Ethical principles and codes of practice can provide guidance in day-to-day practice. Analyse Peter’s situation in the case study and come to a conclusion about what would be an appropriate response. This essay will analyse the ethical principles and code of practice in relation to the case study of Peter‚ a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and will suggest a course of action for Peter’s situation based upon the application of these principles and the code. It will do this by examining
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References: Arai‚ L.‚ (2004) Teenage pregnancy and fertility in English Communities: neighbourhood‚ family and peer influences on behaviour. Department of Geography‚ Queen Mary‚ University of London. Beauchamp‚ T. Childress‚ J.‚ (2001) Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 5th Ed. Oxford University Press‚ Oxford. Blackman‚ T.‚ Harvey‚ J.‚ Lawrence‚ M.‚ and Simon‚ A.‚ (2001) Neighbourhood renewal and health: evidence from a local case study. Health and Place 7 (2)
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American Association of Suicidology. (1996). Report of the Committee on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia.Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior.26 (2) February 25‚ 2009‚ from Research Library database. (Document ID: 10313755). Beauchamp‚ T. L.‚ & Childress‚ J. F. (1989). Principles of biomedical ethics (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Catholic Online. (2008). Catholic.org. Retrieved March 4‚ 2009‚ from Catholic Encyclopedia: http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=11143
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References: 1. Beauchamp TL and Childress JF. Principles of biomedical ethics. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2009. 2. Whitney SN‚ Ethier AM‚ Fruge E‚ et al. Decision making in pediatric oncology: who should take the lead? The decisional priority in pediatric oncology
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STUDENT NO. 2903503 COHORT NAME CHARLES KORANTENG UNIT TITLE ETHICS AND LAW UNIT REFERENCE NFP-1-053 ASSIGNMENT TITLE ADULT CASE STUDY (blood transfusion) I shall discuss the ethical and legal implications of a 70 year old patient who has been admitted to the casualty department after a road traffic accident. He has sustained some severe injuries which require him to have a blood transfusion. However‚ he is refusing the blood
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The purpose of this report is to conduct a critical appraisal of a published article. Carnwell (1997) describes a critical appraisal as an unbiased and balanced scrutiny of the research paper so that both its strengths and weaknesses are highlighted. The focus of the appraisal with be on “Promoting the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; patients and their carer’s views” (Caress et al‚ 2010). The format of the appraisal will be formed around a set of criteria
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1.Make the care of people your first concern‚ treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity Recognizing and treating people as unique and valued persons are requirements to live a good life.(Reading & Webster‚ 2013). I believe in the principle of NMC code (2008) that nurses should make the care of the people their first concern by giving individualized and dignified care. People come from different parts of the world and carrying with them are various beliefs and perspectives when
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exclusive use Institute of Management Technology‚ Hyderabad (IMT‚HYD)‚ 2015 9 -6 1 0 -0 5 0 REV: DECEMBER 2‚ 2011 SANDRA J. SUCHER NIEN-HÊ HSIEH A Framework for Ethical Reasoning Introduction This note will present a practical framework for ethical reasoning‚ in other words‚ a set of questions to help you assess the ethical implications of a course of action. While many of us believe that we approach such assessments with all of our reasoning powers at the ready‚ we actually first come to moral
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Krautscheid (2014) suggests that professional nursing accountability is an aspect that underpins professional nursing practice and is frequently described by professional nursing organisations however it can be difficult to describe and define with no consistent language or definition available in the literature. Kozier (2012) suggests it is the ability and willingness to assume responsibility for your actions and accepting consequences of your behaviour. The development of the role of the clinical
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References: Beauchamp‚ T.L. & Childress‚ J.G. (2001). Principles of biomedical ethics. (6th ed). New York: Oxford University Press. Bunton‚ R. & Macdonald‚ G. (2002). Health promotion: disciplines‚ diversity and developments. (2nd ed.). Routledge. Craig‚ P. & Lindsay
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