...According to the American Nurses Association, an impaired nurse is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession. This nurse has cognitive, interpersonal or psychomotor skills affected by psychiatric illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse of addiction (American Nurses Association, 2010). Not only do these nurses create a potential threat to their clients, but they have also neglected to care for themselves. A survey has been recorded about the prevalence of chemical dependency in nurses. About 2.6 million registered nurses are employed in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). The American Nurses Association estimates that about 10% of the RN population has a drug or alcohol related problem (Dunn, 2005). Eleven percent are chemical dependent on drugs, ten percent are dependent on alcohol, and about 546,000 of the 2.6 million RNs in the United States abuse either drugs or alcohol (Dunn, 2005). And of all these registered nurses, about six percent provide patient care while impaired (Dunn, 2005). Because of this, client safety is jeopardized, and as nurses, it is a nurse’s duty to protect the patient from harm and to also become an advocate for the impaired nurse. Using a deontological standpoint, this theory supports the idea of accepting the responsibility and duty as a nurse and become an advocate for the patient as soon as possible. As a licensed professional, the primary duty is the...
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...Research essay draft Effects of Driving Impaired Do you want a job that saves lives and is exciting? You may be thinking of a police officer, a doctor, nurse, etc. If you are thinking that you are wrong. If you are thinking of a lab worker who research and helps young teenage drivers stay alert on the road, then you however would be correct. This job is entertaining, interesting, and nerve racking. For this career it is recommended you receive a undergraduate degree in psychology and graduate degree in biology. Drowsy driving is one of the most dangerous things young driver see on the road today, as you can not only ruin your life but other people’s lives on the road today. Drowsy driving is becoming more and more frequent each day. Young...
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...Jackie: The Impaired Nurse The case scenario portrayed Jackie, as a typical nurse who was conflicted and stressed out from both the demands of family and of the workplace environment. At home, she was pressured by her husband to take on extra overtime to supplement and augment the family income. Thus, in spite of feeling that her skills were not current, Jackie signed on with her previous hospital to be on the flexible staffing pool (Badzek, et al., 1998). As expected, “Jackie did find the work extremely stressful. She rarely had the same unit and patient assignment” (Badzek, et al., 1998). With the mounting stress imposed by the conditions at work, “Jackie began to divert narcotics. Jackie was able to justify her actions because she...
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...For this activity, I put on a blindfold before doing one of my morning routines. What I chose to do was feed my dogs. It has been a part of my morning routine. I get up and get their bowls out of their cage and put pallets in it and put it back and then I would take out their water dispenser and fill it water and give it back to them. As I was preparing to do all of these with a blindfold on, I was taking a mental picture of my room and where I will be passing through. When I finally put the blindfold on, my other senses heightened instantly. I walked slowly to the door and opened it, I’m sort of happy that I did not bump into anything on my way to the door. When I opened the door, I had to go to the place where we store their food. My house has a lot of corners so I was afraid to bump into things. I did eventually bump into something before reaching where I was going. When I finally got there, it was hard to find the container of their food because it was placed on top of the cupboard. I eventually found it and slowly took it down very carefully. I poured pallets into each of their bowls and I was pretty sure that the amount in each bowl was not equal. I closed the container and just left it there. Got back to my room and bumped into a few things again. As I was locating their cage, it was not really a hard task because they kept on barking because they saw that food was coming their way. What was hard was looking for the lock on their cage. But I eventually did the task successfully...
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...Kenneth Okwuosa HAS 515 Professor: Dr Harold Ray Griffin 10/30/2011 Abstract Scenario: You are the Chief Executive Officer at a small non-profit community hospital. In January the area was hit by a large snow storm while you were vacationing in the Bahamas. Many of the hospital staff who provided patient care called out from work on the 3-11 and 11-7 shifts. Despite efforts from the nurse managers to get relief staff, only one nurse agreed to come in. As a result, the patient units were understaffed and health care personnel on day shift were required to remain on their assigned unit until they were relieved from duty. During the course of this occurrence several patients sustained minor injuries from falls out of bed and one patient was given the incorrect medication, resulting in death. The nurse on duty left the hospital to buy dinner at the corner Wendy’s Restaurant. After one year, the families of these patients sued the hospital on behalf of their deceased relatives, and you are one of the parties mentioned in the suit. The hospital refused liability, stating that: the patients who sustained a fall were awake, oriented and experienced no limitation in mobility; the patient who was given the incorrect medication died not from staff negligence, but from an unidentified allergic reaction to a food substance and had no history of allergies. On this paper I will be responding to the following questions: * Identify and explain at least three legal considerations...
