Nurses make legal and ethical decisions when caring for patients; decisions that need to be made carefully because the decisions could possibly change a patients ’ life. There are theories to explain how to problem solve ethically and the theories are not based on emotion (Guido‚ 2006). This paper will discuss the relationship between legal and ethical issues and ethical theories‚ examples will be provided. Ethics can be described as principles and standards that are a guide to conduct used to elevate
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LEGAL ISSUES ANALYSIS Legal Issues Analysis Crystal Whitelaw University of Phoenix Legal Issues Analysis The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 makes it illegal for an employer to fire or refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant. Yet‚ the Equal Employment Opportunity commission received 2‚823 maternity-related complaints in a year ended October 1990 (Hughes‚ 1991). But are these women being fired because they are pregnant or because of performance issues. Proving the firing
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Ethical and Legal Issues MGT/578 June 16‚ 2014 Ethical and Legal Issues Burger King known for quick service is one of the largest fast food franchises in the world. The home of the whopper is typically an easy place for the youth today to find employment. Employment opportunities within fast food are not the highest in salary range‚ and little to no experience is required‚ making employment opportunities available to all class of individuals. However‚ when you combine inexperience‚ immaturity‚ and
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Week 3 Natty Mckiness Employee Legal Issue This week we are discussing employee legal issues. A current issue involves whether employers can refuse to hire smokers in order to save on insurance costs. Several companies have issued such restrictions and have been successful on lawsuits by employees who are smokers. Atlantic Beach‚ FL (near Jacksonville) recently instituted a ban on hiring smokers. The city has implemented a policy that says it won’t hire anyone who uses tobacco products or tests
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Legal and ethical issues associated with modern technologies Lester Moore AET/531 March 05‚2012 John A Wojtecki Legal and ethical issues associated with modern technologies Week five technology proposal to WPX Energy was to implement a combination of technologies into their training program to allow new employees to become productive members of the company and retain all the information pertaining to their new position. the first proposal was for the company to create a virtual bulletin board
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Assignment Three Part One: Legal Issues – These are laws set by the government. That are essentially rules that a business must follow. They are designed to keep both the consumer and the business happy and ensure that everyone is treated fairly. Vue must follow these rules or they may be prosecuted and faced with a punishment such as a fine or‚ I extreme circumstances‚ forced closure of a business. Data protection Act –The Data Protection Act is set up to stop businesses unlawfully sharing customers
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing How personal and societal values can influence ethical decision- making process when nurses are faced with ethical issues‚ nursing has long advocated a nonjudgmental approach to care. Nurses need to able to apply ethical principle in decision- making and consider their own values and belief and the values and belief of the client. As nurses we have the responsibility to protect the right of the client by acting as client advocate. According with Blais‚ Hayes‚
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Legal Issues Main legal issues and conforming to these: 1. Copyright Act – this act has existed since 1911 and in alternative forms even before this. It was amended in 1992 so that computer programs and digital work was included within other areas of the same act. In particular all the rules governing Literary work became applicable to Computer Software. Latest Copyright Act – Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988 was updated in 1992 and more recently in 2009 What is actually covered by the
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ACCT90015 Legal Issues for Accountants Week 4 This Week Page Title / heading goes here Topics • What is a contract • Formation of a contract • Equitable estoppel Contract Page Title / heading goes here Meaning • An agreement that the law recognises as a contract Formation of a Contract Page Title / heading goes here Requirements • Offer • Acceptance • Consideration • Certainty of terms • Intention to create legal relations • Formalities Offer Page Title /
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Legal Issues in Interviewing By: Rebecca Hart 1. Workplace Bundle: I would never try to pronounce the name the way Lance did. I would simply ask how to pronounce the candidate’s name. I would then ask the candidate to tell me a little about themselves. This is the part the usually will disclose where they are from‚ if they have children‚ married or not‚ where they went to school‚ and their interests. 2. Incarceration Insult: If I felt that the candidate may have a
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