If you have the capacity to make a decision‚ you have the capacity to refuse treatment. If you do not have the capacity to make the decision‚ a surrogate decision maker can do so for you as long as they are acting your values‚ wishes‚ and morals. If you were to have an end-of-life document‚ this would make things much less complicated for said decision maker. Some would argue that is morally wrong to refuse ordinary treatment versus extraordinary treatment‚ this has been the topic for many articles
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Social media poses threat to all health care environments‚ if not used appropriately. I agree that the inappropriate use of social media does violate the code of ethics‚ the healthcare facilities policy and HIPPA. The inappropriate use of social media can range from posting information on a patient’s condition to checking Facebook instead of giving a patient insulin when their glucose levels are in the 200+ range. The use of social media at the workplace continues to pose a distraction to employees
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Ethical Dilemma on Stem Research Discussion of the bioethics of human stem cell research has transitioned from controversies over the source of human embryonic stem cells to concerns about the ethical use of stem cells in basic and clinical research. Key areas in this evolving ethical discourse include the derivation and use of other human embryonic stem cell–like stem cells that have the capacity to differentiate into all types of human tissue and the use of all types of stem cells in clinical
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Criminal Defense: An Ethical Dilemma Criminal defense has been the object of ethical scrutiny since attorneys have been required to defend. Specifically‚ defending those they know to be guilty. Legal defense has long required that the innocent defend the less-than-innocent. But much to the plight of the accuser‚ it is not just morally and ethically righteous for the accused to be defended‚ it is necessary for the foundations of fairness in society. The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the
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1. What is the ethical dilemma? The ethical dilemma in this scenario is whether to risk Dr. John’s and Joseph’s life‚ also Margaret’s in an attempt to save more people‚ with no guarantees that they’ll be able to save any at all and safely come back to the roof. Margaret‚ the RN‚ already made up her mind as she disappeared down the stairs with Joseph expressing his reluctance. 2. What is your value and ethical position related to the case? Include discussion of theory and principles on which your
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review |What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. | | | |The Moral agent is a probation officer with the ethical dilemma of a recommendation for the husband who is being convicted of a 3rd| |offense of DUI
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Brain Death – An Islamic Perspective Prof. Ibrahim B. Syed President Islamic Research Foundation International‚ Inc. Louisville‚ Kentucky E-Mail: President@irfi.org Website: WWW.IRFI.ORG Terri Schiavo‚ a white female of Roman Catholic faith was born on 3rd December 1963 in Philadelphia‚ PA. She married Michael on 10-11-84. Terri Schiavo entered a vegetative state in 1990 after adopting an "iced tea diet" (related to her bulimia)‚ resulting in a disastrous potassium deficiency that caused
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ieal state agent because of your refusal. She’s in the process of buying . ’ Second home in the city. And I think Doug would be very disappointed If ’ he knew that because of you‚ he lost the commission.” Pat finished with a cold tone in her voice. There was silence for a moment as she waited for an answer. She was the messenger who always took care of things for Geraldine Anderson. She was certainly not the nicest person in the world and since nicest never gets anything done‚ Geraldine had hired
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Ethics SLP 4 Name: Course name: Instructor’s name: Institution: Date Brief summary of Jenna’s medical condition The medical condition of Jenna is paraplegic that came by as an attempt to repair her scoliosis several years ago. The scoliosis was secondary to a rare disorder that is known to cause tumors develop around the myelin sheath on the spine. Her body mobility became limited because her lower parts became paralyzed. However‚ she could manage to take care of herself and communicate. When
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What is presented in this statement is the fact that Nurse Rivers did not endorse the questioning of the physicians in charge. Although she took orders and did what she was told by the doctors she failed to carry out the responsibility that she was given as both an intelligent human being and as a nurse. Whatever Rivers did to be considered to be immoral and unethical because of her inaction during this study‚ it must be taken into account the era in which she was practicing. This was taking place
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