Based on the Decision Making Model: 1. Identify the Problem: See Ethical Dilemma Handout 2. Potential Issues Involved: Maria is a minor No signed Informed Consent Dual Relationship/ Neighbor Rape Underage Drinking Possible Pregnancy and/or STD Self mutilation Rural community‚ cultural differences Maria (client) asks not to inform parent/ legal guardian for fear of his reaction. Father approaches therapist in an unprofessional setting and wants to information regarding
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individual having a fake identical ID. When learning how to resolve ethical dilemmas‚ being able to communicate rationally for the reason of believing one decision seems right and another seems wrong is vital. My response to this scenario would be to
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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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I’ve encountered an ethical dilemma situation in my recent capstone clinical. My clinical preceptor and I caught in the concepts of the principles of autonomy‚ veracity‚ and nonmalifecence. This occurred when we provided nursing service to a 30-years-old male patient who was taken to the ED as a post-code patient. The EMS team arrived in the scene and initiated CPR and defibrillated a client (on the floor of his room). The client ended up in the ICU with a diagnosis of hypoxic- anoxic injury (HAI)
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are often faced with making decisions that may or may not be ethical. In some instances‚ even illegal. The definition of ethics and law can be quite blurry. In plain terms‚ ethics are social guidelines pertaining to moral right and wrongs. On the other hand‚ laws are rules that contain legal consequences if not followed. In regards to the fact pattern‚ Zarley is faced with a dilemma that contains both ethical and legal aspects. The ethical issue of bribery is raised towards Zarley‚ a Procurement Manager
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Introduction: This essay will look at an ethical dilemma encountered in clinical practice while working as a clinical research nurse as part of a lung cancer research team. This essay will give a background to the subject area‚ look at the potential impact of this dilemma on clinical research and identify evidence based potential solutions to the dilemma. Methods of implementing the potential solutions into practice will then be outlined. The NMC (2008‚ p. 6) Code of Conduct states that as a nurse
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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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Ethical Dilemma Paper William Rigney ETH 321 5/26/2015 Laurie Wicker Introduction How big is big? Just 32 years ago‚ the majority of American media was controlled by 50 corporations. Today‚ that number is just six. This paper will discuss the ethics involved when a handful of conglomerates are allowed to own a majority of America’s media‚ and offer possible alternate solution. Oligopoly‚ that is the term given when there are only a few firms that dominate a single market. With the announcement
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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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Ethical dilemmas and multicultural issues are things that you will come across in your professional career. When we seek the assistance of a counselor in schools or in any other setting we want to know that what we share will not be shared with others. We want to feel comfortable and know that our standards and ethics will not be violated. While working in a school setting we came across Amy who is a 16 year old African American high school student. She went to talk to her high school counselor
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