affect a nurse’s ability to provide compassionate care. One of these barriers is compassion fatigue which can influence compassionate care in nursing because it affects the nurse as well as the patient. Often referred to as ‘burnout’, the condition is caused by mental and physical exhaustion due to caring for patients who have demanding physical, emotional and psychological needs. Compassion is not only about having feelings of empathy for someone it is about how one acts upon those feelings, Von
services provided met or exceeded their anticipated expectations considerably contributes to satisfaction (Morris et al., 2013; Kupfer & Bond, 2012; Wagner & Bear, 2008). Other factors including psychosocial, pain, depression, level of comfort, emotional support, physical environment, a good relationship with doctors and nurses, education, technical quality, availability
Nurse: The Little Things Matter,” utilizes ethos, pathos, and repetition to drive home the significance in seemingly trivial tasks. Her argument is directed at a fellow nurse, whom she hears decry passing out trays after her tedious time spent in nursing school. Koenig establishes her credibility immediately, insisting she would have scolded her coworker’s attitude if it weren’t for the myriad of things for her to do as a nurse too. Going off her ethos she declares,
There is an array of housing options available to seniors, from staying in their home to specialized facilities that provide twenty-four hour nursing care. Each option has pros and cons when making a decision of where the client should live when discharged. Ethically, all of these issues need to be discussed with the family members involved with care so they know all the options. Each family is different, for this client he wanted his wife and his three children to be involved in this decision process
decision are compared, action or policy. Benefits and costs can be economic, human or social • Rights: person or group is entitled to something like right to life, safety and due process or to be treated in a certain way. • Justice: distributing burdens and benefits equally according to accepted rules. CRITERIA FOR ETHICAL REASONING There 3 criteria that can be used in ethical
Elder abuse involves any act that harms an elderly person. It also includes neglect to protect an elderly person from harm. Harm to the elder may or may not be intended. Unintended harm often results from a caretaker's lack of knowledge, experience, or desire to provide care. Most often, the abuser is a relative who lives with the victim, but other caretakers can also be abusers. Fellow residents in a care facility may also be sexually abusive. The major categories of elder abuse include: • Physical
Postpartum Depression The following paper seeks to answer the following questions. What is postpartum depression? How is it diagnosed? What are the signs and symptoms? What are the risk factors? How is it treated? What are the responses to treatment? Postpartum depression dates back as far as Hippocrates in 400 BC. Hippocrates described postpartum depression as a “fever” manifesting as agitation and delirium. Before the 19th Century, women were called nervous or too sensitive, doctors
elderly, adults and youth; the socialisation of children and the maintenance of social ties in the family (Parrenas, 2000). These activities are generally relegated to women, until recently. Class-privileged women free themselves of the mental, emotional and manual labour needed for the cultural and social upbringing of children, by hiring low-paid women generally of colour (Parrenas, 2000). The international transfer of caretaking is a social, political and economic relationship between women and
Throughout history, gender stereotypes have played a major role in moulding society’s views of people. Traditionally, women have been associated with the “home” and men with the “world”. In many ways, the coming of the American Civil War of 1861-65 challenged the ideology of Victorian domesticity that had defined the lives of men and women in the antebellum era. Women’s role in the society changed drastically as they gained opportunities socially and economically, and took on positions of power and
Higher education sector is the fastest developing sector in India and it requires financial support from both government and private players due to its huge budget requirement. The investment requirement in this sector and the amount of financial burden on the government with the pace of development required in this sector pushed the government to invite the private players to participate in its growth. As a result many states have opened up arms with state legislation act to start the higher education