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    refusing care due to religious preferences. On the other hand‚ the father lives in a different state‚ and is requesting medical care for the child. In the third quadrant of this approach‚ quality of life is considered. Within this quadrant‚ benefits‚ nonmaleficence‚ and respect for patient autonomy are considered. Please treatment‚ this child stands to make a full recovery. With a few possible side effects. Some of which include general tiredness‚ frequent headaches‚ hearing problems‚ and mood swings. However

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    As a social worker‚ it is my responsibility to report a fellow social worker who is not following the codes we live by. Mary Smith is a certified alcohol and drug counselor at a “drop-in” clinic. A patient came in seeking help with a situation that hit very close to home for Mary. Suzanne was having relationship issues with a current boyfriend that she lived with. The boyfriend reportedly was a drug addict and abusive to Suzanne. When helping Suzanne‚ Mary was encouraging her to do things out of

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    | Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper | Megan Gardner | | University of Phoenix | 11/12/2012 | Joseph Shin HCS/405 Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Health care managers have many important roles and procedures they must follow to sufficiently run an organized business. One of these important roles is establishing good financial reporting along with ethical decision making. Without the correct reporting being completed‚ many crimes such as embezzlement

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    attitude and speech. The moral tension between beneficence and respect for autonomy: The principle of nonmaleficence is translated from ‘first‚ do no harm’ (Hippocratic oath) and what intends to say that if you can not do any good without causing harm then do not do it at all. The principle of beneficence is understood as the first principle of morality and follows closely to nonmaleficence. Its meaning is to do good for the patient. It does however depend on what one defines good as. The difference

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    CHAPTER 11 Ethics and Health Pat Kurtz and Ronald L. Burr Authors Go Here Authors Go Here Authors Go Here Visit http://nursing.jbpub.com/communityhealth for Visit http://nursing.jbpub.com/communityhealth interactive exercises‚ review questions‚ WebLinks for interactive exercises‚ review questions‚ and more. Web links‚ and more. © Jones and Bartlett Publishers‚ LLC. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 1786X_CH11_248_269.pdf 248 12/30/08 10:30:24 AM REFLECTIONS It has become

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    CASE ANALYSIS: Should we go beyond the law I. Ethical dilemma • Nathan Rosillo is faced with an ethical dilemma. It seems that the river is the company’s least concern in its effort to make profit again. Here are the following issues that need to be addressed in this ethical problem: o First and foremost‚ standards from regulatory agency were loosened in such a way that wastes can now be directly dumped into Dutch Valle River. Nathan‚ finds dumping of waste

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    For example‚ three major principles are: respect for persons (which includes respect for autonomy)‚ beneficence (which includes nonmaleficence) and justice. Key Principles: General moral considerations: obligations to respect the wishes of competent persons Autonomy; obligations not to harm others‚ including not killing them or treating them cruelly Nonmaleficence; obligations to benefit others Beneflcence; obligations to produce a net balance of benefits over harms Utility; obligations to

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    The four principles that are relevant for health care are respect for persons‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence and justice (McAdams‚ n.d.). The government uses the principles of respect for a person‚ beneficence and justice in approving expensive treatments and medications. The US government gives their respect by performing their duty as the healthcare

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    Ethical Legal Dilemma in Advanced Practice Nursing Ethical Legal Dilemma in Advanced Practice Nursing The profession of advanced practice nursing is characterized by several attributes‚ one of them being the delicate balance between the law and the ethical code. One may argue that the legal system was designed around ethical principles but in the following paper‚ the author will attempt to point out the distinctions that separate and define legal and ethical

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    In the nursing profession‚ keeping patient confidentiality is of the upmost concern. It is an important feature of the nurse -patient relationship and must be maintain as basis of providing care. Confidentiality is described as respecting other people’s secret and keeping security information gathered from individuals in the privileged circumstances of a professional relationship. (Lee and Godbold ‚ 2012). The privacy act offer nurses some flexibility in using professional opinion regarding disclosure

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