Don’t let fear of reprisal stop you from reporting serious misconduct.
“Coercion is commonly said to invalidate consent, and that is always true if the source of the coercion is the physician.
One hospital’s Magnet workgroup used a Code of Ethics program to transform nursing practice.
To uphold workplace ethics, leaders must send the message that unethical behavior is never acceptable, no matter who’s demonstarting it.
Leah Curtin discusses the issue of quality care from an ethical perspective.
Author Leah Curtin discusses the ethical issue of short staffing.
What happens when there is no room in the ICU for an ED patient?
Leah Curtin writes about finding your passion.
Author Leah Curtin discusses the dangers of bottom-line thinking.
New standards are a call to action.
The author advocates for more respectful treatment of pregnant women who are incarcerated.
The current emphasis on best practices, guidelines, and checklists make cause healthcare professionals to turn off their judgment and go by the book – even when it’s the wrong thing to do.
Leah Curtin discusses how negative effects of work on work/life balance and mandatory overtime affect patient care.
Leah Curtin discusses a restraint situation.
Quantum nursing demands that nurses honor each person’s
humanity, promote independence and autonomy, and offer the
opportunity for individuals to redefine for themselves who they are and how they choose to live.
Leah Curtin discusses the dangers of bottom-line thinking.
You may face serious consequences if you use social media and other new technologies inappropriately.
Hospitals seeking to raise their HCAHPS score should focus on old-fashioned values—courtesy, kindness,respect, discipline, and commitment.
Enduring and evolving: Code of Ethics for Nurses
Foundational documents underscore shared responsibility for staffing
Should patients receive neuromuscular blockers while mechanical ventilation is withdrawn?
According to the Huffington Post, “A recent survey by the World Economic Forum found that 86 percent of respondents believe we are suffering a global leadership crisis…. The world is in crisis mode and there are few effective leaders to be seen.” One of the gifts of aging is that one has a great deal of hindsight, which improves insight, and gives one just a tad of foresight. All of which leads me to ruminate on leadership, especially in health care.
Leah Curtin discusses the effects of ambiguity.
Caring for a medically futile patient can be a wrenching emotional experience. Learn how to cope with the complex medical, ethical, and legal issues and help patients and families make difficult decisions.
If President Trump really wants a healthcare plan that gives him a big win by covering all Americans, reducing insurance costs, and cutting the cost of healthcare, it could be done. And it would be far better than President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA). Mr. Trump could push Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) bill that makes Medicare available to everyone. And wouldn’t it be a hoot? A Republican president, House, and Senate would finally make universal access a reality. And why not? A single-payer system offers cost-cutting strategies that have succeeded all over the globe.
Electronic health records give healthcare providers faster, more efficient access to patient information. Experts hope to make the data less vulnerable to security breaches.
Nurses need more than solid technical skills to provide ethical care. A recent AMA Ethical Force Program report casts a spotlight on effective patient communication as an essential component of care. This article points out parallels between the AMA report and the ANA’s Code of Ethics.
Nurses have an ethical duty to address the web of relationships,
expectations, and egocentrism that influences them.
Author Leah Curtin analyzes the ethics of a case of confusion and restraints.
A tour of the detainee facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba leaves key questions unanswered.
The public needs a better understanding of what nurses do, so tell your story.
The author explores ethical questions about caring for a baby with profound birth defects and offers a nursing answer.
An ethical will serves as a vehicle for distilling a lifetime of wisdom and relaying messages of hope and love.
More nurses skilled in ethics are needed to help nurses cope with on-the-job ethical dilemmas.
The federal government recently made important changes to the rules and regulations on patient restraint and seclusion. Here’s what you need to know.
Leah Curtin discusses the challenge of a moral problem.
Leah Curtin discusses the difficulty of making choices in health care and includes a challenging situation she experienced as a student.
Examine the ethical and legal issues of patient privacy.
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