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    religious principles in favour of secular/ethical principles for guidance in medical ethics.”- Examine and comment on this claim‚ with reference to the topic you have investigated. (50 marks) Ethics are moral beliefs and theories which people can choose to abide by in order to judge an action as either right or wrong. Medical ethics needs a set of moral guidelines to act upon in serious cases and dilemmas because it usually involves deciding the consequences of a person’s life. Secular principles are outside

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    terms of advancing up the corporate ladder‚ your primary ethical principle can be seen in many ways. The utilitarianism approach would be my primary approach because it suits the overall goal of not only the company you work for‚ but any company in general. Having everyone on board for the main focus and understanding should picture the ethical standards that the company demands for their employees‚ and themselves. Abiding by these ethical standards‚ not only helps the company move forward‚ but you

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    UNIT: 79 SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care settings? Legislation and guidance that control the prescribing‚ dispensing‚ administration‚ storage and disposal of medicines. The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ Control of Substances Hazardous to HealthCOSHH

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    healthcare there are three key ethical principles. Autonomy‚ this applies to the freedom to one’s choice and for this reason the right to self-determination; Nonmaleficence means no harm is to be made to patients intentionally or unintentionally and; Beneficence‚ this implies doing good for patients. In case of an emergency‚ treatments may have to started without consent‚ e.g.‚ in a traffic incident when the patient had a cardiac arrest‚ this complies with the ethical principle of beneficence. Obtaining

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    Six Broad Ethical Principles This paper will reflect on the six broad ethical principles in the code of ethics and how they intersect and inform one another and how might they conflict or complicate one another. Intersect and Inform The broad ethical principles are linked into the values of service‚ social justice‚ dignity and worth of a person‚ importance of human relationships‚ integrity‚ and confidence. These values create the principles in which social workers should live by while in the profession

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    Medication Reconciliation Kimberly McElroy Excelsior College Medication reconciliation in my opinion is the process by which a member of the healthcare team‚ the nurse or physician‚ thoroughly examines a patient medications‚ making sure the medications do not interfere with another medication‚ making sure that there are not duplicate medications‚ even though medications have different names‚ medications may be used for the same things‚ and making sure that patient has the correct understanding

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    Reflection about my ethical principles There are four areas contained in the ethical theories framework‚ and each of them has their own principles and ideas. My position stands for the Teleological ethics because I identify myself with the idea of judging acts by its consequences instead of by the means. I’m not saying that the end justifies the means‚ but I think that when it comes to make a decision you have to analyze the effects that this decision can have over yourself and the rest of the

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    Ethics in Psychology Broward College Ethical Principles of Psychologists & Code of Conduct1 What is it about each of these studies that makes them unethical? The Milgram experiment In the Milgram experiment the people who played the role known as the teachers‚ were intentionally tricked. Based on the Code of Conduct 2 where pretext may be ethically admissible. It was the way that Milgram did so that was not ethical by today’s standards. For human participants the codes cover topics such

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    usual. One principle nurse is in charge of twelve patients. This principle nurse was serving her morning round of medication to her patients. When she was serving medication to Mrs kay‚ medication error occurred. Mrs kay is a 40 years old lady who was admitted for Asthma. She had a drug allergy that is Augmentin and it was not key into Electronic Inpatient Medical Record (e-imr) by the on call doctor who clerked this case. That morning the principle nurse served Mrs kay her morning medication including

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    Medication Administration The intended use of medications is meant to improve a person’ health‚ it is very important the individual administering medication or self-medicating use the drugs correctly‚ by following the doctors’ instruction for the medication prescribed. Medication is given to diagnose‚ treat‚ and prevent illness. Medication can be very dangerous‚ which can potentially cause harm or even deaf if it’s not used properly. Administering medication requires the understanding of how the

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