...common law. The main considerations that have to be taken into account when deciding whether Autumn Bay High owed a duty of care to Persephone and Aphrodite are the reasonable foreseeability of nervous shock and whether their duty of care was non-delegable. Under the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) “the defendant owes a duty of care to the plaintiff if they ought to have foreseen that a person of normal fortitude might, in the circumstances of the case, suffer a recognized psychiatric illness if reasonable care were not taken”. It has been established through Tame v New South Wales & Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Limited[1] that reasonable foreseeability of mental harm is a precondition of the existence of a duty of care. Taking the provisions of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) into account, the fact that the school is taking its students on a ski trip already establishes a general duty of care. It is reasonably foreseeable that such an activity poses the possibility of serious injuries if adequate supervision is not provided. In addition to this, it is not fanciful or far-fetched that witnessing a horrific physical injury to a fellow student can cause sudden shock and consequential mental harm to a person. While Aphrodite witnesses the actual accident, and sees her best friend Mali land on some rocks with his legs and arms twisted below him, Persephone witnesses the aftermath, a horrific sight of Mali lying on the ground in a pool of blood with his twisted limbs...
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...------------------------------------------------- University of Phoenix Material Food Safety Worksheet Read each of the following scenarios. Scenario 1: Jeremiah went grocery shopping on a hot summer day. He bought food for an upcoming family BBQ; ground beef for hamburgers, a couple of steaks, and the ingredients for making potato salad. When he left the store, he put his groceries in the trunk and stopped by the sports outlet store to pick up a Frisbee and croquet set. It took about 10 minutes at the sports store, and then Jeremiah headed home to prepare the food. He was concerned that it had been too hot in the car, but everything was still cold when he got home. Jeremiah took the groceries home and put everything in the refrigerator. The meat fit well on the top shelf, right above the potato salad ingredients. Later on, he got the groceries out to prep everything for the BBQ. He cooked the potatoes and used a sharp knife to trim some excess fat off of the raw steaks. Then he cut up the rest of the vegetables for the potato salad with the sharp knife on a cutting board. Jeremiah formed the hamburger patties, seasoned the steaks, and finished making the potato salad. With only about 45 minutes to go before leaving for the BBQ, Jeremiah left everything sitting out on the counter while he showered and got ready. When he arrived at the BBQ, he set the potato salad on the picnic table and went to grill the steaks and burgers. He cooked both to about...
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...Applying Ethical Framework in Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS – 437V June 14, 2015 Ethics and Nursing Practice This paper will address the use of the Uustal’s decision making models in regards to analyzing a specific scenario that has precipitated an ethical dilemma in regards to providing medical care. The scenario consist of a 6-year-old who has developed a high fever accompanied by violent vomiting and convulsions while at school. The hospital physician makes a diagnosis of meningitis and requested to begin treatment. The child’s parents are divorced with the mother, who is not the biological parent retaining custody. The mother is a Christian Scientist and is refusing medical treatment due to religious reasons. The child’s biological father requests that treatment be provided and that another independent physician be consulted in regards to the care. The Ethical Dilemma A large responsibility of being a parent to make decisions on how to best care for their children. This encompasses how to best discipline them, what activities they may engage in, what foods they eat, and the medical care they receive. Parents have a duty to assure that the decisions they make take into account what is in the best interest of their child. As medical personnel we are both ethically and legally responsible to advocate for our patients. When a parents decisions may likely cause injury, be abusive, or be derelict it is our duty to address that decision. Medical personnel...
