Running head: ETHICAL STANDARDS AND CODES Ethical Standards and Codes Dana Brunner‚ Tawana James‚ Kristin Simmons‚ and Fenita Williams University of Phoenix Ethical Standards and Codes Introduction. As far back as the Middle Ages there has been professional associations in place to regulate as well as discipline the members and constrain behaviors. In 1892 the American Psychological Association (APA)‚ was founded in the United States. The APA is the agency responsible for regulating the
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Diversity and Ethical Codes Victoria Walker University of the Rockies Abstract This paper presents addresses an ethical code‚ the limitations of the code for multicultural professional practice. The paper also explains whether the APA Ethical Principles for Psychologists‚ and the Code of Conduct are both culturally biased and encapsulated. In addition‚ the paper presents an explanation as to whether no not there is evidence that the code is culturally sensitive
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Ethical Decision Making Management 334 March 22‚ 2007 Ethical Decision Making Halliburton is a corporate giant in the world and in the oil industry. Halliburton is notorious for their poor legal‚ ethical‚ and social responsibilities. Because of these poor ethical practices‚ many organizations have tightly watched Halliburton’s business practices. The company has suffered because of their wrongdoing. Due to this scandalous behavior‚ criminal investigations that later led to indictments
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Ethical Dilemmas in Workplace Personal values may conflict with ethical decision making if those personal values are different than the organizational norms of the business or institution. Constructing‚ and maintaining personal ethics in the workplace rests with the individual‚ and how willing he or she is in assimilating to the evolving cultural dynamic of the corporate world. Many times a person find their personal‚ cultural and/or organizational ethics conflicting and must reconcile a course of
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unusual for nurses to face at least one ethical dilemma per shift. Some of the hardest ethical dilemmas that a nurse will face during their nursing career are situations that go against the personal values of the nurse. The following essay will discuss such a dilemma and how the nurse uses a decision-making model to assist in resolving the ethical dilemma. In the case presented a six-year-old girl contracts meningitis and requires medical treatment. The ethical dilemma becomes apparent when permission
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beliefs such as duty‚ honor and integrity that drives actions and attitudes (Fluker‚ 2009). Ethical values ultimately relate and are in regards to what is right and wrong. This brings about the aspect of making decision that is rational in regards to what is right and wrong ethically. It is on this note that ethical values should be considered and especially when it comes to decision making. There exist several ethical values that are of interest to the United States of America. It is worthy to note that
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Ethical Theory Summary This is an outline and summary of three of the most prominent ethical theories in the history of philosophy. (Note that all three of these represent different ethical absolutist/universalist theories. A view known as ethical relativism follows these.) Please take this as a sketch that invites you to investigate these ethical theories further. After each brief sketch‚ I will provide some web links that will be helpful to read. Virtue Ethics (especially Aristotle)
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Ethical Treatment of Prisoners When there are million’s of people incarcerated throughout the United States‚ the ethical treatment of prisoner’s rights must be analyzed. Throughout the years many modifications have been made to accommodate inmates and preserve their basic human rights. Have we as a society done enough regarding the ethical treatment of prisoners or have we made their lives in prison too easy that it is no longer a punishment for them? There are many people in the United States
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Influencing ethical development: Exposing students to the AICPA Code of Conduct Brief Synopsis In January of 1988‚ the members of AICPA decided to use a new Code of Professional Conduct. One of the changes introduced in the new code was its importance for influencing the ethical behavior of future members who plan to work in accounting through education. No one knows how and when the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the topic of ethics can be introduced to reinforce the effectiveness of ethics-oriented
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Ethical and Moral Issues in Business Ethical and Moral Issues in Business Ethics and morality are thought to have the same meaning. In reality both have different meanings‚ but come together in values and tradition. Moral values are taught to each human being by its own upbringing from home‚ school‚ and social environment. Everyone identifies morality differently. For example‚ some may think that the correct thing to do is to marry before living with someone; others may think that it is correct
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