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Posted over 4 years ago I'm doing a paper on Ethical issues and Nursing. I need some good topics. The only things I can think of is abortion and assisted sucide half my class is doing topics on this, I would like to do something different. Any suggestions of topics? I'm new to the nursing and not sure of what qualifies as ethical issues and what would make a good paper. MICHELE
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| Posted over 4 years ago How would you deal with a parnoid sch. pt that came into the ED having halluncinations. Would you put them in 4 point restaints and observe considering all the laws for mental health. Hand cuff them to a bed and have security watch them. Shut the door on the room and lock while the hit the door with their hands. Give them Haldol 10 mg, Benadryl 50 Ativan 2mg IM and observe until you can get then transfered to Mental hospital. Write about that. |
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| Posted over 4 years ago What about the issue where a person has an Advanced Directive indicating "No heroic measures" and a signed DNR order. They are coding and the spouce is screaming for you to save her husband.... Would the age of the coding patient affect how you feel about the situation... What if you were in the ER when a 14 year old boy/girl was brought in after being hit by a car at a lower speed. They are bleeding badly and are shock from loos of blood. Mom is there and as you are about to tell them about their childs condition and blood loss she informs you that she is a Jehovah's Witness and you are not to use blood products of any kind when treating her son/daughter. What do you do??? About 15 min later dad arrives tells you that his wife is in a cult from the dark ages and he wants his child saved at any cost... what do you do??? |
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| Posted over 4 years ago What about the ethical and legal ramifications associated with CAM (complementary and alternative medicine)? Paula "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them" - Henry David Thoreau |
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| Posted over 4 years ago One idea and something you may come across in the nursing profession is the issue of blood transfusions, some patients you encounter do not accept blood transfusions, what does a nurse do when you have a patient that is having surgery and the patient does not sign the blood consent. you can contact your local kingdom hall of jehovah's witnessess and they would be willing to give you more information concerning this issue. hope that helps. |
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| Posted over 4 years ago Hi All, I worked in Pediatric Oncology, including Bone Marrow Transplantation for 18 years. Many of our young patients were transfused with Platelets, PRBC's or other blood products quite often and in many patients transfusions were daily!! I've worked with a handful of Jehowva (sorry, not spelled right) Witness families and we could get a court order at any time, day or night, for blood transfusions. Most of the parents were relieved because the court order took it out of their hands, after they have done everything to prevent the transfusions. We will try to accomadate as much as we can. We would let their H&H go lower than other patients as long as they were asymptomatic and we would cover the blood bag and tubing as much as possible. If a patient is 18 and over, that's a different story! |
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| Posted over 4 years ago What do you do when you have a resident of a nursing home that is a signed dnr that now elects to have surgery. The surgery null n voids the dnr so what do you do, how do you approach, what do you say? |
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| Posted over 4 years ago Thanks everyone this is very helpful!! MICHELE
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