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...University of Phoenix Material Food Safety Worksheet Read each of the following scenarios. Scenario 1: Jeremiah went grocery shopping on a hot summer day. He bought food for an upcoming family BBQ; ground beef for hamburgers, a couple of steaks, and the ingredients for making potato salad. When he left the store, he put his groceries in the trunk and stopped by the sports outlet store to pick up a Frisbee and croquet set. It took about 10 minutes at the sports store, and then Jeremiah headed home to prepare the food. He was concerned that it had been too hot in the car, but everything was still cold when he got home. Jeremiah took the groceries home and put everything in the refrigerator. The meat fit well on the top shelf, right above the potato salad ingredients. Later on, he got the groceries out to prep everything for the BBQ. He cooked the potatoes and used a sharp knife to trim some excess fat off of the raw steaks. Then he cut up the rest of the vegetables for the potato salad with the sharp knife on a cutting board. Jeremiah formed the hamburger patties, seasoned the steaks, and finished making the potato salad. With only about 45 minutes to go before leaving for the BBQ, Jeremiah left everything sitting out on the counter while he showered and got ready. When he arrived at the BBQ, he set the potato salad on the picnic table and went to grill the steaks and burgers. He cooked both to about medium doneness, meaning both were pink in the middle...
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...responsibilities throughout the work day. They ensure that payroll and accounting are done properly; they are in charge of the hiring and training of new employees. They must also keep up to date information and training for current employees who wish to continue to work for the company. Also HR directors also have to deal with the termination of employees. One other task which HR directors must deal with is employee safety. They must ensure the company and the employees are following all federal and state guidelines. By following all safety and security measures maintains the employer and employee have proper balance within the workplace. Listed below are four case scenarios in which I, as the HR director, must ensure all federal guidelines are being met by the company to offer the best outcome for the employees involved. Case Scenario 1: Medical Bills This employee has been a dedicated employee within the company for the past 25 years of service. They have been diagnosed with cancer which has required them to be hospitalized for two months. While in the hospital, they have accumulated a numerous amount of medical bills due to different treatment options. With the mounting amount of medical bills and no work, this employee is seeking additional help from the employer with additional medical costs and to help cover the cost of these bills. The company is already following state and federal guidelines by covering their 80% coverage and the individual pays the remaining 20% coverage. Also...
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...of absence to care for a family member or his or her own personal illness. The following report provides information about a scenario that occurred at Fade In-Interior Auto Dealership. First, this report explains if it matters that a parent literally having nothing to do with a biological child in order for the child to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for that parent. Second, this report will explain whether the size of the business can have any effect on whether an employee Tony who’s employed at Fade In-Interior Auto Dealership is eligible for family leave under the FMLA. Third, this report explains whether the owner Herman can or cannot imply that if Tony takes a leave of absence under the FMLA, he may not have a job when he returns. Fourthly, this report will describe who is covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Lastly, this report will explain the extent to which an employee can make his or her own determination as to the eligibility of an employee under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Explain if mattes that a parent literally had nothing to do with a biological child in order for the child to take advantage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for that parent According Halbert and Ingulli, (2010) and the US Department of Labor, an employee can take leave if such spouse, son, daughter, and biological or adopted parent has a serious health condition. The FMLA recognizes the emotional need of family...
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...that victims and their family members would do anything to help this terrible mental disorder, and with modern medicine and psychiatric evaluation techniques; a sigh of relief can be taken. For years this condition has been seen a form of mild psychosis rather than a treatable medical condition, the instability involved in the victims of this illness isn’t easily ignored. The world around us is filled with terror and angst, so much that often the human mind tends to bend and break rather than adapt to these wild events. The effects of traumatic events vary from person to person and it isn’t without trail that studies begin to unravel what causes PTSD, and from that moment civilization has been on an evolutionary path to break down and understand what can be done to help. The most common association with PTSD is the mental state of soldiers returning from war, these individuals experience violent and graphic scenarios and often fall victim to instability in the mind. Events like going to prison and domestic abuse are also common factors in the acquisition of PTSD. There is however hope for any individual suffering from this terrible illness, modern medical developments allows for victims to be analyzed and often lead onto a path of recovery. Medication, controlled therapy, and group support are just a few of the many sophisticated ways in which PTSD can be controlled and managed. It should be any individual’s priority to be informed and educated...
