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Practical use of the Nursing Code of Ethics: Part II
In the January/February 2009 issue of MEDSURG Nursing, I discussed the first four provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative...
MedSurg Nursing, 05/01/09 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Practical use of the nursing code of ethics: Part I
A code of ethics is a fundamental document for any profession. It provides a social contract with the society served, as well as ethical and legal...
MedSurg Nursing, 01/01/09 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Whistleblowers: troublemakers or virtuous nurses?
Whistleblowing is the action taken by a nurse who goes outside the organization for the public's best interest when it is unresponsive to reporting...
Dermatology Nursing, 10/01/08 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Whistleblowing: role of organizational culture in prevention and management: an ethical culture is necessary to prevent and manage whistleblowing. Whistleblowing is often the result of an organizational culture that lacks the accountability for its espous
Whistleblowing is an effort by a member or past member of an organization to deliver a warning to the public concerning a serious wrongdoing or...
Dermatology Nursing, 10/01/08 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Whistleblowing: role of organizational culture in prevention and management
Whistleblowing is an effort by a member or past member of an organization to deliver a warning to the public concerning a serious wrongdoing or...
MedSurg Nursing, 08/01/08 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Managing Nursing Student Incivility in the Classroom, Clinical Setting, and On-Line
The concept of incivility in education is not new; however, it has generated much discussion at national conferences, faculty meetings, and in the...
Journal of Nursing Law, 07/01/08 by Suplee, Patricia Dunphy; Lachman, Vicki D; Siebert, Barbara; Anselmi, Katherine Kaby · More from publication -
Patient safety: the ethical imperative
Nurses have the ethical obligation to prevent and manage medical errors. Ethical theories for justification of stance are provided along with...
Dermatology Nursing, 04/01/08 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Whistleblowers: troublemakers or virtuous nurses?
Regrettably, whistleblowing is still necessary in today's health care environment--one that is weighed down with fraud, incompetent practitioners,...
MedSurg Nursing, 04/01/08 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Patient safety: the ethical imperative
The patient safety imperative began with the landmark report To Err is Human (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 2000), which shocked the public by...
MedSurg Nursing, 12/01/07 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication -
Moral courage in action: case studies
In the April 2007 issue, I discussed the importance of moral courage in resolving difficult ethical problems (Lachman, 2007a). Moral courage is the...
MedSurg Nursing, 08/01/07 by Vicki D. Lachman · More from publication
