Providing safe‚ compassionate‚ competent‚ and ethical care is one of the important principles outlined in the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses‚ written by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). This principle requires nurses to create a therapeutic and trustworthy relationship with their patient while also remaining aware that they are providing the utmost safe and ethical care (CNA‚ 2017). By following the guidelines in the Code of Ethics‚ nurses are more likely to provide better care and decrease
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Dementia and Ethical Issues HCS-545 April 09‚ 2012 Cheryl Bly Dementia Ethical Issues Growing old and losing the ability to function independently is inevitable. Aging is a part of life. As adults grow old‚ they need increased assistance with daily living skills. The elderly may need assistance with finances‚ cooking‚ washing clothes‚ and cleaning. However‚ many Americans are not only aging but also acquiring dementia. In a recent study from the funded by the National
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Abortion is a Serious Ethical Issue: Usually debates about abortion focus on politics and the law: should abortion be outlawed and treated like the murder of a human person‚ or remain a legal choice available to all women? Behind the debates are more fundamental ethical questions which aren’t always given the specific attention they deserve. Some believe that the law shouldn’t legislate morality‚ but all good law is based upon moral values. A failure to openly discuss those values can obscure important
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Why is inflicting no harm to participants an important ethical issue when performing social research? Describe the importance of no harm to participants as an ethical issue. Give examples to illustrate the difficulties with this issue. Examples from the book that had difficulties with ethics include the Milgram experiment‚ the Stanford Prison experiment‚ and the syphilis experiment. These experiments were done in the name of science but had a lasting impact on the participants. In the
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Abortion: an ethical issue? The issue of abortion is probably one of the most intensely debated ethical issues in today’s society. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or of a foetus. It may be either spontaneous — when it is also known as miscarriage — or induced‚ when it is a deliberate termination of pregnancy. There are varying perceptions regarding the question of whether induced abortion is ethical at all‚ and if it is‚ in what situation it is
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Ethical Issues in the Insurance Industry Jeff Bolling Columbia College Abstract Ethical behavior is crucial to preserving not only the trust on which insurance transactions are based‚ but also the public’s trust in the insurance industry as a whole. Sometimes the push to act unethically comes from the consumer. How many consumers expect their insurance agents to falsify their applications or claims? You like your agent‚ he or she likes you‚ they really want to help you out‚ that’s just
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Issue in the Nursing Literature Keeping people alive and functioning physiologically via artificial means of technology leads to much discussion of the terms life and living. Beliefs are that biological functioning is being alive‚ no matter if the person is aware of one’s self or others. This leads to the question of what is quality of life (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2014). “Quality of life‚ a subjective appraisal of factors that make life worth living and contribute to a positive experience of living
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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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According to an article published October 11‚ 2016‚ Wells Fargo Bank has had substantial ethical and fraudulent issues for several years (Cowley‚ 2016). There are reports of misuse in reporting and fraudulent activity dating back to the year 2005. A Los Angeles city attorney filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo in May 2015 (Cowley‚ 2016). This lawsuit was filed to bring light to the creation of unauthorized accounts by Wells Fargo Bank and the organization’s employees. Wells Fargo was accused of
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Yoder-Wise states‚ “In ethics‚ there are no right or wrong answers‚ just better or worse answers‚ and nurses seek mentorships and counseling from nurse managers when they encounter difficult situation.” (P. 89) Nurses face directly to patient so that we deal with variety of ethical issues. I was frustrated when I received a new couple last month about the issues of hearing aids and denture. Before being enrolled with our plan‚ they had applied for hearing aids via Elmhurst Hospital by Medicare‚ and
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