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...Other Health Impaired- ADHD in Early Childhood Education Abstract The causes of ADHD are not well understood, many children with ADHD struggle in the classroom. Their inability to stay on task, impulsive behavior, and fidgeting impair their ability to learn and increase the likelihood of unsatisfactory interactions with others. Children with ADHD who are not served under IDEA are receiving services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Schools may be required to develop and implement accommodation plans to help students with ADHD succeed in the general education classroom under the Section 504 Rehabilitation Act. There are many assistive technology devices and systems that are made available for children with ADHD; such as talking books, children’s talking calculators, and software based lessons for reading, writing and arithmetic. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorders, occurring in 3% to 7% of school-age children. Approximately 5.4 million children ranging from ages 4-17 at some point have been diagnosed with ADHD. Many students with ADHD are easily distracted and struggle to focus their attention on assigned task. ADHD is a condition of the brain that affects a person’s ability to pay attention. It is most common in school-aged children. ADHD is presented in boys three times more than it is presented in girls. There are three subtypes of ADHD: predominately hyperactive/ impulsive type-...
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...Hearing Impaired Patients Paula Inman NUR 440 October 10th, 2011 Priscilla Aylesworth Hearing Impaired Patients Hearing loss is a common health issue that affects 10% of the work population as indicated by many international studies” (Bento & Penteado, 2010, pg 64). According to Healthy People 2020 three out of every 1,000 babies are born with hearing loss (HealthyPeople.gov, n.d.). As we age hearing loss is caused by colds, earaches, medications, head trauma, and the aging process. At Illinois Valley Hospice most of our patients are elderly, and we wanted to see how we can help the hearing impaired patient feel comfortable in their surroundings even if they have difficulty hearing. The Sample Group We took a three-month sample of our patient. In total we served 57 patients ranging from 44 to 99 years old. Thirty of the patients had no hearing impairment, 19 had mild impairment, five had moderate and three had severe. In hospice, patients get to the point where they no longer respond, but research shows that hearing is the last sense to leave as they are dying. The hospice staff noted the different ways each patient was could communicate. With the mild and moderate hearing impaired patients the staff just needed to talk loudly and look directly at the patient so they had the opportunity to read lips. It was more difficult communicating with the severe hearing impaired. Staff noted that they needed to make sure the patient had their hearing aids in; staff would...
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...Impaired vision and touch had a longer average time than normal vision and touch. In the Aging and Development Activity, the average time for normal vision was less than the average time for impaired vision. The average time for normal vision for the students was 14.83 seconds. The average time for impaired vision was 15.72 seconds. In the second part, the average time for normal touch was also less than the average time for impaired touch. The average time for normal touch was 8.72 seconds. The average time for impaired touch increased to 17.21 seconds. Among vision and touch, there was a greater difference between normal and impaired touch than normal and impaired vision. This could be because we are more sensitive to touch than we are to vision. The frosted glass represents vision at an older age. As humans age, their vision tends to worsen and they can see less clearly. The rubber gloves represent how our grip will not be as strong or accurate as we age. We will lose strength and will not be able to hold things with the same firm hold with our hands as we will become more weak and fragile. I believe the frosted glass was an effective simulation of vision at an older age. We will see less clearly and our vision will not be sharp; it will be weak. Therefore, at an older age, it is obvious that it will take more time to complete a task at an older age due to unclear vision. The rubber gloves also simulated aging because it impaired the ability to touch and perform...
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...People say that talking on a cell phone while driving can be dangerous. Research appears to agree with this. However, to ensure that the research is accurate, the experimental design to test the hypothesis must be set up in a way that eliminates other factors that may be influencing driving, leaving talking on the cell phone the sole culprit of impaired driving. To do this, first we must add in a control condition, in order to have something to compare the drivers talking on the phone to, then we must assign our subjects in a random assortment to be sure all outside biases and factors are eliminated. Finally, we would need to design our experiment on a set obstacle course to ensure the only difference between both conditions is the use of a cell phone....
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...The Impaired Employee and Liability Loretta Davis Strayer University Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics Dr. Wendy Whitner February 13, 2011 Ethical Consideration 1. Identify and explain at least three Ethical considerations. “Ethics are the principles of conduct governing and individual or a group; specifically, the standards you use to decide what your conduct should be”(Dressler, 2008, p. 553). The leaders and management team of an organization are selected and expected to exhibit the highest level of ethical values. The Vice President for Health Services is certainly charged with ensuring that ethical practices are adhered. They are responsible for making sure that the decisions, policies, and procedures have an ethical foundation. Their primary focus is to make certain that the organization perform at optimum levels. Ethical consideration pertains to the right or wrong conduct based on morality. “Ethical behavior calls healthcare providers to conduct themselves in a manner that is beyond the demands of what is legal; it also asks them to behave in a manner that is ethical according to the guidelines of their profession” (Riley, 2011, p.1). Ethical principles are important all industries; however, the healthcare industry requires the highest level of ethics because people in this industry deal with situation and circumstances that affect another person’s life (Dogra, 2010). The three ethical consideration observed in the scenario...
