Emergency Medicine and the Ethical Dilemmas Luisa Martin HCA 322 Instructor Thomas December 5‚ 2010 Picture this scenario: You are working in the emergency room of a public hospital where the inflow of patients is higher than the available beds. You are treating an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure‚ he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty‚ prolonging
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An ethical dilemma most people think of is ones code status. In my recent experience working in the emergency department‚ I have participated in resuscitating many elderly individuals. Even when their code status says full code‚ their power of attorney is telling us to perform all efforts to save the individual. It puts the physician and staff in a sticky situation in which we have seconds to decide. In all circumstances I have been involved in‚ the physician orders to resuscitate the patient
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Assessment 2- Case Study Analysis The problem and ethical considerations to be addressed Mary’s main concern is whether or not to maintain confidentiality between herself and Sandy or to disclose the information to Mrs Wilson regarding Sandy’s suspected pregnancy. As a health professional‚ Mary needs to ensure she is making a well-informed ethical decision to guarantee the wellbeing of Sandy is in her best interest. Mary may find conflict in what course of action to take as she needs to determine
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An Ethical Dilemma: GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage has been debated heavily in recent years. In this ethical dilemma‚ there are two sides: Those in favor of gay marriage tend to use arguments for legal matrimony‚ joint tax fillings‚ human needs‚ civil rights‚ justice‚ etc. On the other side of the issue‚ most “opponents” and defenders of the Holy Bible (God’s Word) hold religious and morals established by the founding fathers who specifically chose the Holy Bible as the basis for our Constitution.
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101 Ethical Dilemmas - Martin Cohen DOWNLOAD HERE From overcrowded lifeboats to the censor’s pen‚ Martin Cohen’s stimulating and amusing dilemmas will have you scratching your head and laughing out loud in equal measure.Author: Cohen‚ Martin Publisher: Routledge Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: 101 Ethical Dilemmas Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF) On Sale: 2003-05-01 SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415261272 Category: Education : Teaching Methods & Materials Arts & Humanities DOWNLOAD HERE Similar manuals:
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The Ethical Dilemma I was tasked with the following case from a charge nurse as part of an ethics consult. A 68 year old man was admitted to the medicine unit from Denver International Airport for altered mental status and aggressive behavior. The patient‚ from this point forward to be called Mr. Johnson‚ was found to be acutely infected from a septic wrist joint‚ but was also found to have frontotemporal dementia. Once the infection cleared‚ it was hoped that Mr. Johnson’s mental status would improve
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Global Warming and it’s Ethical Dilemma Global warming is a growing threat of apocalyptic consequences. Over the past two decades our climate has undeniably grown warmer and is not predicted to slow this unprecedented rate of change unless action is taken. Unfortunately‚ the heat has damaged the crops of developing agricultural countries that cannot afford the setbacks that Americans embrace. If the projected population of our planet is to reach nine billion by the end of this century‚ how can
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Moral and Ethical Dilemmas in Criminalistics My career plan includes finishing school with several different degrees‚ to include; an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice‚ a Bachelors degree in Forensics/Investigations and a Bachelors degree in Technology. One of the most vital skills I have learned in my Critical Thinking and Ethics class is the importance of critical thinking. I am a natural procrastinator and using the critical thinking skills that I have acquire‚ I believe that I may be
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The ethical dilemma that I will be discussing is sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment means any unwelcome sexual advances‚ request for sexual favors‚ or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexually harassing conduct includes‚ but is not limited to verbal conduct such as suggestive or offensive comments‚ lewd remarks‚ or sexual propositions. Sexual harassment also includes non-verbal conduct such as derogatory or pornographic displays‚ or sexual gestures. Today
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discusses his ethical dilemma with Dana and asks for suggestions on possible courses of action. Dana informs Winston that in her experience‚ she has rarely divulged information that students told her to their teachers unless it was absolutely necessary. In the majority of those cases‚ she first discussed it with the parent(s) and often the students themselves. She suggests that Winston follow a similar course of action and refrain from telling the teachers any specific information about the
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