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List one opportunity or threat to nursing (patient coercion to do things they do not wish to do). Discuss the severity of the opportunity or threat and the probability that it will occur in an organisation.

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This solution discusses issues related to patient coercion and the threats to the organization.

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Patient Coercion
By definition, patient coercion would be making a patient do anything that they were not
in agreement with by either their religion, legally or by their own medical needs. A patient
normally is only treated when they are compliant with the procedure or treatment that they are
receiving. This may not always be the case. In a SWOT analysis, the opportunity are the
competitive edge that can be gained by the organization while the threats may be endanger the
environment or the ethical structure of the healthcare institution
(http://managementstudyguide.com/swot-analysis.htm).

Opportunities are by patient coercion can be cases that may jeopardize the health and
well-being of the patient and the community. For instance, a patient may have taken an overdose
of a life-threatening agent but refused to have medical care. In this scenario, ...

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