The case study outlines a story about a lethargic and stuporous patient with a diagnosis of a cerebrovascular accident. He has no family members‚ but did have one friend visit him all day‚ every day from home. In a few days‚ the staff found out that the friend has growing dementia. The main ethical dilemma here is the lack of a capable person to make the decision about the patient’s medical condition. The solution to the problem should be based on the best interest of the patient. In hospital setting
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Adelajda Zhgaba Medical Ethics PHL 211 Ethical considerations in chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients 1. Would it be ethically concerning to accept refusal of chemotherapy treatment from cancer patients‚ more importantly from teenagers diagnosed with this disease? According to the National Cancer Institute‚ approximately 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year and 7.6 million of them die from this disease. People usually undergo chemotherapy‚ radiation therapy‚
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fetus to maintain the autonomy of the mother? Is it just to deny complete autonomy to the mother while simultaneously denying justice and autonomy to a potential life? From a virtue ethical prospective‚ the answers to the difficult questions and actions taken depend on the innate moral values of the individual. For example‚ a Christian would derive their moral values from the Bible which describes life as preconceived before physical birth; whereas‚ an atheist would be more likely to believe happiness
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Creating an Ethical Organization How to Create an Ethical Workplace? Ethics in the workplace are vital‚ even to small business owners. No company wants to be known as unethical‚ and employees are more apt to display higher morale and more productivity when they know they are working for a morally sound company. It is important to create a conscientious workplace that is transparent‚ both to employees as well as the general public. Small business owners should never tolerate inappropriate behavior
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The concept of genetically modifying human beings is one that is hotly debated in several spheres of thought. Likewise‚ there are many ways people look at it‚ and many conclusions people come to. As our technological advances makes modification of human babies more and more feasible‚ the ethics of the process comes under more and more scrutiny. The obvious benefits of manipulating the genome of a future baby is that parents with genetic disorders have a way to ensure that the child is healthy. If
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Running head: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PAPER Affirmative Action in the Private and Public Sector University of Phoenix Employment Law HRM/ 434 CWH09HRM06 Mr. Jemal K. Yarbrough August 18‚ 2009 Affirmative Action in the Private and Public Sector Introduction Affirmative Action is constantly seen as an unfair intentional treatment to classes not protected by anti-discrimination laws. This paper will describe the elements of affirmative action and how it applies to employees in the
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Ethical Paper The ethical dilemma of an adult refusing care for a child based upon religious beliefs is at the forefront of religious freedom versus patient rights. The issue becomes if and when the government may intervene on behalf of the child in life-saving situations when a parent or guardian cites religious or other beliefs against such action. This paper will detail the ethical dilemma of others refusing care for a child based upon religious beliefs and discuss the pros and cons of both
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Looking back on my eleven years of being a Memphis police officer‚ there has been several times in which I have been faced with an ethical dilemma. A police officer can encounter these types dilemmas on a daily basis. I remember one of the first ethical issues I faced‚ was during my probationary phase. We had been dispatched to a one car accident. The dispatcher advised the complaint was a motorist who observed a vehicle severe off the road hit a guardrail and split a pole. My partner who had relinquished
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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 dilemma regarding euthanasia
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is reluctant in telling his partner or practicing protective sex. The client is angry and indicated that he even considers deliberately infecting other potential partners. Dilemma 1) Reluctance to advise partner 2) Reluctance to practice safe sex 3) Deliberate intention to infect others Working through ethical dilemma to find management strategies that are ethically and legally defendable and justifiable; I) Public Health Act a. GP is mandatory reporter‚ and this act would allow the health
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