Legal and ethical in nursing
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Please answer ONE of the following Discussion Questions. Please be certain to include the number of the DQ being answered and provide a well-developed and complete answer to receive credit. Also, please ensure to have read the assigned chapters for the current week.DQ 1What is the nurse practice act? Give an example of how the nurse could refer to the nurse practice act on a daily basis? The nurse practice act would be considered or fall under what kind of law?DQ 2What is the nurse practice act? Give an example of how the nurse could refer to the nurse practice act on a daily basis? The nurse practice act would be considered or fall under what kind of law?DQ 3Provide an example of a scenario inclusive of an event a nurse can become in, with relation to the following:Criminal action Administrative law action Disciplinary action Civil action .Instructions:I. Support from Literature: Criteria: Support from the literature is present and includes a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation and matching reference, per discussion topic per week.What is a scholarly resource?A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional, peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those from the FDA or CDC).Contains references for sources citedWritten by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s)What is not considered a scholarly resource?Are websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research articlesNewspaper articles and layperson literature (Readers Digest, Healthy Life Magazine, Food and Fitness)Can be sources for background about your topic for a project, but not considered scholarlyInformation from Wikipedia or any wikiTextbooksWebsite homepagesArticles in healthcare and nursing-oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made Incredibly Easy and RN Magazine (Source: What is a scholarly article.docx; Created 06/09 CK/CL Revised: 02/17/11, 09/02/11 nlh/clm)Yes, if they are documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to professional associations (for example, American Heart Association, National League for Nursing, American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites ending with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources. Text book:Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics.Westrick, S.J. & Dempski, K (2019)Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1 edition (November 20, 2008)ISBN: 978-0-7637-5302-3 |