Constant assessment and modification of processes is necessary in order to improve and maintain quality within healthcare systems. Any improvement interventions have to consider all healthcare systems i.e. the care team, the patient, the organization and the environment of care. Another way to improve healthcare systems and outcomes is the […]

Introduction Euthanasia (or mercy killing) is defined as the intentional act of ending an individual’s life in order to relieve them from their suffering (Boudreau and Somerville 1). Euthanasia has numerous moral and ethical implications in all its forms. For this paper, we avoid the categorization of the forms of […]

Abortion still remains to be among the most provocative and controversial topics in society today. The process of abortion entails the termination of pregnancy, which results in the death of the fetus or embryo. There are people that view abortion as a justifiable action while others view it as murder. […]

My experience was based on a nurse who called the father of a patient contemplating suicide without consent. While HIPAA provides guidelines on maintaining patient privacy, the patient was still a minor and contemplating suicide more so due to the fear of what the father might do. The nurse felt […]