Concepts of Professionalism in Nursing “The skill‚ good judgement‚ and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well” (Professionalism‚ n.d.). Professionalism is a highly regarded characteristic in nursing today. There are codes of conduct that are set through many institutions‚ to hold nurses accountable for their actions. This paper will describe two concepts of professionalism‚ integrity and ethical practice. These concepts are essential and are the key features
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patient and will not consent to treatment while the biological father consents to treatment but lacks custody. The nurse has the responsibility to uphold the “four principles of biomedical ethics of autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice” (Cooper‚ 2012)‚ however‚ this case shows autonomy‚ beneficence and non-maleficence clashing. The patient and her family have the right to determine the patient’s care; yet‚ following the patient’s mother’s decision has the potential of causing harm to the
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In 1932 the “Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” began. The original intent was to learn the effects of syphilis on the body. The study began with 600 black men and was intended to last six months. Shamefully‚ the ethics of this experiment were nonexistent as misinformation and deception led the experiment to last a striking forty years. A primary object for the disgust surrounding the experiment was the lack of consent. Currently‚ the Institutional Review Board (IRB) requires
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avoids the harm of compelling women to successive pregnancies until they have sons [9]. Even if a sex ratio imbalance does occur‚ some argue that this would serve to increase women’s value in the eyes of men [4]. It is also reasoned that parental autonomy and reproductive liberties are more important than equality [4‚] [9]‚ 0]. This technology allows medical professionals to aid the desires of couples with strong preferences for a particular sex- so why should they be denied if there is no demonstrable
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Ethics is part of the framework in the practice of every profession. The term ‘ethics’ has several meanings associated to it. It may refer to a method of inquiry that helps people understand the morality of human behavior‚ beliefs and practices of a group or the expected standard of moral behavior of a specific group as described by their code of professional ethics (Berman 83). With nursing being a reputable profession‚ it is but expected that it has its own set of ethical standards thus called
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also try to explain what actions are in place to protect Sam; professional guidelines and laws available that protect confidentiality rights and procedures available to staff to prevent cross-infection. The four ethical principles of autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ beneficence and justice are also used in relation to Sam; discussing what each principal means and how it relates to this scenario. Medical information about a person is particularly sensitive and Sam must feel certain that it will be protected
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behavior‚ sanctioned by or operative on one’s conscience or ethical judgment‚ and capable of right and wrong action. (Merriam-Webster) According to our book the moral principles of ethics that are involved in removing Margie’s pacemaker are: • Beneficence- is the principle of doing good‚ demonstrating kindness‚ showing compassion‚ and helping others. • Nonmaleficence- is an ethical principle that requires caregivers to avoid causing patients harm. • Justice- is the
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Presently‚ experiments that utilize human study subjects possess many ethical concerns such as the respect for person‚ beneficence and justice for the participants of these experiments and studies. During the relative recent past of the last century (20th century)‚ the medical community recognized the need to conduct human study. However experiments conducted on human subjects from marginalized groups of vulnerable people were done with little or no consideration for the rights of these people. In
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Jodie and Mary are twins joined at their lower abdomens. Jodie is an alert baby‚ with functioning heart and lungs. Mary has no effective heart or lung function and lives purely because of her attachment to Jodie. According to commonly accepted medical evidence‚ Jodies life would be virtually as long as‚ and would have the quality of‚ that of any ordinary child if separated from Mary. It is clear that if the twins were separated then Mary would die. Equally‚ it is clear that if the twins were not
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The Nuremberg code refers to a set of guiding research ethic principles specific to human experimentation. This code arose from the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II which involved 23 German physicians and adminstrators who were arraigned for their participation in crimes against humanity. These people had allegedly carried out medical experiments leading to debilitating and fatal results in the war concentration camps on numerous people without voluntary consent. For this reason‚ the origin
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