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Amigos- I started my A&P II course with the endocrine system. I took this in an accelerated format over the summer in 6 weeks....and yes, it was as scary as it sounds. We had an exam in both lecture and lab every week. I barely made it alive out of this class, it was insane!! I was disappointed that we didn't get through all the material in the text (Marieb's). We ended with electrolyte balances (gag) and skipped all of the reproductive system and pregnancy (something I am interested in more than electrolytes!) I'm hoping that missing these two chapters won't hold me back in the future, so I've read them over, but it makes a difference when you don't get the lecture and explaination. Good luck to you this semester with your A&P II, and take your time! Flash cards are your friends!

Konni and Frankie, Thank you both so much for your lenghty and detailed responces! I really appreciate it when my questions on this board are taken seriously and friendly nurses like you guys help out us students! Konni- I agree with you on the bioethics...sometimes the quality of someone's life is more important than the length. Hope I put that correctly... The nurse's I have already interview for my project also expressed pretty strong (negative) feelings towards "nosy" family members trying to look at patient's charts! Frankie- Thanks for trying to get people's attention to this post! Also thank you for the examples of times when confidentiality should be breached (pregnancy, suicide), that helped clear things up for me! Thanks again to you both, with your permission I would love to incorporate some of your thoughts into my paper. You guys sound like great nurses and role models for students like me! :) One last question for anyone-- what is the difference between being called to testify about a patient/patient's notes, and having your notes/charts subpoenaed? Thanks!!

Hi everyone! I am currently a nursing student taking an ethics course for anyone going into a health or human resource field. I am currently working on a paper about how some of the issues we disscused in class are handled in the nursing field. I have interviewed some nurses (who didn't seem to want to talk about it too much...) and done some reading...but if anyone could add any comments to these questions that would be great! 1. How is confidentiality (of their medical file,etc.) explained/presented to your patients? Are there any limits to their cofidentiality? 2. What do you have priviledge in knowing about a patient? 3. What would you do if your nursind records/charts were supoenoaed? 4. How are the right's of minors treated differently? 5. What ethical dilemas do you face in your everyday nursing practice? Thanks to anyone who shares their ideas/experiences!!