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...Diabetes Kenya Trice Edward Waters College April 8,2016 “I have diabetes” my father said when he told me this six years ago I thought it was the end of his life. As I start to panic he calmly said that everything that will be okay. I already knew that diabetes is a metabolic disease in which is a metabolic disease in which the body is inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood that’s all I knew at the time. My dad has diabetes and he’s getting old in age, I wanted to find out more about what causes diabetes, what types of food should he eat and what should he do to remain healthy. Since my father is a hardworking guy I wanted to find out more about what triggers diabetes. I jotted down the things that I needed to know. From that I was able to research the question: Can you still live a healthy life if you have diabetes. My search took about two weeks. I began my research on the library database on my school homepage. This site provided me with the causes of diabetes, the different types, and what type of foods should you eat if you have this disease. Statistics on the number of Americans with the disease were included in the article. Most of the information was supported by the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology. From there I did more search by using Google using the terms diabetes and health. From there many sites appeared, I choose the American Diabetes Association web site. There the information...
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...For an hour I experienced what it would be like to be hearing impaired. In order to get a true experience of what it would be like to be hearing impaired, I put two orange ear plugs in both of my ears. These ear plugs are the type that people would where when going to the car race or when flying in a plan. The ear plugs did not work to simulate told deafness but did diminish my ability to hear quite a bit. I spent most of the hour that I simulated having a hearing impairment at Chili’s. I placed the ear plugs into my ear at the restaurant while my family and I were waiting for our food. After we finished eating at Chili’s, we went through the drive threw of McDonalds for chocolate ice cream and then drove home. When we got home my hour was...
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...Ashley Reffey Liberty University HLTH 551 Dr. Dempsey December 1, 2013 Introduction Biblical principles and ethical guidelines attempt to provide sound reasoning regarding aborting an impaired/handicapped fetus. Medical advancements have provided parents with the opportunity to determine if their child will be born with certain defects. Upon learning that their child might be impaired, some parents choose to abort the fetus. This paper will discuss why terminating an impaired fetus is considered sinful and is not condoned by the Bible. Subsequently, the topic of why neither physicians nor parents have the authority to decide whether or not to abort an impaired fetus will be further discussed. Provide a clear Christian position regarding the treating and/or the terminating of impaired infants. Please provide clear biblical support and rationale. Unborn babies, regardless of being impaired/handicapped, are human beings and have an equal right to life just as babies who are born fully functioning. Abortion, regardless of the circumstance, is considered murder in the eyes of God. This is displayed by Genesis 9:6 which states, “Whoever takes the life of a man will have his life taken. For God made man to be like Him.” All human life is of equal worth and should be treated as such, from conception to natural death. Beckwith (1998) proclaimed, “To promote the aborting of the handicapped unborn is no different...
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...One ethical consideration surrounds the notion that a person can take on a position or apply for and obtain a job based on free will and rights theory. Under this assumption, the candidate has a right to seek and obtain a position because he is able to perform the duties of the position at this time. The same person may struggle with whether disclosing his condition may interfere with his work in the future. He may believe that it is better to disclose this, rather than take a chance that he will be let go in the future, if the condition worsens. An third ethical consideration is a manager may struggle with making a hiring decision, knowing the candidate has the right to suitable employment that is fulfilling to him and at the same time, benefits the organization, at least for the time being. If he chooses not to hire the top pick, based on this information, he may feel he is being unfair. Ethics plays a very important role during the recruitment of new employees. Law and regulations dictate that we have to be ethical in hiring. It is importance that candidates are to be selected based on merits. Applicants are to be hired based purely on merits such as knowledge, skills, and ability in accordance to the needs of the organization. If a company provides any special considerations, for example affirmative action, where certain groups are given special considerations, these considerations should be well stated in the company's policy statement. In any case, any preferential treatment...
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...The Vice President (VP) for Health Services is seeking to fill a mid-level management position. During the interviewing process the search and screening committee has provided the VP with a list of five qualified candidates. Among the five candidates selected, the committee and the VP have both selected the same candidate as their first choice. However, that individual has made it known that they have a degenerative progressive condition. A degenerative progressive condition or disorder is characterized by the loss of physical and mental abilities (Cavanagh, 1983). This paper will cover the ethical, legal, and business considerations of this scenario in addition to the decision with rationale regarding the mid-level management position. Question 1: Identify and explain at least three ethical considerations. Health Services professionals function in many ways and carry out a variety of roles that include professional-client relationships. In these professional-client relationships ethical guidelines are created to set a standard of conduct by which an organization is governed. It’s a check between the right and the wrong of an action. The first ethical consideration encountered is whether or not to extend an employment offer to a candidate with a degenerative progressive condition. The candidate’s physicians are unable to predict whether this condition will interfere with this candidate’s abilities in the near future or later in life. So the question becomes...
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