The Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretative Statements was developed to guide nurses in ethical decision making and analysis.  

Nurses are expected to adhere to and embrace the standards of these provisions which include our values, morals, and ideals of the nursing profession (ANA, 2015).

This Code of Ethics outlines the very essence of what it means to be a nurse.

This module will introduce you to the nine provisions outlined in the Code of Ethics for Nurses. 

  

Reference

American Nurses Association (2015).  Code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.  Retrieved 8/20/23  from https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/ 

Step 1:  Begin by reading the material in the following three links:

1. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/

2. Click Code of Ethics 2015 Part 1.pdf for part I of an article discussing the Code of Ethics. I ATTACHED THIS BELOW

3. Click The New Code of Ethics for Nurses Practical Clinical Application Part II.pdf for part II of an article discussing the Code of Ethics. I ATTACHED THIS BELOW

Step Two:  The paper

1. You will have one written assignment for this module using APA format student paper writing.

Guidelines:

1. Include a title page.
2. Include an introduction.
   1. An abstract is not       required. 
3. Use each provision as a      Level 1 heading
   1. Each provision should have at least 2 well constructed paragraphs.
   2. A paragraph is comprised of at least 3 well constructed sentences.
   3. You may use first person and discuss what the provision means to you (or perhaps a personal experience relating to the provision).
4. The body of the paper should be at least 8 pages and not exceed 9-10 pages
   1. This excludes the title page and the reference page.
   2. Include a summary or conclusion at the end of your paper.
5. This assignment will be submitted to TurnitIn and be less than 26% similarity score.
6. Spelling and grammar are important.
   1. Use the editor feature in Word to correct most issues. 
7. This paper must be in APA format. 

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Middle-Aged White Male With Anxiety

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The client is a 46-year-old white male who works as a welder at a local steel fabrication factory. He presents today after being referred by his PCP after a trip to the emergency room in which he felt he was having a heart attack. He stated that he felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and feeling of impending doom. He does have some mild hypertension (which is treated with low sodium diet) and is about 15 lbs. overweight. He had his tonsils removed when he was 8 years old, but his medical history since that time has been unremarkable. Myocardial infarction was ruled out in the ER and his EKG was normal. Remainder of physical exam was WNL.

He admits that he still has problems with tightness in the chest and episodes of shortness of breath- he now terms these “anxiety attacks.” He will also report occasional feelings of impending doom, and the need to “run” or “escape” from wherever he is at.

In your office, he confesses to occasional use of ETOH to combat worries about work. He admits to consuming about 3-4 beers/night. Although he is single, he is attempting to care for aging parents in his home. He reports that the management at his place of employment is harsh, and he fears for his job. You administer the HAM-A, which yields a score of 26.

Client has never been on any type of psychotropic medication.

MENTAL STATUS EXAM

The client is alert, oriented to person, place, time, and event. He is appropriately dressed. Speech is clear, coherent, and goal-directed. Client’s self-reported mood is “bleh” and he does endorse feeling “nervous”. Affect is somewhat blunted, but does brighten several times throughout the clinical interview. Affect broad. Client denies visual or auditory hallucinations, no overt delusional or paranoid thought processes readily apparent. Judgment is grossly intact, as is insight. He denies suicidal or homicidal ideation.

You administer the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) which yields a score of 26.

Diagnosis: Generalized anxiety disorder

RESOURCES

§ Hamilton, M. (1959). Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. Psyctests, doi:10.1037/t02824-0

Decision Point One

Select what you should do:

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Begin Imipramine 25 mg po BID

Begin Buspirone 10 mg po BID

Describe how racial/health disparities, health equality/inequality and social justice/injustice could apply to the community you reside in, provide one specific example of how you will make a change in nursing practice regrading wound care. 

Please see the attachment for instructions

 

I need brief and concise answers to the assignment attached below. 

I will like to have it done in 24 hours.