unusual for nurses to face at least one ethical dilemma per shift. Some of the hardest ethical dilemmas that a nurse will face during their nursing career are situations that go against the personal values of the nurse. The following essay will discuss such a dilemma and how the nurse uses a decision-making model to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission
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Ethical Implications of the War in Iraq: A Consequentialist Perspective The purpose of this paper is to argue that there was no humanitarian cause for the invasion of Iraq. I agree with Ken Roth’s analysis that the war in Iraq was not for humanitarian purposes and I would subsidize my reasoning with Peter Singer’s ideas of utilitarianism and consequentialism. I will first look at Ken Roth’s analysis; secondly I will analyze Peter Singer’s argument and apply it to Ken Roth’s analysis. Finally‚
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Ethical Dilemma Derrick SUNY Empire State College Patient confidentiality has become an integral aspect of healthcare ethical standards since the HIPPA law came into being. (Erikson 2005). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursingworld‚ 2005). When a patient’s confidentiality is violated‚ his/ her wellbeing is negatively impacted. Patient confidentiality encompasses
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patient first? The answer is their ethical duty‚ meaning every nurse is guided by ethical theories and principles which help guide them as a patient advocate. It is these ethics that make a nurse so valuable to clients and ultimately makes a nurse the client’s best advocate. In this paper the core ethical theories and principles will be discussed and how exactly this helps RN’s be the best possible advocate and what benefits the clients themselves derive from these ethical theories. In order to properly
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Responsibility has been defined as a nursing ethical value. It is defined with traits of commitment‚ feeling responsible for the duties forward patients‚ and respecting the patients’ rights for decision making. Based on this definition‚ nurses are responsible for giving evidence-based care‚ best clinical function‚ and applicable and valid research‚ and are accountable for their actions and duties. Verpeet (2005) argues that nurses are responsible for the promotion of patients’ well-being‚ having
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Case study: an ethical dilemma involving a dying patient. Abstract Nursing often deals with ethical dilemmas in the clinical arena. A case study demonstrates an ethical dilemma faced by healthcare providers who care for and treat Jehovah ’s Witnesses who are placed in a critical situation due to medical life-threatening situations. A 20-year-old‚ pregnant‚ Black Hispanic female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) in critical condition following a single-vehicle car accident. She exhibited
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Arellano University Florentino Cayco Memorial School of Graduate Studies Masters of Arts in Nursing METHODS OF RESEARCH IN NURSING Jennylyn C. Cabanto‚ RN Gen. Marlene Padua‚ RN‚ MAN June 29‚ 2013 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN NURSING RESEARCH HISTORICAL BACKGROUND As modern‚ civilized people: systematic violations of moral principles within a research context occurred centuries ago rather than in recent times – FALSE The Nazi Medical Experiments (1930s & 1940s) The Tuskegee Syphillis Study
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The nursing professional faces different ethical dilemmas that test knowledge and skills but also ethics‚ morals and religion‚ and although in most situations the nurse does not make the decision‚ yes it is who he executes it; Therefore‚ it is very important to know the ethical dilemmas that arise in nursing practice. An ethical dilemma is a situation where moral or religious principles and functions come into conflict and the situation of this dilemma can become morally intolerable. The legal
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Ethical values are substantial in any workplace in cultivating increased productivity and teamwork especially in nursing profession. Nurses must scrutinize and comply with the ethical values to be able to provide proper care to clients and to secure the public. Ethical problems are inferred as a tough issues that oblige an ethical solutions; when resolving an ethical problems‚ nurses should make choices based on beliefs and understanding about what is essentially good or right for the clients
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Ethical-Legal Considerations Identify the ethical/legal violation(s) involved in each of the following scenarios. Provide a rationale for your answer. Scenario 1 A nursing home resident continues to wander into the rooms of other residents. The nursing assistant yells “I’m gonna hit you if you go into one more room today!” Both ethical and legal violation. Scenario 2 A female patient refuses to eat the food that has been served on her breakfast tray. The nursing assistant
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