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...Prevention | Prevent risk factors and retain healthy status | Aimed at preventing disease and reduce the risk factors already present | Preventing complications of disease/slow down or stop progression of disease | 2. Provide 3 clinical scenarios or examples of Primary Prevention interventions. (5) Each scenario should include all 3 criteria from the table above- description of patient, stage of natural history of disease and goal of prevention. 1. Patient is a 3-year old girl who is in the 65th percentile for height and weight, showing no signs of any illness. Mother vaccinates child with the MMV vaccine to prevent her from contracting the diseases before entering school. 2. Twenty-two year old healthy college senior is traveling to Haiti for a mission trip, and begins taking Malarone to prevent herself from contracting malaria while she is there. She continues to take the medication for 7 days after her trip to eliminate the chances that she will get the disease. 3. The Jones family always is sure to wear their seatbelts properly while traveling in their van to make sure they are as safe as possible if an accident occurs. They are all healthy with no current injuries, and hope to remain that way. 3. Provide 3 clinical scenarios or examples of Secondary Prevention...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix B Program Scenario One Far West Elementary School Organization Mission As a team, parents and staff are dedicated to creating a caring, exciting environment that promotes responsibility, self-esteem, and academic achievement where differences are valued and learning is a lifelong goal. Our goal is to maintain a safe and caring public school for children, staff, and community by teaching skills that promote responsible, respectful behavior to self and others. Brief Community Description The community of Far West is a suburb of New Hampshire, which is a large metropolitan area with 2 million residents. Far West has a population of 30,000. Far West Elementary School has a student population of 700, 30% of the student having relocated from Asian countries within the last 2 years. Many of these students’ families are moving into the community to take advantage of the low cost of housing and are comforted by the presence of similar cultures. Many of the new residents have limited English writing, reading, and speaking skills. Funding Opportunity This funding opportunity provides professional development activities intended to improve instruction for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) and assists educational personnel working with these students to meet high professional standards. Projects should increase the pool of highly qualified teachers prepared to serve LEP students and increase the skills of teachers already...
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...270 Associate Level Material Appendix B Program Scenario One Far West Elementary School Organization Mission As a team, parents and staff are dedicated to creating a caring, exciting environment that promotes responsibility, self-esteem, and academic achievement where differences are valued and learning is a lifelong goal. Our goal is to maintain a safe and caring public school for children, staff, and community by teaching skills that promote responsible, respectful behavior to self and others. Brief Community Description The community of Far West is a suburb of New Hampshire, which is a large metropolitan area with 2 million residents. Far West has a population of 30,000. Far West Elementary School has a student population of 700, 30% of the student having relocated from Asian countries within the last 2 years. Many of these students’ families are moving into the community to take advantage of the low cost of housing and are comforted by the presence of similar cultures. Many of the new residents have limited English writing, reading, and speaking skills. Funding Opportunity This funding opportunity provides professional development activities intended to improve instruction for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) and assists educational personnel working with these students to meet high professional standards. Projects should increase the pool of highly qualified teachers prepared to serve LEP students and increase the skills of teachers...
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...Ruben Salcedo Professor Palmer English 112 10/5/15 Legalization of Euthanasia Euthanasia is a topic that has been debated by many over the years. Although Euthanasia is presently illegal in the United States, physician assisted death, or PAD is legal in the states of Washington, Oregon, Vermont and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. To understand Euthanasia, one must understand the way it differs from PAD. The key distinction between the two is that euthanasia requires either a physician or third party to administer the drugs, while in physician assisted death, the drug is administered directly by the individual. The debate over euthanasia dates back to the Greeks and Romans, but it reached the United States in 1870 when Samuel Williams proposed using morphine and anesthetics to intentionally end an individual's life. Debates continued for another 35 years when Ohio attempted to pass a bill which would legalize euthanasia in 1906. While the bill was never passed, it was the first of its kind, and laid the foundation for bills to come (Humphrys). There are many arguments as to why Euthanasia should remain illegal in the United States. Many individuals argue that it fits the definition of murder, and “For present purposes, murder can be defined as the intentional unjustified, unexcused and legally unmitigated killing of another human being. Active euthanasia fits this definition on the basis that it is the, or a cause of, death” (Lanham 2)...
