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The Nursing Code of Ethics Florence Nightingale believed that a nurse’s ethical duty was first and foremost to care for the patient. This belief underpins every discussion of ethics in nursing to date. As health care becomes increasingly complex ...

If there are any ethical issues in nursing, one that is definitely developing is that our roots are disappearing. As trite as 'caring' sounds, it is the cornerstone of our career birth. Too often, now we find ourselves in the position of being little...

To learn more about ethical practice in nursing read, Understanding Ethical Practice in Nursing. Since the dawn of modern nursing, nurses have borne the brunt of trauma, despair, grief, loss and patient suffering. They are faced with monumental ...

Starting in a few years, my state is going to requiring background checks and fingerprints as a condition of license renewal for all nurses. Whew! What a pain in the posterior! I mean, I've been a nurse for over three decades and they're just asking ...

Hey everyone. I have a question. There is a nurse that I know of who takes exotic photos, has an OnlyFans account, "models" in music videos & doesn't mind posing near naked in sexually suggestive positions on social media sites. (She doesn't hide...

Insubordination can result in serious disciplinary action by employers and licensing boards. The unique characteristics of nursing may be a prelude to insubordinate actions and behaviors. This article will explore the definition, criteria and trigge...

Pandemic Ethics Podcast episodes cover discussions of the defining ethical challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, featuring world-renowned experts in ethics, public health, law, economics, public policy, and beyond. Hosted by Joshua Preiss, Director of...

I will try to be as succinct as possible: a. I accepted a once per week job doing PRN disability exams on Sunday's. I signed a contract as a 1099 worker that did not specify any damages for breech, but said I could be terminated if my exams were not...

Long ago I had a conversation with my mentor which I still think about from time to time. For many types of patients we routinely do a "tox screen" or a "drugs of abuse" panel yet they often don't provide anything meaningful to the workup. It sometim...

When I was briefly hospitalized for an unrelated procedure I fell ill on the second day and left a day early and three days after that I was in terrible pain from GI shutdown, so I called back and sounded as frantic and afraid as I felt...and all I a...