• Ethical Dilemmas Patient 1: This patient is admitted to ER with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock. The patient was transferred to LTAC for long term management of disease. Patient’s chart states that she has DNR/DNI order‚ but her son was disagreeing with that decision. One of the ethical principles that direct ethical decision making in health care is the autonomy-the ability of the individual to chose for him or herself. Patient 2: This patient was admitted with endocarditis and had a tracheostomy
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situations like this could be when I was a new nurse. If I were the new nurse in this scenario‚ I hope that I would choose the third option. My progression through the steps in the Ethical Model for Ethical Decision Making proposed by McGonigle‚ Mastrian‚ and Farcus (2018‚ p. 89-91) are as follows: 1. Examine the ethical dilemma. In the situation you have presented‚ a new nurse has been asked by a physician to send an EKG via an unsecured text to prevent having to wait for the EKG to be uploaded into
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Addressing end-of-life measures is a common ethical issue that nurses experience on a daily basis‚ especially nurses who work in the critical care setting. Ethical concerns dealing with this particular type of care normally revolves around the interest of patients‚ commonly known as autonomy or self-determination. The Code of Ethics defines autonomy and self-determination as the philosophical basis for informed consent in healthcare giving the patient the right to determine what healthcare measures
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a new life elsewhere. B. The Ethical Dilemmas An ethical dilemma exists when there is a conflict between what is perceived as right or wrong. In the situation presented‚ there are two identified ethical dilemmas. First‚ is on letting fall guys be victims of injustice on the issue of smuggling and second‚ is whether to accept the bribe being offered which constitutes remaining silent on what was witnessed and start a new life elsewhere. The ethical dilemmas however are interconnected in such
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Ethical dilemma is an issue involving moral principles with no right or wrong. There will always have debates on whether one matter is considered being right or to some people’s perspective‚ it might be wrong. Take for example in Singapore‚ many people will be against the idea of abortion as it is the same as murder. However‚ there are also some who are not against the idea. In fact‚ abortions were considered legal so long the pregnancy does not exceed 6 months. It actually depends on one’s conscience
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competitive (Kinicki‚ 2013). After learning of Target’s request of its vendors‚ some have expressed concerns regarding the ethical dilemma created by Target. After examining the facts in the article‚ the symbiotic relationship between Target and its suppliers‚ and referencing the Utilitarian Approach to resolving ethical dilemmas‚ I believe Target’s requests of its suppliers are ethical (Kinicki‚ 2013). Retailers in various
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08/28/2012 Ethical Dilemma Analysis Paper Making A Difference In analyzing the ethical dilemma in this case‚ I take cognizance of the environment in which my organization operates and I understand that the moral standards of behavior differ among individuals. I also recognize that moral problems in business are complex and difficult to resolve. I employed the application of Hosmer’s rule in my analysis of the ethical problems so as to reach an objective decision. The question arising
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Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet‚ but he still is not fast enough to save everyone leaving him with the hardest decision of all. Superman in essence plays God with the people of earth since he cannot save everyone who is in danger. This ethical dilemma is the reason why there are some people who despise superheroes due to their role in choosing who lives and who dies. In spite of the fact that Superman makes these decisions‚ there are still people who understand what he is doing and will still
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ETHICS CASE Dilemma of an Accountant In 1976 Senator Lee Metcalf (D-Mont.) released a report on the public accounting industry which rocked the profession. Despite a decade of revisions in rules and regulations (variously established by the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ Accounting Principles Board‚ and Financial Accounting Standards Board)‚ public accounting firms were still perceived by many on Capitol Hill as biased in favor of their clients‚ incapable of or unwilling to police
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medical- ethical dilemma through my clinical assignment in pediatrics. My patient was a 3 month old female who was born dead. Apparently the mother suffered Placenta Abruptio‚ it is unknown how long the fetus suffered with hypoxia before birth. Nurses claim this infant was born dead. CPR was performed for more than 15 minutes before the heart started. Needless to say the baby was then placed on life support. A determination was made that the infant is brain dead. The major dilemma is that the
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