NURSING CARE MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY

The contemporary period is one in which diseases once thought conquered in this country are making strong reappearances, and during which both new diseases and diseases not previously common in this country are becoming significant concerns of health care professionals. The identification and successful treatment of the individuals afflicted by these diseases are important to both the afflicted persons, whose health is directly at risk, and to the broader society, whose health is indirectly at risk.

One factor that inhibits the successful treatment of afflicted individuals is the failure of those individuals to comply with their treatment regimens (Wichowski & Kubsch, 1995, pp. 66-68). A factor contributing to non-compliance is a lack of necessary education about their diseases on the part of afflicted persons. Health education efforts, in turn, frequently suffer because health care professionals are reluctant to extend care to all patients. The presence of deadly and contagious diseases in the contemporary period causes some health care professionals to be reluctant to extend care to persons afflicted with such diseases. The social stigma associated with some diseases is another factor that at times inhibits the delivery of care to those who need it most. Prejudice against immigrant from some pa

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ively with the complex issues associated with patient autonomy, the nurse must be capable of identifying the threats to that autonomy, and the nurse must be able to respond effectively as an advocate for the patient (Singleton & Dever, 1991, pp. 160-168). To be able to act as an advocate for the patient, the nurse must be able and willing to overcome her or his own individual value-based objections to a patient's decision or condition . To be an effective patient advocate, the nurse must not permit her or his beliefs to interfere with the nursing duty to the patient. Strong value systems are essential for health care providers. Such value structures, however, must not be permitted to diminish the quality of care provided. Pursuing the Objectives in Practice Pursuing the objectives of improved patient compliance with treatment regimens through the delivery to all persons of care that includes a health education component is discussed within the context of the resurgence of tuberculosis in American society. Tuberculosis is "a contagious and potentially life-threatening disease caused by a microorganism called mycobacterium tuberculosis" (Conspicuous consumption, 1993, p. 6). The incidence of tuberculosis in the United Stat
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