In modern day‚ health care professionals are often faced with medical decisions that affect clients seeking treatment. They are faced with situations on whether to continue care‚ determining the direction of care‚ and even deciding whom they should treat. Often‚ these decisions present an ethical dilemma. According to McConnell (2014)‚ the features of a moral dilemma consist of a situation where the $$$$agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions;
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Change Among Nursing Assistants in Long Term Care" was acomplete and thorough study conducted by the medical professionals‚ Francois Aubry‚ FrancisEtheridge‚ and Yves Couturier with the end goal of understanding the challenges ofimplementing change in the facilities and the consequences. The study took place in Quebec‚Canada and first contained a brief examination of the difficulties of implementing the change andchoosing which changes to put upon the care facilities. Following this‚ the article gave
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Four lessons for long-term success When considering a new market or brand‚ it pays to take the longer view. A fast-growing Asian fashion retailer shares his strategy. Why does it pay to take the long-term view in developing new markets? Douglas Benjamin‚ CEO of FJ Benjamin (Singapore) and executive director of FJ Benjamin Holdings‚ discuss some of the company’s long-term investment views when considering a new market or brand. The fashion retail company has more than 170 stores and hundreds more
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Psychology Report The effect of caffeine on long-term memory Introduction: What is caffeine? Caffeine is one of the commonly consumed or most ingested stimulant or psychoactive substance in the world‚ known for it’s effect on vigilance and alertness level (A. Smith‚ 2002) or at least perceived to jolt our tired brains‚ when consumed in normal or moderate quantity. Caffeine is available to us from various sources like coffee‚ tea‚ cocoa‚ soft drinks and other such products. Caffeine is basically
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Fans derive pleasure from it‚ employees make a living from it‚ and the community as a whole feels a sense of belonging form it. This being said‚ the moral burden of expanding the knowledge of long-term injury risks and coming up with a solution for this issue falls upon everyone. The prevalent issue in long-term injury in professional sports today is concussions‚ and the overwhelming scientific evidence that repeated blows to the head lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In the past‚ this
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Long-term Effects of Child Abuse In one long-term study‚ Silverman‚ Reinherz‚ and Giaconda show that “as many as 80 percent of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder at age 21” (“Long-Term Effects‚” Long-Term Consequences). Many Adults who have been abused in their childhood still have effects from the trauma today. The issues victims have that went through child abuse are more severe than people know. Some of the victims isolate themselves
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Dementia and Ethical Issues HCS-545 April 09‚ 2012 Cheryl Bly Dementia Ethical Issues Growing old and losing the ability to function independently is inevitable. Aging is a part of life. As adults grow old‚ they need increased assistance with daily living skills. The elderly may need assistance with finances‚ cooking‚ washing clothes‚ and cleaning. However‚ many Americans are not only aging but also acquiring dementia. In a recent study from the funded by the National
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The Effects of Long-term Deficit Spending ECO 203 Prof. Kristian Morales October 3‚ 2011 The Effects of Long-term Deficit Spending In times of hardship‚ economist Maynard Keynes noted that the federal government not only has a responsibility to help revive the economy‚ but is often the only solution when a recession grows deep enough. He argued that the basic problem of a severe recession is a lack of investment on the part of business despite low interest rates. The answer when
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Drug abuse is defined as the excessive usage of drugs. Drug abuse affects more than just the abuser. It can seriously damage any number of personal and professional relationships. Drug abuse affects all aspects of an abusers life. This can lead to loss of jobs‚ families being torn apart through violence or divorce‚ prison‚ and death for some. All of these have far reaching consequences. The drug abuser who receives no rehabilitation can be doomed to a life of low self-esteem and crime. It is like
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of the company with the $180 million from Trio Capital’s schemes (Ryan‚ S.‚ 2011). When those funds collapsed‚ Australian investors funds disappeared. The company had very poor corporate governance‚ and at least one of the directors had fraudulent conduct and has gone to jail (Ryan‚ S.‚ 2011). Liquidators have record $300 million assets‚ but more than $ 200million are still missing (Ryan‚ S.‚ 2011). More than 6000 investors lost money and some of them lost their entire retirement savings (Ryan‚ S
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