Individual Analysis As a registered nurse practicing in the state of California I am responsible for practicing within my states legal regulations and nursing scope of practice. My concern for the welfare of the sick and injured allows me to practice ethical provisions of nursing. These are required if I am to carry out competent and effective nursing care. Nursing encompasses the prevention of illness‚ the alleviation of suffering‚ and the protection‚ promotion‚ and restoration of health in the
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Ethical Decision Making Ethical Dilemma Ben is cutting himself regularly. The school counselor has spoken with his parents for several weeks and has explained the severity of this child’s problem. Ben desperately needs help for a mental health professional. The parents refuse to take him for treatment and say they just want him to continue seeing the school counselor. Hypothetical Background Ben is nine years old. He is in the third grade at Children’s Nation Elementary School‚ a quality
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N1202 Review for Test #2 1. What is meant by metaparadigm? What are the components of the metaparadigm that are described in every nursing theory? -Metaparadigm: the collective body of knowledge - Concepts: person‚ environment‚ health care‚ nursing care 2. How do nurses know their world? What are Carper’s ways of knowing? -Aesthetics: art of knowing -Empirics: science of knowing -Emancipatory: addresses social and political context of nursing 3. What are the two pieces of legislation
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Ms. AG Case Analysis Paternalism Vs. Autonomy One of the fundamental principles of healthcare ethics is patient autonomy. The struggle‚ however‚ is determining how much independence the patient has. Is it appropriately and ethically right to allow an individual to have complete autonomy? Do patients lose their rights when they go to a doctor? Should a Providers do what a sufferer wants or what is in the best interest? As in the case of Ms. AG and the team of health care? If a physician
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WEEK 4 MORAL PHILOSOPHIES DEFINITION The field of moral philosophy involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. The term “morality” can be used either 1. descriptively to refer to a code of conduct put forward by a society or‚ a. some other group‚ such as a religion‚ or b. accepted by an individual for her own behavior or 2. normatively to refer to a code of conduct that‚ given specified conditions‚ would be put forward by
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Essay #1: Ethical Principles in Professional Counseling Autonomy The principle of Autonomy Described by Corey‚ Corey‚ Corey Schneider‚ and Callanan (2015)‚ is to allow the client to use of his or her freedom‚ self-governing and determination‚ to make their own decisions in order to resolve conflicts. The counselor will allow‚ and respect the right to clients choose and use their values and culture to facilitate independence and empowerment. It is also important for counselors to understand the diverse
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principles of virtue that are moral. A person is considered to be virtuous if they do what is right and what is good not by habit‚ but simply by the rules of conduct they choose to follow or set. Another example of virtue is faithfulness which is fidelity or keeping your word and obligations and commitments to other people or patients. (Pogzar‚ 2012). Values are conduct that is standard. A value is used for judging whether an action is good or bad. Values are standards that can be measured
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EDUC 582 Module One – Assignment 1 Write a critical analysis about a journal of the ethical aspects of the counseling profession. The article‚ Ethics in the Counseling Profession by Jesse Lile‚ explains the ethics that counselors must apply and follow to manage a successful care plan in an organization or school setting. Ethics and values are both defined
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| Confidentiality in Group therapy | | ------------------------------------------------- Over the past several decades the advancement of group modalities in the mental health profession‚ has brought about several potentially challenging ethical and legal scenarios that pertain specifically to confidentiality‚ privileged communication and privacy in group work. The inherent power of therapeutic groups to bring about personal change for members has seen increasing recognition in recent
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the fetus. She refused to accept blood or blood products and rejected the surgery as well. Her refusal was based on a fear of blood transfusion due to her belief in Bible scripture. The ethical dilemma presented is whether to respect the patient ’s autonomy and compromise standards of care or ignore the patient ’s wishes in an attempt to save her life. This paper presents the clinical case‚ identifies the ethical dilemma‚ and discusses virtue ethical theory and principles that apply to this situation
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