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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.

Eugenics is a hot topic.

PSA and euthanasia are always a good topic.

Informed consent is a good topic. It is not suppose to be controversial, but often is due to the fine line between consent versus coerced consent.

Justice in access to healthcare.Autonomy rights and nedical information.

End-of life decision making.

ZASHAGALKA, RN

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Specializes in Critical Care.

1. Family present during codes.

2. Closed visitation in critical care vs. open visitation.

3. If you really want to be controversial, you could discuss the dramatic increase in treatment of ADD/ADHD - is it necessary?

4. Nurses modeling unhealthy behavior (i.e. smoking)

5. Infrared tracking of nurses in order to tweak their proficiency - to ensure they answer call buttons fast enough and don't spend too much time in any one room. (25% of hospitals use nurse collars).

6. Staffing ratios.

7. Lack of organization among nurses.

8. male nurses in L&D

9. Should medicare/medicaid pts be required to pay co-pays for ER visits?

10. unionization vs. non-unionization of nurses.

There, I found 10.

~faith,

Timothy.

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