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Professionalism In Nursing Case Study

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Objection 1: In the instance of a school shooting, how does a nurse display empathy for someone who did something so horrible? If the shooter is being admitted to the hospital of the nurse’s employment, the shooting was likely in close proximity. If one of the victims was known by the nursing staff, they may be reluctant to provide care.

Objection 2: In the instance of a school shooting, why should the shooter be “rewarded” for killing innocent children? Although shooters will face life in prison, they still are given the opportunity to live, something they took away from everyone murdered. In 2017, there were 23 individuals given the death penalty in the United States, hence their chance of receiving the death penalty is extremely low. …show more content…

Nurses are often faced with the difficult task of having to treat patients who have harmed others, while still displaying the same amount of respect, and integrity. Specifically, nurses are faced with patients that may have caused a disaster such as a school shooting, bomb explosion, or a car accident. Although nurses are highly trained medical professionals, they are also humans who have emotional reactions under certain circumstances. Throughout nurses careers, they witness many unspeakable acts, but many nurses still sustain their ability to deliver high patient care in complex situations. In an example of a school shooting, nurses and medical teams may be faced with difficult decisions. Suppose the situation of a relevant tragedy within recent news: A school shooting. Because of the nature of the situation, the perpetrators often end up injured while being captured by police. Regardless of their actions, the shooter is transported to a hospital and are cared for by medical professionals. Should medical professionals, such as nurses, be held accountable for caring for someone who did such a heinous

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Pretrial discovered that 26 other patients had died at the defendant’s first hospital while the nurse’s care (Pozgar & Santucci, 2015, p. 120, para. 3). Although there were no eyewitnesses, she left a trail that lead back to her to prove that she murdered the 12 patients. In order to prevent such criminal acts from happening in the hospital setting, there are many actions that hospitals should take to reduce the risk of violence. When hiring hospital staff, there should be investigation of each applicant’s background.

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The Doctrine of Force Majeure protects the healthcare staff from those clients and family that will blame them for not saving their life or their patient’s life. They need to understand that they cannot save everyone in time of disasters and they will not be held liable if they can save every patient in their

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As health care professionals, it is our obligation to meliorate society's health care as a whole (American Nurses Association, 2010). While obtaining a patient’s past medical history, we assess one’s mental status, including suicidal and homicidal ideations. Part of the role in nursing includes speaking up when we have evidence something is wrong. We have the right to act effectively and relay anything that may pose a threat. If someone poses a threat to himself or herself or society, we have the obligation to notify someone so correct intervention can be

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Introduction Worldwide today there are about 14 million nurses of which in 2015 136854 were found to be in South Africa, who serve as the core of the health care system (Morteza, et al., 2012) (Anon., 2015). Over the years nursing has evolved, with the professional identity of nurses changing from merely being seen as doctor’s assistants to being important members of the health care team. Professional identity is described as a career or occupational identity which is a component of an individual’s overall identity (Johnson, et al., 2012). It is said to be “ a sense of self that is derived and perceived from the role we take on in work that we do” which is amplified by one’s societal standing, how you interact with others and interpretations of one’s experiences (Johnson, et

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Over the course of their career, their roles have developed from health professionals who respond to requests to attend people suffering health crises to a healer, clinician, teacher and leader. Healing is a process of supporting another physically, mentally, and spiritually during their illness. Illness has a great impact on the patient’s wellbeing and in some worse cases, the patient’s life can be in danger, therefore leading them to feel helpless. As a healer, when Paramedics empathise, respect and display a genuine concern to help a distressed patient, they are seen by the community as a compassionate caregiver – a healer.

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Introduction Professionalism and ethics have been in play for a much longer time in healthcare than in any other industry. Runciman and Walton (2007) critically state that when patients come into a healthcare institution, they enter a unique social relationship. In essence they feel completely vulnerable and care should be taken to ensure that they are more confident within the relationship. They are expected to share and expose themselves in the most intimate way making this relationship the most vital for their own physical, emotional and social health. The importance of professional ethics in healthcare can be found in the Hippocratic Oath and other oaths administered by various medical schools.

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When looking at the function of professional nursing, the attitude, experiences, as well as factors such as demographics, social class, education, and values, can determine how the nurse will view violence in the workplace. These factors that have contributed to the development of the professional nurse can also determine how the nurse views and even reacts to workplace violence and aggression towards them. The qualities of the professional nurse and their background can determine how the human behavior from the patient is viewed and can lead to de-escalation or escalation of violent situations. The behavior of the patient can include cooperation, calmness, anxiety, aggression, or anger. Behaviors of aggression, anger, frustration, and acts of intimidation when patients are experiencing an illness can exacerbate stressful situations which can turn violent.

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The theoretical framework chosen for this study would be follow the Eindhoven model. This model was adapted by Henneman and Gawlinski (2010), investigating “near-miss” events, and conceptualize the role of the nurse at point of care in preventing adverse events and outcomes for patients. The reason for choosing this model, that it clearly demonstrates the relationship between human operator, organizational, and technical failures, because of the development of incidents that may or may not lead to adverse outcomes (Henneman et al., 2010). In the healthcare setting, if a high-risk condition is not prevented by adequate defenses system, it will not be interrupted, therefore places a threat on the patient’s safety (Henneman et al., 2010). Bedside

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