Ethical conflict: The conflict is whether it is ethical to remove ventilation and treatment from a patient due to their health status and assumed survival from treatment and may be deemed futile without their consent. Medical Indications: The primary medical problems the patient has come in with are rib fractures causing a partial flail chest and a subdural hematoma stemming from a fall. Her treatment consists of ventilator support and supportive care until her ribs heal and she recovers from
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Introduction The most ethical decision for Richard Puckett to keep the Puckett Animal Hospital in business through changes in the minimum wage is to raise prices for more substantial net revenue. Then Richard should give staff a choice between smaller insurance bonuses or a 2% match for their 401k instead of a 3% match. Due to adjustments in legislation minimum wage is going from $8.50 to $16 an hour‚ making Richard no longer able to keep running his business under his current financials. Raising
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Modern day corporations display every one of the previously listed characteristics. Is it right that an institution‚ whose power now rivals that of the State that once created it to seek the better welfare of its citizens‚ display the psychological traits of a dangerous personality disorder? Many say no: there is a rising discomfort with the corporation and its pervasion into every sphere of human life and it is this uneasiness that has prompted many academics to further study the corporation and its
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Essay I Ethical Theory Thesis: To begin‚ I believe that it would be permissible to shove the fat man off the railing to save the lives of five individuals that would have otherwise been struck by the trolley. I will use John Stuart Mill’s teleological theory of Act Utilitarianism to prove my case. I will also explain why I disagree with Kant’s Formula of Humanity. Background: The theory that we are focusing on for this particular case is called the normative theory of ethics. This theory asks what
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Introduction In this essay I am going to examine the information given from Miss E and plan an ethical approach to working with her and attach a copy of the screed. During the initial consultation the ethical therapist would use counselling skills to explore and identify any deeper issues that the client may wish to address. Using and creating a safe environment for the client the therapist would gather as much information as possible and be prepared to vary the style of questioning and plan for
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that “ Certainly‚ if all things are good‚ it is in El Dorado and not in the rest of the world.” The ethical challenge that I experienced while reading
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Ethical Dilemmas in a Multicultural Setting Silvia Galea “An ethical dilemma exists whenever there are good but contradictory ethical reasons to take conflicting and incompatible courses of action.” (Kitchner‚ 1984 p.29) “There is no legitimate way to avoid these ethical struggles. They are part of our work”. (Pope & Vasquez‚ 2007 p.125). Introduction Cultural competence is fast becoming the new competence in counselling (Barnett 2009‚ Barnett 2000). As society changes and minorities
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regard to whether or not they should have an abortion. Nevada law requires that anyone who counsels a pregnant woman before an abortion must have completed training in a) sexual and reproductive health‚ including development of the fetus; b) the psychological and physiological implications of abortion; and c) locating sources to which the woman may be referred for an abortion‚ alternatives to abortion‚ prenatal care‚ adoption‚ further counseling before the abortion‚ financial aid and counseling after
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Psychological Egoism insouciantly means the only outcome individuals are capable of desiring and or pursuing is ultimately in his own self-interest. Psychological Egoism can be perceived as reason to Wesley Autrey’s actions on the subway tracks‚ while contrastingly‚ the perceived notation that Autrey’s actions were altruistic could be a plausible assumption. I will provide a thorough explanation of Psychological Egoism. Further more I will provide argument to the motivation of Autrey’s actions from
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Ethical Theories Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is most often associated with Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). According to utilitarianism principle‚ a decision is ethical if it provides the greater utility than any other alternative decision. Thus the decision maker must evaluate each decision alternative‚ and then select the one that yields the greatest net utility (Fritzsche‚ 1997). There two types of utilitarianism‚ act and rule. Individual decisions are evaluated
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