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...Beneficial Defense In keeping the insanity defense, as it stands, the benefits outweigh the problems. This defense fixes problems with the mentally insane and leads to curing more of the mentally ill. Viewing the defense as a benefit seems to fit if it helps more people than it harms, although other views have been brought against it opposing the defense. The jurisdictions that have kept the defense see it rarely and take it as a claim of innocence. The innocent people who have severe mental illness might finally have an opportunity to become viable members of society through rehabilitation. This plea may also shed light on the severity and seriousness that mental illness plays in our communities as these individuals are of great...
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...health to him to give him a chance to decide what is right or wrong for himself. We can only choose what’s ethically right or wrong in our own case scenario, and should give other people the chance to decide for themselves. I feel that if the doctor was unsure he could approach the situation as if he was asking advice about another patient condition, before he told the patient whom he was talking about. Dealing with good vs. evil sometimes we make decisions to benefit our personal feelings, we tend to not analyze how what we consider good or evil will affect our lives and others. We can identify this as being selfish human beings. Withholding information from the pilot would be considered as an evil act to me. Discussing what’s known about the pilots health is to me a common good. Although sometimes it is inevitable to escape evil or negatively impactful decisions during sometime in our lives, human make decisions based on what they individually feel. Furthermore, the doctor probably felt that the pilot should be ok until his retirement time, but we can rely on should haves or ought have when it comes to someone’s life and the severity of their health. We can base educated guesses on a serious matter such as this one. The condition is real and what is happening and should be acted upon as the level of seriousness it is. In this scenario...
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...depth of the issues at hand, it is essential to have a little background knowledge in terms of what international criminal law constitutes. International criminal law is a body of international law designed to prohibit certain categories of conduct commonly viewed as serious atrocities and to make perpetrators of such conduct criminally accountable for their perpetration. It is essential not just for the purpose of the assignment but for the subject as a whole to simplify first and foremost the core elements and then to tackle the issues in the paper. Having this at the back of the mind, I shall now proceed to tackle the issues in the problem question. The first thing that can be identified in general is the fact that the topic revolves around genocide. What is genocide ? A general definition of genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. I stress this definition of genocide as “general” due to the fact that there are indeed too many loopholes regarding it e.g what is regarded as a group but that is a discussion for another day. Let us now tackle the issues in the scenario. The first thing we can identify in the scenario is the presence of authority. We are told that General Davic is a a Serbian commander of paramilitary forces. He also forced young children to engage in the acts through the use of his troops. He also instructed them to rape the women which is a crime under Article...
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...great emphasis on the distinction between the hidden and upfront racists. The article boldly opens with strong statements about the barefaced convictions of some racists who do not shy away from their beliefs. The argument progresses and introduces us to the other racists that are more elusive in their position. Cooper takes her readers on a historical journey of facts that leads to situational scenarios which mocks the categorical racists as she has defined them, supporting her views by a well laid analogy of the breadfruit which most Jamaicans would appreciate. ‘Racist is as racist does’ unfolds relatable experiences and information with humour, supportive content and objectivity that makes the article a delightfully balanced work. The organization of the work is somewhat disjointed and has a lapse in fluency in the beginning, when Cooper takes us through historical facts that may have bearing on the core of what she is attempting to communicate but appears to be a roundabout way to get to her ultimate resolve. However once she recoups we find a delightful representation of scenarios as experienced in Jamaica, with witty subtitles to lead her arguments. The article is written is definitely written in favour of a Jamaican audience or any other person that can appreciate our local vernacular, patois. While standard English is used, the use of patois throughout the article adds dimension and life to the tone and mood making room for humour, wit and...
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