paper is to explore the topic of the institutionalized mental health patient and whether he or she are still treated the same way ethically as those individuals who have not been deemed mentally ill. The ethics chosen to be studied are autonomy‚ beneficence‚ Nonmaleficence and justice. This topic will exemplify the understanding of the medical issue as it is reflected within literature using research to support and illustrate this concept. In the course of studying the issues facing the mentally ill
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According to Theodore P. Remley‚ Jr.‚ and Barbara Herlihy in Ethical‚ Legal‚ and Professional Issues in Counseling‚ once the proper set of codes of ethics has been determined‚ the counselor must consider how these principles can be applied to the dilemma to express a counselor’s commitment to professional values (2014). Applying codes of ethics often exposes the “gray area” existing in real-life ethical dilemmas‚ and forces the counselor to consider the implications of an ethical decision from multiple
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States on daily. The purpose of this paper is to give the readers an understanding of forced patient repatriation and how it not only affects the patient‚ but the patient’s family‚ and the community as a whole. The four ethical principles autonomy‚ beneficence‚ non-maleficence‚ and justice will be addressed and how forced patient repatriation is affected by these four principles. Ethical Health Care Issues Paper One current ethical issue that has been a constant problem within the health care community
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this principle‚ patients should be told the truth‚ informed of risks and benefits of treatments‚ and allowed to refuse treatment. The principle of beneficence means doing good or being kind. In bio ethical terms‚ the principle of beneficence means that healthcare professionals should always try to help patients and make their situation better. Beneficence is usually the number one reason many people go into healthcare. Non maleficence is another principle‚ it means “doing no harm”. It is part of a
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Tuesdays with Morrie‚ is a true story about a sports writer‚ Mitch Albom‚ who found him self‚ restoring an old friendship. It leads him into looking after his old College professor‚ Morrie Schwartz and before he knew it‚ he was learning life’s lessons. Morrie has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrigs Disease and is actively dying. This story is about the compassion and insight of a man who knew good in his heart and tried to lived his life to the fullest‚ until the day he died at home‚ autonomy
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prescription of a lethal drug in order to end their life. If a physician only looked at autonomy‚ then the result would indefinitely be to prescribe that patient what he/she wishes because they have the right to control their own life decisions. Beneficence‚ the concept of doing good to others and avoid giving them harm‚ could contradict the idea of autonomy in this case‚ since prescribing a patient a lethal dose of medication could be seen as doing the patient harm. Although the medication would be
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A Pharmacist’s Right to Refuse to Dispense PHIL 333 Assignment 4 Pharmacy is a noble respected profession guided by strict laws and regulations. Pharmacists are the care providers who are responsible to provide drug therapies that improve the quality of life of a patient and their family. Previously pharmacists were only thought to be a drug dispenser but now they are the care providers of the community (Lai‚ Trac‚ Lovett‚ 2013). In the 1800s‚ pharmacists played the role of apothecary
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that are important to the patient rather than medical professionals ( Brody‚ 1988). The rise in autonomy can be seen as a social reaction to a “paternalistic” tradition within healthcare. Never-the-less there are conflicts between autonomy and beneficence when patients disagree with the recommendations that health care professionals believe are in the patients best interest. In the case of a patients interest conflicting with the patients welfare‚ many different societies would handle in a variety
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Obtaining informed consent is important because program planners want to ensure the safety of participants. The participants need to understand what the program is all about before they agreed to participate. If informed consent is not obtained then program planners could be easily sued. If they are negligent‚ they can be found liable. Although obtaining informed consent does not protect program planners from being sued‚ but it does make potential participants aware of or concerns. This form of
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2148-EXPLOR-SCI--THEORIES-NURSING-83294-400 - 2148-NURS-5327-400-EXPLOR-SCI--THEORIES-NURSING--2014-Fall Theoretical Framework Paper Word Count: 2‚335 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: Framework of Compassion Fatigue University of Texas at Arlington Exploration of Science and Theories for Nursing N5327 Rhonda Mintz-Binder‚ DNP RN CNE September 11‚ 2014 Compassion fatigue‚ which is also known‚ as secondary traumatic stress is a natural effect that occurs as a result of taking
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