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    Abstract Leadership in nursing is an important role that facilitates the delivery of successful nursing care and patient satisfaction in the medical field. In every work atmosphere‚ there are always leaders and followers. Both contribute to building a safe and effective workplace. The leaders motivate staff members and inspire them to work up to a particular goal‚ while the followers are guided by the nursing leaders. There are a few different leadership styles‚ some good and some bad‚ which

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    of the topic raised is utilitarianism as the principle that holds inequality and distributive justice by Jeremy Betham (1748-1832). The idea is that the distribution of goods is just if and only if it maximizes aggregate utility (Reiss‚ 2013 p.256). Some critics were later discovered whether utilitarianism sustains the concept of distributive justice. Reiss for instance argued that utilitarianism ignores people’s right (p.261). Other conceptual difficulties of utilitarianism are that 1) the impracticality

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    classification of one’s actions. In Mill’s Utilitarianism‚ he examines what determines an action to be considered right or wrong‚ his own version of the hedonistic utilitarianism argument. He claims that these qualities‚ including the quantity‚ are an important factor in determining‚ when included in the consequences‚ the criteria of an action. The consequences are significant in determining the results of one’s actions. In the argument of utilitarianism‚ if the consequences of an action are good

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    Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) developed his ethical system of utilitarianism around the idea of pleasure. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) later furthered and many believe he improved Bentham’s theory (Mill is often linked to Rule Utilitarianism) but still followed many of his original ideas. The theory is based on ancient hedonism‚ which pursued physical pleasure and avoided physical pain. Hedonism saw human beings as “Under the governance of two sovereign masters of pain and pleasure.” So a key concept

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    Utilitarianism Act means to do the right action that will benefit a good amount of people over any other option. In the two examples I read from Bernard Williams “A Critique of Utilitarianism” I realized those were two difficult choices these two men had to make. However‚ if we follow the Utilitarianism Act‚ George would of taken the job offer and Jim would unfortunately sacrifice one of the protestors to save the rest. By George taking the job offer‚ it would benefit his family financially and also

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    Mill‚ John Stuart. Utilitarianism 2nd ed. Edited by George Sher. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett Publishing Company‚ Inc.‚ 2001. INTRODUCTION It can be argued that no other philosophical system has so permeated Western thought as utilitarianism. From the early Greek thinkers like Epicures to post-Enlightenment writers such as Jeremy Bentham‚ the expediency of utilitarianism has been defended and expounded. Perhaps the most famous proponent of utility for modern times is John Stuart Mill. Mill

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    I’d like to mention briefly for myself; I found these actions to be unethical of him. I will be using the Rule Utilitarianism theory to explain my reasoning for this case. I strongly reason that Utilitarianism is a good theory to implement in the 21st century and is an important approach to ethical decision-making. There are different types of utilitarianism. However‚ rule utilitarianism will be used to explain my reasoning. This theory states that the right action is which follows with the set of

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    WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN UTILITARIANISM AND DEMOCRACY? Utilitarianism (from the Latin utilis‚ useful) is a theory of ethics based on quantitative maximization of some good for society or humanity. It is a form of consequentialism. This good is often happiness or pleasure‚ though some utilitarian theories might seek to maximize other consequences. Utilitarianism is sometimes summarized as "The greatest happiness for the greatest number." Although it is a standalone theory of ethics‚ it bares a many

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    REPORT: associates degree in nursing date: 12/4/2012 Descriptive Abstract This investigative report will go into detail about associate’s degree in nursing. Nursing is the largest health care profession in the U.S. Over 2.5 million strong‚ nurses make up the largest workforce within the clinical healthcare industry. Nursing careers offer a wide variety of roles and a broad scope of responsibility. This report will also show graphs and steps to get into a nursing program as well as job titles

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    Abstract Nursing is one of the oldest careers in history. It has grown tremendously since the beginning of the profession and strives forward in hopes to attain more advancement in the medical field. Along the years‚ there have been several controversies regarding nursing as a profession. In this paper we will discuss what nursing professionalism is and why we as nurses need to remain a professional icon in the occupation. This paper will also summarize two nursing articles regarding nursing professionalism

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