Ethical Foundations and Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice
Unit 2: Model of Alterity
What Ethical Foundation Can Contribute to the Dynamics of Health Care?
We propose an ethical foundation of care in Otherness. The first ethical experience in healthcare is the otherness of the “other me” in need of health.
a) Constitutively in “Version”:
Human beings are constitutively referred to the other. This is primarily a matter of fact, a real and physical “version”, not merely existential or intentional. (For example, a child is connected to their mother or caregiver,
Read MoreCorporate Governance: Board Roles and Responsibilities
**Corporate Governance**
The forms the board can take:
- Sole Administrator
- Several administrators jointly and severally: Any of the administrators can do everything. Each can develop/execute any power of the board of directors.
- Several persons acting jointly: Shall act for at least two.
- Board: A collegial body acting for the meeting of all members. Changes in the board should be recorded in the commercial register.
Administrators
Regarding the ability to be an administrator, unless the bylaws say otherwise,
Read MoreEuropean History: 19th and Early 20th Centuries
ITEM 6: The Irish Problem
A minority of British Anglicans settled in Catholic Ireland. This created three intertwined problems: social, religious, and economic. A serious political problem existed because Ireland ceased to have its own parliament, and their representatives in Westminster were part of an intergovernmental parliament. This can be considered normal for a nationalist movement that was born for greater autonomy or even independence. From abroad, independent movements were financed and
Read MoreFrench Revolution: Causes, Events, and Aftermath
France and the Revolution
In 1789, France was a great power, but it lived preferentially under the old rules of the Ancien Régime. There were many problems that plagued the country:
- The nobility and clergy enjoyed privileges at the expense of the rest of the population.
- An economic crisis affected the country, with basic prices rising since the 1780s.
- The privileged classes did not pay taxes, only the peasants and the bourgeoisie did.
- King Louis XVI was losing support among the people, who saw that
Electric Charge and Fields: Principles and Laws
**Concept of Electric Charge**
Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter. In nature, there are only two types of charges: positive (+) and negative (-). Electric charge is a scalar quantity and is measured in Coulombs (C). Attractive forces exist between bodies with opposite charges, while repulsive forces exist between bodies with the same charge. Matter consists of electrons and protons. The magnitude of the charge on both particles is the same. Protons are located in the nucleus, and
Read MoreNeurological Exam: Mental State, Language, Cranial Nerves
Neurological Examination
1. Mental State
- a) Normal: The patient is alert, provides good answers, and demonstrates appropriate temporospatial orientation.
- b) Obtundation: A lesser degree of commitment is observed. The patient remains alert but exhibits difficulty in spatiotemporal orientation. There may be confusion, delirium, and thought process alterations.
- c) Drowsiness: Decreased alertness is noted, with a tendency to fall asleep. Dysfunction in the reticular formation (superficial, medium, deep)
Spanish Demographics and Immigration: Trends and Policies
Spanish Immigration Policy
Setting
- The EU policy on asylum and immigration: the creation of a common asylum system and of visas and cooperation of member countries against illegal immigration and external border control Union.
- Law of Aliens: Regulates all aspects of immigration.
- Present arrangements:
- Stay: Stay of a foreigner in Spain for a maximum period of 90 days.
- Residence: An alien authorized to reside in Spain for a period exceeding 90 days. May be temporary (less than 5 years) or permanent (in
Spain’s Economic and Social Shifts: 1939-1975
Economic and Social Evolution in Spain: 1939-1959
The Autarky of the War’s Aftermath
In 1939, Spain was a ruined country with a decimated population, widespread hunger, and extreme need. The population’s situation was unbearable.
The regime’s solution was to create a model of fascist inspiration: autarky, based on self-sufficiency and state interventionism.
State interventionism expanded throughout most of the national economy. The state fixed agricultural prices and forced peasants to surrender their
Read MoreFeminism and Gender Equality: Understanding Social Constructs and Inequality
Understanding Feminism, Sexism, and Their Interrelation
Feminism is a socio-political movement that formally began in the late 18th century. It represents the awareness of women as a group facing oppression, domination, and exploitation by men within the patriarchy. This awareness motivates action towards liberation and societal transformation.
Sexism, often considered a significant social ill by the feminist movement, is the oppression of females.
Relationship:
Feminism seeks gender equality and an
Read MorePhilosophy of Science: Methods, Truth, and History
Philosophy of Science
The philosophy of science reflects on scientific methods, is based on its criteria for truth, and tries to locate it within the totality of human projects.
What is Science?
Science is a systematic set of propositions, logically chained and verified. The notion of a system is essential to know the real truth does not exist in isolation but must be part of a systematic set of scientific truths.
Types of Science
Sciences have been classified in many ways:
- Human sciences as opposed to