This essay is based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify
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NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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Confined/Concentrated Animal Feeding Systems or CAFOs‚ these companies have made it to the top of the meat industry. CAFOs systems are unethical and pose a huge risk to our environment and our own health. Although these animals are being raised to be consumed does not mean they should live in small pins with no exercise‚ stand in their own feces‚ and be pumped with growth hormones and antibiotics. CAFO systems also have a huge impact on our environment‚ the CAFO systems have a vast amount of waste produced
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that apart from making profits‚ companies have an equal responsibility to create positive social and environmental change. Does Nau’s approach to doing business really match its belief? In the following‚ whether Nau’s approach to running business is ethical and socially responsible will be discussed. In the design area‚ Nau utilizes more sustainable fabrics. It conforms to the greening of management. In my view‚ Nau may be adopting the activist approach to being green because it takes the initiative
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Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches Four Ethical Approaches- By Buie Seawell‚ Daniels College of Business‚ University of Denver There are many ways to define "ethics‚" almost as many as there are ethicists. For our purposes‚ let’s use this definition: Ethics is the discipline and practice of applying value to human behavior (as well as to the constructs of human culture particularly to morality‚ customs and laws) resulting in meaningfulness. From the earliest moments of recorded human
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Business people face ethical issues every day which can be very difficult to assess. Some types arise infrequently‚ others occur regularly‚ and we are not even aware of it. So‚ now the question is how this could happen? Researchers and psychologists have been working hard on this issue‚ and eventually found the answer on this question. According to the Yale psychologist David Armor‚ “we are deluded by the illusion of objectivity; the notion that we are free of the very biases‚ we are so quick to
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Ethical Dilemmas 1) You are a prosecutor in a jurisdiction that does not use the grand jury system. An elderly man has administered a lethal dose of sleeping tablets to his wife ‚who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He calmly turned himself in to the police department‚ and the case is on the front page of the paper. It is entirely up to you whether to charge him with murder. What would you do? What criteria did you use to arrive at your decision? 2) You are a probation officer and
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Having an ethical system is having a basic moral understanding of what is right and wrong the Greeks had a diverse ethical system along with the Confucians and the Hindu. Each can compare to each other in a way‚ but they systems also contrast with each other in different ways making the ethical systems diverse. Greece had one of the first ethical systems in the ancient world‚ the main ethical belief in ancient Greece was Arete which the greeks viewed as the act of living up to one’s full
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Ethical Issues: The Popovich v. Allina Health System case demonstrates several ethical issues that were presented in the malpractice claim. The main issues involved violation of rights-based ethics & duty-based ethics. Also‚ other issues were inadequate communication‚ insufficient informed consent‚ and neglect of patient-centered care. This case delivers proof of violations of rights-based ethics and duty-based ethics. Rights-based ethics is about taking action that respects and protects the legal
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Ethical Frameworks Practice Health care professionals are subject to a multitude of professional‚ legal‚ and ethical responsibilities which call for personal judgment to be utilized in such a manner as to protect clients as well as public wellness and interests. Overall considerations in handling such duties may be considered to be respect of a client’s autonomy‚ confidence‚ and recognition of obligations owed to all clients. While the aforementioned acts fall within the professional realm
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