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Ethics at the Beginning of Life: Prenatal Genetic Testing Lauren Delucca Linda Field Despain Cynthia Ventura-Lippert Submitted to Dr. Mark Jumper in partial fulfillment of HCE430‚ Health Care Ethics Regis University October 13‚ 2012 Prenatal Genetic Testing Prenatal testing and genetic testing developed hand in hand. Many genes‚ the basic unit of heredity‚ are now known through the human genome project (Pence‚ 2011‚ pp. 273-274). Genetic testing can identify the
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Question 1 1) Autonomy – To respect the rights of clients to be self-governing within their social and cultural framework. Ex: Listen to the client to gain an understanding of where their vocational goal interests lie. Assist them with finding information about the vocational goal and the impact it will have on their daily living. Information that may be useful in helping the client to make an informed decision could be job requirements‚ availability of jobs within a geographical location‚ necessary
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the health care setting exist when a competent adult patient is refusing treatment that the health care team believed will save the patient’s life. The basic ethical principles of patient’s autonomy‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and justice supersede the ethical principles of beneficence‚ and nonmaleficence of the health care team. Under the common law‚ every individual has the
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For instance‚ the doctor obviously violated the principle of beneficence and nonmaleficence by not respecting his client’s personal boundaries and perpetrating aggressive sexual behavior that led to harm and injury to the client – both from a physical and clinical perspective. The doctor further dishonored the principles of fidelity and responsibility in clinical practice by not taking accountability for his actions or behavior‚ which was clearly
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inspire psychologists toward the very highest ethical ideals of the profession." These principles include beneficence and nonmaleficence (i.e.‚ benefit people and do no harm); fidelity and responsibility; and integrity‚ justice‚ and respect for people’s rights and dignity. The Belmont Report identified three basic ethical principles when conducting research: respect for persons‚ justice‚ and beneficence. The following are five basic ethical principles presented in the order of the general principles in
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Abstract In synopsis‚ the case involves Ruby‚ a therapist that is counseling Henry‚ who expresses extremely hostile feelings toward homosexuals and toward people who have contracted AIDS. Henry is not coming to counseling to work on his feelings about gay people; his primary goal is to work out his feelings of resentment over his wife‚ who left him. He thinks homosexual people are deviant and that it serves them right if they do get AIDS. Ruby’s son is gay and Henry’s prejudice affects her emotionally
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Autonomy is the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined manner. Suzanne was showing autonomy when she stood up for herself and demanded the health care provider look at her foot. Beneficence means that people take actions to benefit and promote the welfare of other people. When Suzanne got the job with health insurance‚ she was benefitting
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Navigating ethical decisions is part of working in today’s healthcare system. Ethical principles such as autonomy‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and justice provide guidance for how to make ethical decisions in the health care setting(Ajayi & Dibosa-Osadolor‚ 2011). Ethical principles are a way to declare what is the right or wrong way to handle a situation for healthcare workers
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result in positive outcomes. The four principles of Bioethics are autonomy‚ the right of individuals to make their own decisions; nonmaleficence‚ one should avoid causing harm; beneficence‚ positive steps should taken to help others; and justice‚ the benefits and risks should be fairly distributed (PHG Foundation‚ n.d.). The nurse can provide autonomy by supporting the right for the family to consider prenatal testing. Nonmaleficence can be exhibited by the nurse by explaining the risks and benefits
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