The Ethical Dilemma I was tasked with the following case from a charge nurse as part of an ethics consult. A 68 year old man was admitted to the medicine unit from Denver International Airport for altered mental status and aggressive behavior. The patient‚ from this point forward to be called Mr. Johnson‚ was found to be acutely infected from a septic wrist joint‚ but was also found to have frontotemporal dementia. Once the infection cleared‚ it was hoped that Mr. Johnson’s mental status would improve
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Emergency Medicine and the Ethical Dilemmas Luisa Martin HCA 322 Instructor Thomas December 5‚ 2010 Picture this scenario: You are working in the emergency room of a public hospital where the inflow of patients is higher than the available beds. You are treating an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure‚ he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty‚ prolonging
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that each organization does diligent efforts to improve transparency in financial reporting as a means for the public to regain the confidence in the business community. It is believed that information sharing is a powerful positive action and an ethical duty of business. Transparency is desirable at all level of management in each functional area‚ not only in finance. "When transparency becomes part of the corporate vision‚ it can produce long term benefits" (Hanser‚ 2003‚ p.1). Though management
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An Ethical Dilemma: GAY MARRIAGE Gay marriage has been debated heavily in recent years. In this ethical dilemma‚ there are two sides: Those in favor of gay marriage tend to use arguments for legal matrimony‚ joint tax fillings‚ human needs‚ civil rights‚ justice‚ etc. On the other side of the issue‚ most “opponents” and defenders of the Holy Bible (God’s Word) hold religious and morals established by the founding fathers who specifically chose the Holy Bible as the basis for our Constitution.
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Ethics: Gay Marriage If the fetus you save is gay‚ will you still fight for its rights? (http://smartassproducts.hubpages.com) This is an ongoing ethical dilemma in our world today. With many states starting to recognize gay unions‚ and those who oppose it‚ the issues have raised many ethical questions like my opening statement. There are basically two sides to this debate: The Liberals (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal) and the Conservatives (http://dictionary.reference
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The purpose of this essay is to present a case study that was allocated to me on my second placement setting. I will discuss some of the ethical dilemmas which I have encountered and how I have dealt with them in a professional way. Anti-oppression/discrimination and reflective practice will also be analysed in order to demonstrate how they guided me throughout my work. I will also illustrate how the theories and legislation were incorporated within my practice. Working on this case also gave me
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from these enhancements and also there are problems that could also emerge especially from an ethical standpoint. When discussing this topic several things come to mind. Do humans have the right to tamper with our genetic make up to create a new form of human being‚ if this happens what will happen to the unmodified humans when they become obsolete? Each opposing side puts up very a very good argument explain why they believe what they do. The sports industry would be very interested in these enhancements
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Colleagues‚ Supervisors‚ or Experts After considering the above moral principles‚ Winston consults with a fellow school counselor‚ Dana‚ who has been practicing for twenty years. Without revealing any identifying information‚ Winston discusses his ethical dilemma with Dana and asks for suggestions on possible courses of action. Dana informs Winston that in her experience‚ she has rarely divulged information that students told her to their teachers unless it was absolutely necessary. In the majority of
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Nemur and Strauss‚ some people believe that they did ethical actions. Charlie wanted the increase of the intelligence‚ so they just conducted the operation how Charlie wanted. They believe that those doctors had answered questions in each category of making ethical decisions. "What are the probabilities of success of various treatment options? … Is the patient unwilling or unable to cooperate with medical treatment
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Identify ethical issues: It is is importnat that these accusation are facts and not on suspitions. The ethical issue regarding Amelia’s situation is whether or not she should or shouldnt be charged personal expenses to society. We are told that Amelia has paid for societies items on her personal account and believes that these expenses are equal. Some may regard these actions as stealing of society funds which would resuly in a criminal offence charge‚ however there are some people that tend to
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