Case 2 – The Drinking Problem Mr. Collins has dysphasia and enjoys a beer with his son each day in his private room on ward B. Roma (RN assigned to care for Mr. Collins) reads a note in the case notes‚ that Doctor Rich and the speech therapist have ordered thickened fluids for Mr. Collins. That note was written 5 days ago. The current nursing care plan also states ‘thickened fluids’. Mr. Collins tells Roma that he has discussed the matter with the doctor and the speech therapist and is aware of
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Ethical Issues in Relation to Psychotherapy Clinical Practice Topic Analysis Professional Practice Module: 588623 Tarsha Warin Lecturers: Dr Antoinette McCallin & Peter Greener Submitted: November 3rd 2005 Introduction I will begin this topic analysis by dividing the assignment up into four sections. The topic I am choosing to analyse is the complexity of ethical issues in relation to psychotherapy practice. Specifically these ethical issues will include the relationship‚ privacy
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Cited: Tom L. Beauchamp‚ Norman E. Bowie‚ and Denis G. Arnold Ethical Theory and Business‚ 8th ed.‚ Prentice Hall. James Rachels and Stuart Rachels The Right Thing to Do‚ 5th ed.‚ McGraw Hill.
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The case study outlines a story about a lethargic and stuporous patient with a diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident. He has no family members‚ but did have one friend visit him all day‚ every day from home. In a few days‚ the staff found out that the friend has growing dementia. The main ethical dilemma here is the lack of a capable person to make the decision about the patient’s medical condition. The solution to the problem should be based on the best interest of the patient. In hospital setting
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Cited: Baker‚ Beth. "Experts Ponder the Ethics of Xenotransplantation." Bioscience 46. 9 ( 1996): 643. Beauchamp‚ Giles. "Ethics and Xenotransplantation." Canadian Journal of Surgery 42. 1 (1999): 5. Clark‚ Margaret A. "This Little Piggy Went To Market: The Xenotranplantation and Xenozoonose Debate." Journal of Law‚ Medicine & Ethics 27. 2 (1999): 1073- 1105
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In this essay I will argue that euthanasia should be provided to patients who are chronically and/or terminally ill if those patients request as much. Euthanasia is the intentional putting to death of a person to lessen the pain and suffering for compassionate motives someone who are chronically and/or terminally ill‚ when those persons requested to die (Grainger‚ 2011). In this way‚ I would like to focus on active voluntary euthanasia. Active voluntary euthanasia is the person makes the choice actively
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Use case examples from the module or your experience to discuss three ethical choices that might arise when providing end-of-life care to children. Introduction to my essay In this essay I have been asked to discuss three ethical choices that might arise when providing end of life care to children. End-of-life care is also known as palliative care and it is the care that is given to someone who is terminally ill and dying. Palliative care‚ as defined by the Department of Health (200b)‚ is the
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Professional values‚ ethics and law Introduction This assignment will discuss the ethical‚ legal and professional issues relating to medical practice. Doctors and Nurses are often faced with legal‚ professional and ethical issues relating to health care. This assignment will also look into ethical and legal aspects in relation to issues of human rights and consent. There are many laws and legislations that protect patient’s rights‚ such as common law‚ Human Rights Act 1998‚ Mental Health Act
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CHAPTER 3 Ethics and Professionalism Michael Montagne‚ PhD Robert L McCarthy‚ PhD The quest to construct systematically an ethical framework for Western civilization was begun over 2000 years ago by Socrates. He approached ethics as a science‚ as being “governed by principles of universal validity‚ so that what was good for one was good for all‚ and what was my neighbor’s duty was my duty also.”1 However‚ acceptance of the Socratic approach has proved burdensome. After 2000 years of effort
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Francheska Beauchamp English 3103 801-12-0713 Prof. James L. Penner How Men Become “Men” How men become men? How men are men by being aggressive? Michael Kimmel in “Welcome to Guyland”& “Bros before Hos: the Guy Code” explains to us how men go through a social process by which men become “men”. Kimmel exposes some of the male myths in which society tries to establish ‘how a man has to be’. Kimmel makes a list of ten norms that the society or other men think that a man has to follow to
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