Patient’s rights are supposed to be respected and carried out. I feel that Dr. K acting based on feelings as opposed to the issue at hand and not providing the total facts to the family in this scenario. In this scenario the above regulation implies that nurses are responsible for understanding and abiding by the laws that regulate nursing. Although, Dr. K was correct to be concerned about Mr. E’s being competent to understand the issue at hand regarding his medical status, the family should be informed totally. Nurses must be accountable for their actions and make sound decisions when administering care.
Their top priority as a doctor is to help others, and one is not helping someone by denying them aid. For example, a person enters a pharmacy and asks for birth control pills. The person approaches the pharmacist in order to obtain those birth control pills, but the pharmacist does not want to give him/her the pills because the pharmacist believes it is morally wrong. Whichever way you see this, the pharmacist has no choice in the matter; it is the person asking for the pills that has a choice. Whether you support or criticize birth control pills, it is ultimately up to that person to decide for themselves, not the pharmacist.
The advanced directive clearly stated that he did not want to be put on a ventilator or receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If these were his Ethical Principles in Decision-Making Page 3 wishes and the advanced
However, the nurse refused to do so, on the woman by claiming that it was against company policy to perform CPR on those living in the home. The EMTs arrived at the scene some 7 minutes and a few seconds later, but by then, Bayless had breathed her last. As I will argue in this paper, Eeven though Bayless had wanted a natural death without any life prolonging intervention, the nurse had a preexisting duty to attempt to save the old woman’s life. (State in one sentence what that duty is based on – her professional obligation, the principle of beneficence/nonmaleficence, or what?) Kant advocatesd duty-based or deontological ethics, which focuses on what people do, not the consequences of their actions.
This paper will address why Jerry is not qualified to refill any prescription medication. If Jerry is protected if a lawsuit is filled. Jerry’s decision is a tough one, legal and ethical issues and advice will be provided for Jerry’s use. Jerry’s medical training does not qualify him to issue a refill order as well as the pharmacy law. A licensed practical nurse is below a registered nurse level and not even an RN can do this.
Professional Ethics Paper Margaret Simon HCS/478 Health Law and Ethics April 15, 2014 Ann-Marie Peckham Professional Ethics Paper The purpose of this paper is to discuss professional ethics, examine the relationship between laws, ethics, and discuss different ethical theories and principles. Furthermore to discuss how these theories and principles are applied in daily practice. As nurses we are confronted with ethical issues on a daily basis, unfortunately the ethical decision may not always correlate with the laws at hand. It is important a nurse to study and understand the relationship between law and ethics, so to provide the best possible care to patients, while abiding by their moral and values. According to Judson and Harrison (2010), two reasons to study law and ethics is to help health care professionals function in the highest capacity, while providing competent, compassionate care to patients, and to prevent legal issues that can end your profession (p. 3).
The ethics committee may use the following two ethical principles to make the decision regarding Marianne’s proposed surgery. The first is to use the principle of autonomy. This principle, “the substituted judgment test professes to make the same decision the patient would, if he were capable.” (Austin, Brooke, & Glenn, 2004, p. 317) The second is the principle of beneficence or the best interest standard. This principle is to make the decision on “what's best for the patient, given his current circumstances.” (Austin, Brooke, & Glenn, 2004, p. 317) Critical Thinking Exercise A nurse by her professional code of ethics and licence standards is required to act as the patient advocate. When a nurse witnesses another health care provider “acting in a way that could endanger the health or safety of a patiet, they should make a report of what they witnessed.” (Austin, Brooke, & Glenn, 2004, p. 363 ) The concept of moral agency should guide the nurse when reporting witnessed or suspected malpractice.
A DNAR is a request not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed if the heart stops or breathing ceases (NursingTimes.net, 2009). O’Donnell M. (2007) agrees that law clearly states doctors have a legal duty to apply good medical practice in the best interests of their patients. No law has ever required doctors to act according to previous results and to what could be seen extremely unlikely to achieve a positive outcome. Indeed, where treatment is not necessary and not in the best interest of the patient, there is no rule that agrees to providing treatment and in fact to do so could be considered assault (Dimond, B. 2005).
Can these kinds of treatment really get patient and their families out of suffering as well as give hope? I do not think so. For passive euthanasia, the patients just refuse to accept any treatment and let their lives continue naturally without any medical or machine. For instance, Julia Quinlan, Karen’s mother, explained the family’s feelings: “We didn’t ask for Karen to die. We just asked for her to be removed from technology and be placed in a natural state.” People who are against euthanasia believe that passive euthanasia is wrong.
The development of reflective review offers the practitioners a useful way to take responsibility for his or her clinical effectiveness. Johns (1995) has stated that the methods for managing quality in care needed to be devolved to the point of delivery and that this is an essential aspect of everyday practice. Reflection is used as means of exploring approaches to clinical supervision, clinical effectiveness and clinical governance, as well as reflecting on the participant’s skills. This essay describes a reflective experience while demonstrating a skill to deliver a presentation on Postoperative Care of the patient on return to ward. I will also discuss in this paper the reflective account on the evidence base for the chosen area of practice; a critical discussion about the practice in the chosen area; a critical evaluation of the presentation, including strengths and areas that needs to be developed; and a model or framework of reflection to be used.