Ethical frameworks revolve around being a morally good person and therefore guides the way healthcare professionals treat and care for their patients. Referring to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2013) and the Public Sector Ethics Act (2014)‚ nurses and paramedics are bound by similar ethical frameworks. These revolve around being kind and respectful to all patients‚ no discriminating or judgments for any reason‚ all patients having the right to truthful information and the right to
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It is important to give a brief description of the company and their employment policy. Gelato Cheese Company is located in Heartland Corners‚ U.S.A.‚ and employs one hundred workers at its principal processing plant who distributes cheese throughout the United States. The company has mostly young member employed to its company between the ages of 25-35. The company is located in a neighbour‚ which has a population of 50 percent white and 25 percent African American‚ with the balance being Hispanic
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Introduction Nursing is a profession that involved in identifying its own unique body of knowledge essential to nursing practice. To identify the knowledge base‚ nurses should develop and recognize theories that are specific to nursing. Parker and Smith (2010) define theory as a set of concepts‚ definitions and propositions that project a systematic view of phenomena by designating specific interrelationships among concepts for purposes of describing‚ explaining‚ predicting and controlling phenomena
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unusual for nurses to face at least one ethical dilemma per shift. Some of the hardest ethical dilemmas that a nurse will face during their nursing career are situations that go against the personal values of the nurse. The following essay will discuss such a dilemma and how the nurse uses a decision-making model to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission
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Ethical Implications of the War in Iraq: A Consequentialist Perspective The purpose of this paper is to argue that there was no humanitarian cause for the invasion of Iraq. I agree with Ken Roth’s analysis that the war in Iraq was not for humanitarian purposes and I would subsidize my reasoning with Peter Singer’s ideas of utilitarianism and consequentialism. I will first look at Ken Roth’s analysis; secondly I will analyze Peter Singer’s argument and apply it to Ken Roth’s analysis. Finally‚
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Legal‚ Ethical and Professional Issues Ethical Dilemma Within healthcare‚ practitioners often have to make difficult decisions regarding the care of their patients. This could be to do with giving or withdrawing treatment‚ or as simple as sharing risk information (Glover‚ 1997). Ultimately‚ the practitioner must be able to rationalise any decision they have made (Morrison‚ 2009). With this in mind‚ the following assignment will draw upon an ethical dilemma and explore how theoretical perspectives
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One of the most challenging moral/ethical dilemmas to resolve occurs when the patient’s autonomous choices conflict with the nurse’s duty to look out for the patient’s best interests. The scenario presented to me describes a conflict between a patient who refuses to bathe and a nurse whose duty is to provide the patient’s care. Because of the patient’s physical condition and inability to get out of bed‚ they require a two-person bath involving lifts. The patient refuses to bathe at the time scheduled
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• 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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patient first? The answer is their ethical duty‚ meaning every nurse is guided by ethical theories and principles which help guide them as a patient advocate. It is these ethics that make a nurse so valuable to clients and ultimately makes a nurse the client’s best advocate. In this paper the core ethical theories and principles will be discussed and how exactly this helps RN’s be the best possible advocate and what benefits the clients themselves derive from these ethical theories. In order to properly
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Responsibility has been defined as a nursing ethical value. It is defined with traits of commitment‚ feeling responsible for the duties forward patients‚ and respecting the patients’ rights for decision making. Based on this definition‚ nurses are responsible for giving evidence-based care‚ best clinical function‚ and applicable and valid research‚ and are accountable for their actions and duties. Verpeet (2005) argues that nurses are responsible for the promotion of patients’ well-being‚ having
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