To my future colleagues‚ Psychiatric nursing is a challenging career laden with ethical‚ moral‚ and judicial dilemmas. In this letter I hope to equip you with tools to adequately face these inevitable challenges. I will particularly focus on the consideration of ethical principles‚ as I believe they are critical to maintaining your integrity as nurses. This letter will discuss the application of ethical principles in reference to three morally distressing situations outlined in the research Mental
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Because Guantanamo Bay is completely controlled by the U.S. but not actually a part of the United States‚ laws including any regarding human rights ceased to apply there (Friedman 82). According to Ardiente‚ this may be what justified military personnel or others working there to interrogate the way they did. Military doctors have admitted to giving information about detainees’ mental health in order to use it for cooperation of manipulation; the Pentagon has denied such claims (Ardiente 2).
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Good morning‚ Mr Lau and friends. Today we will be presenting the ethical issues on animal testing. Throughout the history of biomedical research‚ experimental procedures are performed on living animals. Commonly used animals include mice‚ rats‚ rabbits‚ monkeys and dogs. (END) Furthermore‚ it is estimated by the Humane Society International that more than one hundred and fifteen million animals worldwide are used in laboratory experiments annually for the purpose of research to assess the effectiveness
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In the last few years‚ countless ethical issues have arisen in the world of college sports a series of scandals involving players receiving improper benefits‚ coaches involved in recruiting violations and have challenged the integrity of college athletics. leaving many to wonder if sports are compatible with the goals of higher education. They a lot of problems of colleges and universities with mistrust and in today athletics and how money and famous can make people go crazy just make sure that athletes
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It is a cold and snowy Friday night. The emergency department (ED) waiting room is full to overflowing. The seasoned ED nurse knows half the people waiting to be seen are not there for a true emergency health crisis. Some are drug seeking. Some are folks that do need care‚ but not emergent care. Yet‚ it remains a constant. These patients sitting impatiently are not “taking ahold” of their healthcare. Most are not the least bit able to initiate‚ educate‚ or make serious healthcare decisions for themselves
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For this first assignment‚ I chose to read and answer the questions concerning the CNN news item on the PIP breast implant scandal. What is the ethical dilemma in the case you have chosen? The ethical dilemma here is between the principle of profitability and the respect of patients’ health and human life. Indeed‚ the company PIP used industrial silicone and numerous other unknown chemicals in order to cut the costs of their product and thus get a higher margin of profit. They probably had a
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station to treat the hand of a person that is a suspect of serious assault‚ and when you question him on his injuries he tells you that he got them by punching the person that raped him? Is this man a victim of abuse or a suspect of serious assault? Ethical dilemmas such as this one are a common occurrence that‚ unfortunately‚ forensic nurses face in their everyday work. Although there are a vast number of nurses in the world‚ only a fraction of them are forensic nurses. Forensic nursing is a nursing
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once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions (Shaw & Barry‚ 62). Many supporters of marijuana would
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This article is about how the suppliers to a company can generate negative publicity for the company. In this case we look at the restaurant chain Red Lobster. It is a major seafood franchise chain with over 670 restaurants. They offer lobster at very good prices with a goal of having a dish like lobster priced so that all can enjoy it. This has greatly increased the demand for lobster. Many of the suppliers namely in the Mosquito Coast have not treated divers fairly and forced them to work under
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(Staunton & Chiarella‚ 2012). 2. Bioethics is the ethical approaches to medicine that must be practical. It must be a systematic approach that uses reason to define what ought or ought not to be done‚ either as action or process (Staunton & Chiarella‚ 2012). 3. Nursing ethics are intended to provide definite standards of practice and conduct that are essential to the ethical discharge of the nurse’s responsibility. It is a guide to making ethical decision and practice that indicates to the greater
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