In this paper‚ I will discuss the ethical dilemma faced by a nurse who is caring for an eight month old patient‚ who reports with his mother to the emergency room with a suspicious fracture. The mother provides a plausible story‚ and the physician knows the family and does not suspect abuse. I will discuss the action I would take in order to provide the appropriate care for this patient. As a registered professional nurse‚ I feel the only approach to the case is to report the injury to Department
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Ethical Reasoning In ethical reasoning‚ the Trolley Problem is an excellent example of what most people find to be ethical and unethical. Unfortunately‚ there is really no right answer. However‚ the most common answers to the two Trolley Scenarios are: it is ethical to pull the lever‚ but it is unethical to push the very large person. In the scenario of having to pull the level and kill one person verses killing five people‚ most people’s reaction is to pull the level. This was also my reaction
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What does it mean to be ethical? What does it mean to be ethical? Ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos. Ethics to me can be defined as always doing the right thing all the time. Everyone has their own moral principles that decide his/her behavior. Everyone is completely different in how they were raised and taught in what was right and wrong. As stated by Santa Clara University‚ “ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in
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Theory Research Paper Liberty University Online Theory Research Paper Define Theory. Theory can be defined as “a set of concepts linked through propositions to provide an explanation of a phenomenon” (Schmidt & Brown‚ 2012‚ p. 124). A nursing theory is a set of concepts‚ definitions‚ relationships‚ and assumptions or propositions derived from nursing models or from other disciplines and project a purposive‚ systematic view of phenomena by designing specific inter-relationships among concepts
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Legal and Ethical Considerations: Main Challenges 1. Understanding the moral risks of new technology. Millions of records on private citizens now available over the counter pose a threat to privacy. Principles of right and wrong 2. Establishing corporate ethics policies that include information systems issues. Main Social Legal and Ethical issues: 1. Privacy & personal information 2. Freedom if speech 3. Can we trust computers? 4. Intellectual property
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Ethical relativism is an idea that our ethical values aren’t set in stone. They are determined by who we are‚ where we live‚ what century we were born in‚ or what part of the world we are located. Certainly‚ those people who live now in the year 2009 would not agree with the practices of slavery that were widely used in the 1800’s. Even more than in the past‚ we can we see this across the map. In Africa‚ slaves are still used for hard labor and paid small if any wages at all. Although‚ the United
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relativists‚ there is no absolute moral truth‚ just different cultural customs and laws. Why do some might think relativism is a threat to ethics? For many‚ relativism is perceived as a threat to ethics because many believe it makes grounding one’s ethical positions impossible. If morality is simply a matter
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Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is always an on-going issue that companies have to cope with. What are the responsibilities that companies should take other than the maximization of return to shareholders and by taking such responsibilities‚ how it may affect the operation of the firms as well as how effectively such actions could have on the society. There have been two main positions on the CSR issue. The first is the Friedmanian one stating that “there is one and only one
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Ethical Manifesto COM450 Communication Ethics University of Phoenix Ethical Manifesto Categorical Imperative and Golden Mean are the models of ethical decision making that most mirror my own ethical decision making practices. Categorical Imperative closely models my own ethical decision making practices. Its moral universalism has been widely influential on equality and human rights. When faced with an ethical decision‚ I try to weigh what is best for me and what is best for all parties involved
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Abstract In this paper‚ I will be discussing an ethical issue. I will talk about employees that steal at the workplace. I will have a fact based scenario. The unethical issue will be stealing and selling the stolen property. Also‚ I will be explaining how the student‚ teachers‚ and Detroit Public Schools are affected by the theft. I will apply how the business code of ethics applies to this situation. I will state in my conclusion how this issue can be resolved. Ethical Issue Stolen Property
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