The trolley problem is an ethical dilemma that was developed by an English philosopher Philippa Foot. It was designed for the purpose of analyzing how people make ethical decisions in critical situations. The trolley problem describes a trolley that is moving on tracks with non functioning brakes and there are five people tied to the tracks ahead of it. There is also a lever that switches the direction of the tracks in the way where only one person is tied to the tracks. The problem asks people to
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health field of today’s society‚ working staff should seek to promote good actions and the health of the patients and community around them. The ethical principle of beneficence promotes the health and general well being of others (Ivanov et. al‚ 2013). Ethical principles stem from morality‚ and these moral views can be applied to any field of work. Ethical principles are particularly salient to the health field‚ which upholds the care of patients. For instance‚ when a person experiencing excruciating
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professional counselor or therapist‚ how would you feel when he or she resolves her fatal illness with end-of-life decisions? An ethical dilemma is encountered by helping professionals who may be involved when a patient or an individual have the opportunity to conclude his or her own personal life due to a deadly disease. Assisted-suicide or euthanasia is an imperative ethical issue that is contemplated by terminally-ill patients and those who are suffering from a perverse discomfort.
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In the field of medical healthcare‚ professionals are forced to make ethical decisions constantly. After graduation‚ I will be entering the medical field of Radiology. Over the two courses I have been introduced to regarding radiology‚ it seems inevitable that almost all Radiologist will encounter a scenario where they have to determine if the image in clear and precise enough to provide the highest quality achievable. Although it is unethical to submit a photo the is not of the highest quality‚
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Ethical dilemmas for nurse leaders Sorces of ethicl delimmas for nurses include reaction to a situation‚ continuation of a distressing situation and a complex situation which causes distress in others. Also the overall personality of the nurse leader themselves such as if they have a nervous disposition. Moral distress amid nurses is describe by Jameton (1984) as two different dimenions intial dimension and rective dimension of moral distress. Initial moral distress is when a nurse is faced with
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Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Issues The ethical dilemma is that the children of the woman with cancer are not being cared for adequately. The nurse must decide if it is ethically and morally sound to tell the school nurse about the daughters’ situation at home. Since the nurse is the caretaker of the mother and knows that she needs to keep her information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining
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Ethical Dilemma ETH/321 March 10th‚ 2015 Big Media Becoming More Powerful American media was in the hands of 50 corporations back in 1983‚ but is actually being controlled by only 6 media giants. This is known as oligopoly. As if that was not enough‚ the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is pushing to ban small enterprising media companies in all areas where one of these media goliaths reaches. The FCC is the organization created by the government to protect the public’s ownership
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leak first came out‚ I was upset at the thought of my privacy being violated by the NSA. However‚ the feeling dissipated when I considered the protection making that sacrifice affords. The NSA‚ like many organizations‚ are sometimes faced with ethical dilemmas. Occasionally‚ there is no right answer. Thus‚ the decision made‚ while not ideal‚ is the lesser of evils. In his TED talk interview‚ Snowden stated‚ “Your rights matter because you never know when you’re going to need them” (TED‚ 13:20). While
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Abstract Organ transplant saves many lives‚ but there are many ethical and moral issues involved in organ transplant. Some of the issues ethical issues involved in transplantation include who gets the organs‚ how many organs each patient gets‚ and how patients move up on the transplant list. There is a shortage of organs available for transplant in regard to the number of patients that need organ transplantation. Would compensation for the organs donated increase the number of people willing to
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Mental Health Professionals encounter many ethical questions and dilemmas of informed consent in their everyday practice‚ research‚ and teaching. It is imperative that those of us‚ who are trained to provide the most intimate of care to some of the most vulnerable individuals‚ understand our responsibility to ensure that the service which we provide is grounded in a sound and ethical framework. 1.1 Unethical characteristics Although rarely mutually exclusive‚ attitudes of most mental health professionals
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