I believe that virtue ethics is the most plausible ethical theory. It is the only theory that requires us to work better ourselves by cultivating virtues instead of giving a law to follow or because we value the outcomes. In addition‚ with today’s society being self-centered it is the theory that has the best chances of being accepted. A virtue is defined as the mean between the extremely good and extremely bad and arriving to that just middle take time‚ dedication‚ and patience. One does not own
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a) Explain the ethical principles of the religion you have studied (25). The main idea of ethical principles in Christianity is to use them as guidance on how we should live our lives to be closer with God and prepare for His Son’s return. One of the main ethical principles in Christianity is love. This is shown through the teachings of Jesus. Christians get their ethical principles from the Bible‚ Church authority‚ the Holy Spirit‚ using their conscience and Natural Law (Catholics). The Bible is
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF AN ETHICAL DILEMMA (PART 2) An Ethical Dilemma in Global Health Care (Part 2) The Green Team Martin Cayer‚ RN Merlene Clarke‚ RN Shine Kottathil‚ RN Biah Kun‚ RN Nubia Lomeli‚ RN Grand Canyon University NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making in Health Care Teresa Ortner‚ RNC‚ MSNEd May 30‚ 2012 An Ethical Dilemma in Global Health
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health care profession. Ethics is a way of practice that involves decision making and many healthcare professions and various administrators work together to achieve excellent patient care. According to the article "Fundamental ethical principles in health care" the ethical code has evolved during many years but it gets its origin from the Hippocratic tradition. Similar codes are evolved recently by nurses‚ paramedical professionals and it emphasizes and underpins the identity and defends the interest
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Explain a theory of religious ethics An example of a theory of religious ethics is Jewish ethics. Judaism is a deontological theory as we have laws‚ and it is our duty to fulfil them. The main aspect of Jewish ethics is that it is monotheistic‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system for all Jews to follow. Thus‚ Judaism is heteronomous as the laws are G-d given. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system in which we must all abide by. This is evident
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Ethical Principles Within the healthcare field‚ a worker will have to make some ethical decisions. These decisions may be easy‚ but most will be hard to make. There are certain code of ethics a healthcare worker needs to follow in order to create the best work environment for them and for the patients. These are set so that everyone has an equal understanding of the ethics. One example from the code of ethics is‚ “the health care worker provides adequate and continuous care for all patients regardless
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Running head: Handling Situations Ethical Principle of Handling Situations Bus207 Abstract We as human beings have a moral responsibility to ourselves and communities uphold the law for which is right and wrong. I am explaining the ethical principle in which this situation takes place and the right thing to do is to report it. The Ethical Principle of Handling Situations Normative ethics explains how people ought to be honest in certain situations. We have to understand the rules for
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The “Terri Schaivo” case an ethical verses medical deliberation‚ become famous when the judiciary and legislative branch involved in the case either withdrawing the feeding tube or not. Finally the supreme court ordered to remove the feeding tube from Terri Schaivo that impacted the current view of human euthanasia. As a health care prospective‚ will review this case in term of ethical‚ legal‚ social‚ moral‚ nursing‚ health care and stakeholder prospectives. Also will explain‚ how the ethical theories
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Canyon University: NRS-437V August 23‚ 2014 Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma The infamous “Terri Schaivo case” was one of ethical vs. medical consideration‚ and how those decisions made impacted how human euthanasia is currently viewed. From a healthcare provider’s perspective‚ we will be reviewing this topic and its related ethical implications‚ laws regarding this topic‚ and the stakeholders involved in the case. While the Schaivo case is reviewed here‚ we will also discuss the impact it has had
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Conception of Autonomy. A. Overemphasizing on the Formula of Universal Law ( FUL) The way Kant applied his famous and first formula‚ namely the Formulas of Universal Law (FUL) and the Formula of Law of Nature (FLN) to four famous examples of maxims contrary to duty‚ in his major works (the Groundwork‚ Metaphysical of Moral and Critique of Practical Reason)‚ supports the thought that Kant’s ethical theory might be understood as a constructivist under the standard model. Wood puts this connection as follows:
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