Imagine you are working on the night shifts in a nursing home. This is your sixth straight day and you’re feeling very tired. One of the residents, Mannie, an 85-year-old male, has been in t
Imagine you are working on the night shifts in a nursing home. This is your sixth straight day and you’re
feeling very tired. One of the residents, Mannie, an 85-year-old male, has been in the home for ten years
after having a stroke. Mary needs to be turned every 2-hours to avoid him developing pressure sores,
but you and the other nurse you are working with decides to turn him irregularly. Your justifications of
these decisions are to avoid disturbing his sleep as well as to protect your backs. At the end of the shift,
you turn Mannie and record in his notes that you have done every 2-hours throughout the night. He has
not developed a pressure sore, so what is the harm? Now consider this: you turn him at the end of the
night and discover that a small area has broken down on his left hip. Is this your fault? If the manager
asks if you have turned him every 2-hours, as stated in the care plan, what will you say? You could say
you turned him every 2-hours – this would not change anything for Mannie but would make your life
easier. Alternatively, you go to turn him at the end of the night shift only to discover that he has died
sometime during the night. Mannie has been dead for a while based on how cold he is. You know you
can just claim that you found him earlier in the night and prepare his body quickly before the day staff
comes in to work. Surely this will not change anything; no one will be hurt, will they?
After reading the article, take some time to reflect on cultural diversity in healthcare, then answer
substantively to the following questions.
1. Which, if any, of these scenarios are acceptable? Does the blame attached to any of them change
because of the outcome?
2. What does your choice of actions say about you?
3. What values are being displayed here? Explain
Collepals.com Plagiarism Free Papers
Are you looking for custom essay writing service or even dissertation writing services? Just request for our write my paper service, and we'll match you with the best essay writer in your subject! With an exceptional team of professional academic experts in a wide range of subjects, we can guarantee you an unrivaled quality of custom-written papers.
Get ZERO PLAGIARISM, HUMAN WRITTEN ESSAYS
Why Hire Collepals.com writers to do your paper?
Quality- We are experienced and have access to ample research materials.
We write plagiarism Free Content
Confidential- We never share or sell your personal information to third parties.
Support-Chat with us today! We are always waiting to answer all your questions.
