experience the other person as an individual, which also allows one to discover oneself as person. This openness to the other individual in the erotic bond is the epiphany of the other, which is the foundation of ethics. Russon argues that sexuality is foundation of meaningfulness and a developed human life.
RTT1 Task 1 Western Governors University RTT1 Task 1 This is an examination of the nurse sensitive indicators in the case study concerning Mr. J, who is an elderly Jewish male patient with a fractured right hip and a history of dementia in a hospital setting. Nurse sensitive indicators presented in Mr. J’s case were: patient falls, restraint prevalence, complications of pressure ulcers, and patient satisfaction will be addressed in this task. Better care is provided by nurses when they are aware of nurse-sensitive indicators. A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nurse sensitive indicators included in this case are Mr. J’s use of restraints, complications of pressure ulcers, and patient satisfaction.
Nursing Implications: Delirium in community dwelling older adults are often associated with infection. The Nurses in Adult Day Centers and primary care centers might consider a delirium screen on routine basis; Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-ICU) is a structured instrument which assesses four features of delirium, is a valid and reliable method for people with diverse ethnicity and educational levels. Specific symptoms include acute onset and fluctuating course, inattention, disorganized thinking and altered level of consciousness. If the older adult has a positive score on acute onset and inattention and a positive score on either disorganized thinking or altered level of consciousness, patient is positive for delirium. Nurses might be instrumental in helping care givers to increase coping skills.
Description of the Assessment *Miss Frances is a pseudonym for the purposes of service user’s confidentiality and in line with the NMC Code of Conduct (2008). If readers of this essay are able to figure out the service user and the place where she was given this episode of care, the author kindly requests that readers keep such identities to themselves. Miss Frances*, an 18 year old lady was assessed by a senior nurse with a student nurse present as an observer. She was referred by her G.P following a sexual assault. She was reported as having a previous history of anxiety and depression.
Yet, this same upbringing blinded me to the inherent social disadvantage experienced by transsexuals. Through my experience, I can recognize that heterosexuals are taught not to identify the privilege of their group over transsexuals. I have decided to identify some of the daily effects of heterosexual privilege in my life. I have chosen those conditions that I think in my case attach somewhat more to sexuality privilege than to class, color, or status, though of course all these other factors are intricately intertwined. As far as I can tell, transsexuals that I come into contact cannot count on most of these conditions.
Quality of Life and Functioning Thomas Case Scenario By Vanessa Schneider Western Governors University Personal Perceptions On May 8, 1990 my mother was diagnosed with colon cancer. That day is clearly etched in my mind, because it was my birthday. Less than two years later she died. Having lived a scenario close to Mrs. Thomas’s, I personally can speak about how one’s own perceptions in regard to quality of life and health promotion might affect the care administered to a patient with a terminal illness. Often when providing care for a patient with a lingering illness the nurse must refocus to ensure the needs and wants of the patient and family are being followed and not allow her own personal beliefs to interfere.
In this paper, I summarize the article, present comments on the highlights of the article and suggest where additional research findings would be of use in improving the sexuality of ill elderly adults. Summary of Article A good part of the society believes that older people with illnesses do not have sexual needs because of their changing body image. All those negative attitudes of the society prevented the ill elderly from acknowledging their sexuality as a healthy and important part of life. ‘Sexuality is described as one of the most natural and basic aspects of life that affects an individual’s identity as a human being. Sexual health care is an essential component of overall wellness during one’s developmental life span.
On the other hand opponents of assisted suicide do not believe this is the only way to secure a good health alternative. Opponents believe that it is important to make a patient feel comfortable and help them improve their quality of life not end life just because it is an option or that they may feel they are a burden to loved ones. Assisted suicide can be performed by a physician or a person who is willing to help a patient end their life. This paper will focus on physician assisted suicide (PAS), this has been a controversial issue in many countries and have many different opinions on the ethics behind assisted suicide. To further examine the data the utilitarian ethics approach will be used.
Mental health Chesler says labelling is done by a male dominated profession who are more susceptible to mental illnesses. If men are emotional they are advised to rest as they obviously have been working too hard and are mentally exhausted. However if is emotional she is likely to be accused of being hysteric and on the verge of a mental breakdown and advised to take treatment such as taking drugs such as Prozac and fluoxatine or go to a mental hospital for therapy. Gender inequalities in health Feminists believe that patriarchy in institutions can affect the health of females. The feminist Bernard found that married women were