Beneficence in Medicine I. In my judgment‚ the physician and care team should give general anesthesia to Ms. R. and perform the Pap smear. II. The ethical principle that best supports my position is beneficence. III. Beneficence can be defined as acts of mercy and charity‚ but can be expanded to include any act that benefits another (Edge & Groves‚ 1999). The three statements of beneficence as stated by Edge & Groves (1999) are: 1. One ought to prevent evil or harm. 2. One ought to remove
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References: Vamos‚ Cheryl A.‚ McDermott‚ Robert J.‚ Daley‚ Ellen M. Journal of School Health (The HPV Vaccine: Framing the Arguments FOR and AGAINST Mandatory Vaccination of All Middle School Girls) June 2008 Vol. 78 No. 6‚ pg. 302-309 Walkinshaw‚ Erin CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association (Mandatory Vaccinations: No Middle Ground) 11/8/2011‚ Vol. 183
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Ethical Frameworks Practice Health care professionals are subject to a multitude of professional‚ legal‚ and ethical responsibilities which call for personal judgment to be utilized in such a manner as to protect clients as well as public wellness and interests. Overall considerations in handling such duties may be considered to be respect of a client’s autonomy‚ confidence‚ and recognition of obligations owed to all clients. While the aforementioned acts fall within the professional realm
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Cited: emedicine health. (2013‚ April 25). Retrieved APril 20‚ 2013‚ from http://www.emedicinehealth.com/cancer_of_the_testicle/article_em.htm#testicular_cancer_overview. Andrea Garolla‚ D. P. (2012‚ Dec 23). Testicular cancer and HPV semen infection. Retrieved April 17‚ 2013‚ from US National Library of MEdicine. Buecker‚ B. (2012‚ March). MedScape. Retrieved April 18‚ 2013‚ from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/279007-overview. Kowalsaki‚ J. (2013‚ Dec 05). The Testicular
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To begin with‚ it’s pertinent to put cancers in the right perspective. By way of definition‚ a cancer is a malignant tumor or swelling composed of abnormal cells capable of undergoing uncontrolled proliferation. Many erroneously hold the view that every swelling or lump is cancer. However‚ this is not so. Unlike benign swellings‚ cancerous cells generally have the tendency to invade surrounding tissues and sometimes metastasize (break off and spread) to distant body tissues via the bloodstream or
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Sexuality Course Project: Human Sexuality — Different Facets Submitted by: Date: Delayed Pregnancy and Infertility Treatment Although Marsha and Liam’s marriage is able to weather the conflict arising from Marsha’s diagnosis of HPV. Marsha is treated as successfully as possible‚ and the virus seems to be in remission. The couple decides to postpone starting a family until they both have more time to develop their respective careers. Although they discuss starting a family periodically
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Applying Ethical Framework in Practice Confidentiality and privacy are two of the fundamental rights of every individual. Protecting these rights with respect to every patient’s personal information is not just ethical but a legal obligation as well. One of the key components of patient and nurse relationship is the assurance that each healthcare workers hold to respect‚ and that is to value and safeguard every patient’s information and their privacy. But when does the breach of confidentially happen
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two-thirds of sexually transmitted diseases occur in people who are under twenty- five and one in four girls between the ages of fourteen and nineteen were determined to have at least one of four sexually transmitted diseases (Human Papillomavirus [HPV]‚ Chlamydia‚ Herpes Simplex Virus‚ and Trichomoniasis.). Young people (ages from 15- 24) have five times the reported rate of Chlamydia of the total population‚ four times the reported rate of Gonorrhea‚ and three times the rate of
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Discussion Questions 1. What troubles did Kaiser run into when it first tried to implement the EHR system? During the first implementation of the EHR system‚ Kaiser suffered productivity losses that could be directly attributed to training employees on the new system‚ which thereby‚ disrupted the workflow. The problem was further exacerbated when Kaiser decided to limit physician’s hours in the clinic and hired temporary physicians to handle the workload. In effect‚ more than 50% of the total
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A vaccination is not a cure for a disease‚ rather a very strong form of prevention for a certain disease or virus. In a vaccination‚ a weaker form of a virus called an antigen enters the immune system and ‘trains’ the immune system to fight off the antigen with antibodies. This way if the child ever gets the real virus the immune system will be able to destroy the virus with antibodies‚ the same ones used to destroy the antigen. Vaccinations are very safe and they highly outweigh any risk factors
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