NURS 585 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Policy Review, Primum Non Nocere, Professional Boundaries
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Nurs 585 week 4 required readings and lecture notes. Assignment of client care: guidelines for registered nurses. Decision-making standards for nurses in the supervision of health care aids. (2010) retrieved from http://www. nurses. ab. ca/content/dam/carna /pdfs/documentlist/standards/decisionsheal thcareaides_jun2010. pdf. Staff mix decision-making framework for quality nursing care. (2012). Ethi(cid:272)s is a(cid:271)out asking the question (cid:862)what should (cid:271)e done(cid:863) Ethical dilemmas arise when there are good reasons at least at first glance, for different ways of proceeding. Although connected, ethics is not law, clinical guidelines, policy, religion, or etiquette. Offer an expanded set of considerations to consider when making a difficult decision. What do clinical ethics services do: consults, education, policy review. Figure out why the issues is there in addition to figuring out what the issue is. May not be based on just equality alone. 20% of patients may use up to 80% of resources: non-maleficence: avoiding harm.