Chapter 9_ Health Care Chapter
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9_ Health
Legal
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9_ Health
_Legal
Healthcare
Care
& Ethical
Professionals
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Legal
Healthcare
Study
& Ethical
Guide.pdf
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Healthcare
Study Guide.pdf
Ethics and Law Study Guide.pdf
Chapter 9: Health
Care Professionals
Legal & Ethical
Issues | Healthcare
Ethics and Law
Study Guide
Chapter 9_ Health Care Chapter
Professionals
9_ Health
Legal
Care
& Ethical
Chapter
Professionals
Issues
9_ Health
_Legal
Healthcare
Care
& Ethical
Professionals
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Legal
Healthcare
Study
& Ethical
Guide.pdf
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Healthcare
Study Guide.pdf
Ethics and Law Study Guide.pdf
, Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf
Nurses—Ethics and Legal Issues The nurse is generally the one medical professional the patient sees more than any
other. Consequently, the nurse in in a position to monitor the patient's illness,
response to medication, display of pain and discomfort, and general condition.
Physicians realistically have long relied on nurses to exercise independent
judgment in many situations. Nurses are the health care providers they are most
likely to encounter; spend the greatest amount of time with; and often depend on
for care. How well we are cared for by nurses affects our health and sometimes can
be a matter of life or death.
HHS federal funding for FY 2013 was $55.5 million to strengthen training for health
professionals and increase the size of the nations health care workforce. A majority
of funding was devoted to support nursing workforce development, including
increase nursing faculty, enhance diversity, promote interprofessional
collaboration, and support advanced nursing education, etc.
New immigration laws have complicated the hiring and immigration process. Many
countries are facing similar shortages, thus raising ethical dilemmas when recruiting
foreign nurses from countries with shortages of their own.
Negligent Acts in Nursing - be able to discuss some • Nurse assessments and diagnosis validity
examples • Ambiguous medication order
• Wrong dosage of a medication
o Medicating the wrong patient
• Failure to note an order change
• Failure to follow instructions
• Failure to report physician negligence
• Failure to question patient discharge
• Failure to observe patient's changing condition
• Charting observations
• Failure to remove endotracheal tube
Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf
Professionals
9_ Health
Legal
Care
& Ethical
Chapter
Professionals
Issues
9_ Health
_Legal
Healthcare
Care
& Ethical
Professionals
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Legal
Healthcare
Study
& Ethical
Guide.pdf
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Healthcare
Study Guide.pdf
Ethics and Law Study Guide.pdf
Chapter 9: Health
Care Professionals
Legal & Ethical
Issues | Healthcare
Ethics and Law
Study Guide
Chapter 9_ Health Care Chapter
Professionals
9_ Health
Legal
Care
& Ethical
Chapter
Professionals
Issues
9_ Health
_Legal
Healthcare
Care
& Ethical
Professionals
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Legal
Healthcare
Study
& Ethical
Guide.pdf
Ethics
Issues
and _Law
Healthcare
Study Guide.pdf
Ethics and Law Study Guide.pdf
, Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf
Nurses—Ethics and Legal Issues The nurse is generally the one medical professional the patient sees more than any
other. Consequently, the nurse in in a position to monitor the patient's illness,
response to medication, display of pain and discomfort, and general condition.
Physicians realistically have long relied on nurses to exercise independent
judgment in many situations. Nurses are the health care providers they are most
likely to encounter; spend the greatest amount of time with; and often depend on
for care. How well we are cared for by nurses affects our health and sometimes can
be a matter of life or death.
HHS federal funding for FY 2013 was $55.5 million to strengthen training for health
professionals and increase the size of the nations health care workforce. A majority
of funding was devoted to support nursing workforce development, including
increase nursing faculty, enhance diversity, promote interprofessional
collaboration, and support advanced nursing education, etc.
New immigration laws have complicated the hiring and immigration process. Many
countries are facing similar shortages, thus raising ethical dilemmas when recruiting
foreign nurses from countries with shortages of their own.
Negligent Acts in Nursing - be able to discuss some • Nurse assessments and diagnosis validity
examples • Ambiguous medication order
• Wrong dosage of a medication
o Medicating the wrong patient
• Failure to note an order change
• Failure to follow instructions
• Failure to report physician negligence
• Failure to question patient discharge
• Failure to observe patient's changing condition
• Charting observations
• Failure to remove endotracheal tube
Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf Chapter 9_ Health Care Professionals Legal-Ethical Issues.pdf
