Ethical Decision-Making Case Study. Moral issues are those that arouse conscience, are concerned with important values and norms. The use of a tool such as the Ethical Decision-Making Algorithm in appendix A, can help the nurse resolve an ethical dilemma more efficiently and competently. Furthermore, the use of a nursing codes of ethics, which are formal statements standard for professional actions can help guild a nurses decisions. Nurses have multiple obligations to balance in moral situation
Case studies are one way for nurses to gain valuable education in practice. By examining cases in the classroom environment nurses can learn to apply the nursing process. Thinking through problems, finding solutions and improve the ability to practice is the desired outcome of case studies. Case Study #1 Home Visit The nurse arrives to see Isabel a new mother of a 3 week old. Isabell is exhausted from taking care of her newborn and in addition has a toddler to care for. The room she and her
with clients and family members alike. In both cases, the best asset a nurse has available is the ability to think critically. The nurse is constantly applying themselves in therapeutic ways in order to help deliver the best possible evidence-based outcomes for clients. Behind all these processes lies the basis to choose between right and wrong; ethics. The chosen case study presents a common ethical dilemma. The night before a client’s surgery, the nurse explains the procedure to the client. When
increasing number of ways of socializing and connecting with others, which brings about challenges that were not faced previously. This is shown in the case scenario where a student nurse, Roxanne, receives a friend request on Facebook from her client, Ashley, who is recovering from depression and whom Roxanne has developed a therapeutic relationship with during clinical. Ashley appreciates Roxanne’s supportive care and hopes to attend nursing school. Roxanne’s clinical placement is coming to an end
Part A: Importance for Nurses to Utilize Evidence Base Practice Utilizing evidence based practice in nursing is paramount today in the always evolving field of nursing. Having the clinical expertise and knowledge of a nurse is just the first step in making decisions for the treatment of a client. Adding the most recent and up to date evidence alongside with the client’s values and preferences is ideal to guiding the process of healthcare (Kelly & Tazbir, 2010). When evidence based guidelines are
therapeutic relationship is fundamental in providing quality patient care. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) National Competency Standards for a Registered Nurse (2006) emphasises Collaborative and Therapeutic relationships as one of the four main domains which make up the standards. The assignment will explore one specific quality on establishing, maintaining and appropriately concluding a therapeutic relationship in relation to a Horizon Hospital and Health Service client, in this
practical nurse at a mental health and addictions hospital located in Ontario. The client affected by Andrews ' actions was an elderly individual, who was diagnosed with autism and presented occasional periods of rage and fury. The client’s care plan involved managing periods of aggressiveness through staff support and the use of restraints, as necessary. On the day of the incident, staff nurses noticed that upon the client’s grunt, Andrews punched the client in the face several times, as the client tried
maintain the appropriate therapeutical relationship with the patients and make ensure, safe, effective and ethical care. The establishment and maintenances of therapeutical relationship is fundamental to maintaining trust within the relationship allowing for the delivery of equality care and achievement of solid treatments outcomes. If every factor addressed between the nurse and patients’ relations will have positive outcomes eventually. After doing the case study of Vincent Romero regarding the use
There are four official types of client care delivery systems in nursing. These systems regulate when and how client care is done and assignment of specific jobs to different nurses. Not only do these systems provide an outline for how care is to be given, but they specify who is responsible for giving, or not giving, certain care to a patient. The four systems of client care delivery are functional nursing, team nursing, are total patient care nursing, and primary nursing. Another care
cultural competency. Mrs Romano’s case study is a best example of a worse outcome of lack of competencies shown by health care workers in managing CALD individuals at clinical setup.it is obvious this enrolled nurse has not taken adequate communication strategies unique to this situation to maintain an effective communication with her Italian client who cannot speak English, but holding equal rights to obtain a similar patient care received by a English speaking client with similar disease. According