Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’ office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium
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social groups. There four different types of moral principles; autonomy‚ beneficence‚ utility and justice. One of the types of moral principles are autonomy is the basis for determining moral responsibility for your own actions. Autonomy is referred to self-government of people. An example of autonomy is being able to direct one’s life and choose for them. Beneficence is doing the good thing for others without doing harm to them. Beneficence is understood to be the first principle of morality. It is
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The first ethical principle is nonmaleficence‚ meaning first do no harm (Judson and Harrison‚ 2010). A question asked by Milton and Cody (2001 p.290) was‚ "How can one keep from doing harm if one acts without knowing what the reality of the lived experience is for the person?" In the case
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1.0 Introduction Paramedics have a legal duty of care towards their patients (Eburn‚ 2013). When Paramedics implement care for their patients it is important that they consider the four bioethical principles of autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence and justice as these principles are considered to be a fundamental moral analytical framework within healthcare (Gillon‚ 1994). This essay aims to provide a retrospective analysis into the Coroner’s Inquest of Nola Walker (NW) following a motor vehicle
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Amputation Mishap; Negligence Carmen Holder HCS/478 February 4‚ 2013 Barbara Gilbert‚ EdD‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNE Amputation Mishap; Negligence Confused by a repeating dream‚ Joseph Benson wakes up and realizes the wrong leg was amputated. Even under the best of circumstances‚ mishaps such as this one do occur as a result of negligence and cause unnecessary duress to patients. This paper will discuss the difference between negligence‚ gross negligence‚ and malpractice. I will present my opinion of
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Ethical dilemma – Racism in Nursing Your name…. Oakton Community College Abstract In today’s society‚ there are many ethical dilemmas that nurses are faced with that are virtually impossible to solve. One of the most difficult and controversial issues that society is still facing is racism. Nursing as a profession seems to avoid considering the problem of racism (Vaughan‚ 1997). There is‚ however‚ a need to address this topic and to evaluate its implications for nursing practice. The ethics committee
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Eloho (Elli) Erih Please don’t tell my husband he has Cancer Beneficence is the most common motive of most health care professionals. Since the surgeon agrees not to tell Mr. McMurtry and his family physician‚ he demonstrates how much he cares about his patients’ wellbeing. Even though‚ the patient has the right to be informed‚ it is surgeon’s obligation to morally act in a way that produces the best result and protect his patient from harm (Lafollette 23). Telling McMurtry the truth could potentially
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Universal or Core Ethical Values Trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship are six core ethical values. Using core ethical values as the basis for ethical thinking can help detect situations where we focus so hard on upholding one value that we sacrifice another eg we are loyal to friends and so do not always tell the truth about their actions. 1. TRUSTWORTHINESS Trustworthiness concerns a variety of behavioral qualities honesty‚ integrity‚ reliability
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Critique of a Research Report: Comparison of Communication Outcomes in Traditional versus Simulation Strategies in Nursing and Medical Students Khaoula Louati University of Athabasca Introduction The purpose of research in nursing and medicine is to acquire knowledge that would improve nursing and medical practices. The research paper that will be critiqued is “Comparison of Communication Outcomes in Traditional versus Simulation Strategies in Nursing and Medical Students”. The aim of this
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The ethical issue develops when the truth is altered in the second or “signed off” report. The officer altered the report to state that they had actually witnessed the husband drive and park the car‚ although they had not. 2. What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any
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