I have a client whom I know to be HIV positive. I also know that he is sexually active and has not told any of his partners about this. Isn’t it my ethical responsibility to inform someone that he is‚ in effect‚ dangerous to others? Even if I am not a counselor‚ I would not be able to live with the fact that I have such an information and am putting some other life at risk. As a medical doctor‚ I was also bound by my Hippocrates oath to serve and bring no harm to others‚ “I will apply dietetic
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Looking back on my eleven years of being a Memphis police officer‚ there has been several times in which I have been faced with an ethical dilemma. A police officer can encounter these types dilemmas on a daily basis. I remember one of the first ethical issues I faced‚ was during my probationary phase. We had been dispatched to a one car accident. The dispatcher advised the complaint was a motorist who observed a vehicle severe off the road hit a guardrail and split a pole. My partner who had relinquished
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Ethical Case Study Ethical decision making in healthcare are guidelines used to assist nurses in carrying out their responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the ethical standards regarded in the profession. The standards are in place to hold the professionals accountable and maintain the quality of nursing care in an ethical manner (code of ethics for nurses). There are situations that arise during a nurses daily task that may require him/her to make independent decisions that
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Ethics-Game Dilemmas Ethics and Social Responsibility- ETH/316 November 19‚ 2012 Mary Carter Individual Organizational Issues – Simulation Reflective Summary The ethical issues that were presented in the Week Three Ethics Game Simulations were from The Mysterious Blogger and The Veiled ID. The ethical issues on “The Mysterious Blogger” were whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore‚ the IT Tech was enough to discipline Aaron Webb‚ the blogging employee for violating
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Analysis of Ethical Dilemmas Posthumous Conception Case Grand Canyon University By Isabel Tolento‚ RN January 20‚ 2013 Ethical implications arise when a situation deals with principles of morality and resolution is neither right nor wrong. Because of the stress and emotion ethical dilemmas present us with; steps have been recognized to help work through determination. Although each and every situation is unique‚ a framework for problem resolution along with
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission‚ however‚ also had its fair share of disadvantages. The main disadvantage was that many of the victims simply did not feel that justice had been conducted. The horrible reign of apartheid had lasted for a period of 45 years‚ and now the TRC was asking them to simply forget the wretched past. In the meantime‚ all the perpetrators of crimes from the era where walking away scot-free. To me‚ it just does not seem fair that these villains of such hate crimes can
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1. Using consequential‚ rule-based and character theories‚ evaluate Jim’s options. • Consequential-Jim would need to assess how it would affect each worker and the company and identify the benefits or damage it would cause if he fired Bill. Jim would need to makes sure the benefits outweighed the harm. If firing Bill is helpful to the company‚ then it would be acceptable. • Rule-based-With this theory‚ Jim needs to look at the other workers to see if maybe Bill is getting his attitude from them
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Hira Abad 11 May 2009 Euthanasia-An Ethical Dilemma Death is nothing new‚ it has existed for thousands of years. Lately‚ we are forced to rethink the issue of death and we must decide what types of practices and behavior are ethical when someone is dying. One such practice-which has posed a moral and ethical dilemma for the society- is euthanasia. Euthanasia or "mercy killing" is the act of killing a person‚ who is ill and in great distress‚ without the hope of recovery in spite of
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she experienced a major ethical dilemma. The company WorldCom was a very successful company up until the middle of 2000 when the telecommunication industry entered a protracted slump. The company’s earnings were not Wall Street expectations‚ and it was saddled with unpaid bills. Vinson’s job was to repair the problem by doing some wrong accounting practices. The ethical dilemma is weather she should or shouldn’t do and the consequences if she does or doesn’t do. What ethical decision should Betty Vinson
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Though it may seem as unhuman to use animals in research studies‚ would it not be seen as even more inhuman if scientists used humans in their experiments? A majority of scientific research‚ especially if it involves healthcare advances‚ typically have an ethical dilemma. However the ethical dilemma may be seen‚ the benefit for human lives as a whole can seen as the most important aspect of all research and studies that relate to the good of mankind. With that‚ the growing of organs is a essential
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