Ethics is the study of what is deemed for something to be morally right and wrong (1). Ethics can be considered a ‘moral code’ that consists of an individual’s personal standards and based on community moral standards‚ therefore can be very subjective to interpretation. Considerations also need to be given to the laws that in place by governing bodies in a particular country that need to followed. These are defined by statutes‚ regulations and legislation. Ambulance Transport Attendant’s (ATA) legal
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profession of social work holds that every person is special and has the inherent right to dignity self-determination‚ well-being and autonomy. It promotes social justice and professional integrity (Aasw.asn.au‚ 2010). Section 5.2.3 of the AASW Code of Ethics discusses about the informed consent and states that social workers are needed to assess the maturity level and understanding of the client in order to get an informed consent (Aasw.asn.au‚ 2015). Further‚ section 5.2.1 lays emphasis on the social
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assistant cannot refuse to assist in this procedures. The dental assistant works under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. The dentist has a legal responsibility to assure that his dental practice and the dental staff adhere to medical law and ethics. The dentist has an obligation to follow all law and policies set forth by The American Dental Association‚ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations‚ The Federal Americans Disabilities Act‚ and any State legislation. Healthcare
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there was a general consensus amongst researchers that Americans will not overstep the bounds of research‚ not like the Nazis did. However‚ the Tuskegee Syphilis studies made it apparent that unless there are core ethical principles to follow‚ America might head in the same direction as Nazi Germany. The researchers in the Syphilis studies did not receive informed consent from the participants‚ and withheld treatment that was available. As this event received publicity‚ the US government knew it had
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1.0 Case Study Summary Ice-T(Tracy Morrow) a black rap artist signed under the Time Warner label‚ released an album called “Body Count” in 1992 that contained a controversial song‚ "Cop Killer”. The lyrics included‚ "I’ve got my twelve-gauge sawed-off…I’m about to dust some crops off…die‚ pig‚ die.” The American society hold fidel on immoral against theft‚rape enslavement‚ murder‚ child abuse‚ assault‚ slander‚ fraud‚ law-breaking and so on. Time warner record
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adulterated concentrate. The decision and action taken by Lars Hoyvald‚ the CEO of Beech-Nut has had ramifications immediately and several years later. Thomas H. Roche an Assistant United States Attorney stated the action Hoyvald took was a case of corporate greed and irresponsibility (Buder‚ 1988). In consideration of Hoyvald’s actions the following questions will be discussed: 1. If a recall would have required closing down the company‚ is avoiding a recall a risk worth taking
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Case Study: Homeless Man Ethics‚ Moral Leadership and the Common Good February 24th‚ 2012 Case Analysis #2 Case Facts: We decided to discuss the case of the homeless man provided in the textbook. Here are the case facts: A homeless man attempted to save a woman that was being attacked in New York City. In the process he was stabbed. He was visibly bleeding on the sidewalk for over an hour‚ as people walked by‚ took pictures and stopped to look
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Case study on the topic of Business Ethics: Key employee (Based on real facts‚ names of people and name of the company are changed) “Mirax” is a well-known constructional company in Vilnius‚ Lithuania. The firm is made up of 100 unskilled workmen‚ 12 first line supervisors and 6 higher level managers‚ stuff of 20 office personnel and the president Evaldas Vanagas‚ who established “Mirax” company 7 years ago. Juozas Marcinkenas came to the company 5 years ago‚ when he was the third year
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Discuss with your colleagues 1.What are Ethics? 2. Where do they come from and who is responsible? 3. How do ethics apply to health care organizations and its employees? Provide specific examples. 4. Research a specific ethics issue applicable to health care organizations‚ discuss how it was handled‚ what ethics theory epitomizes the handling of the issue and how would you have handled the issue and which specific ethics theory would apply to your solution. [see below A Framework for Thinking Ethically
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Topic: Ethics is of paramount importance in healthcare professions. Discuss how ethics affect the delivery of healthcare services. Dr. Wong introduced three ethics theories in online lecture 3‚ which are utilitarianism‚ deontology and virtue ethics. Studying OT‚ understanding how ethics affect the delivery of healthcare services macroscopically and microscopically is essential. Utilitarianism holds the Greatest Happiness Principle‚ the greater the portion of stakeholders satisfied‚ the greater
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