practice “deals with issues and situations that have elements of ethical or moral uncertainty” (Burkhardt‚ Nathaniel‚ & Walton 2014‚ p. 21). In my limited experience‚ this has proved very true. I have encountered numerous situations that‚ in reflection‚ could be considered ethical dilemmas. As I was not necessarily able to recognize this in the moment‚ I feel that there is significant room for growth in my ability to confront these issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss an ethical issue I was confronted
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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 then supposed to get their hearing aids on Oct 16‚ 2015. However‚ being enrolled with our plan‚ Medicare does not pay for their hearing aids so that our plan needs to cover their hearing aids. Also‚ we don’t have contract
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Tobacco Ethical Issues The five ethical issues that I have selected from thetruth.com are: misrepresenting cigarettes as a safe consumable good‚ using flavored tobacco to appeal to a larger demographic‚ referring to children as “replacement” smokers‚ cigarette butts kill fish and micro-organisms‚ and helping minorities get jobs to buy cigarettes. Misrepresenting cigarettes According to the information available on thetruth.com‚ big tobacco has been implying they are producing a safe consumable
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR/391 February 3‚ 2014 Patricia Shaw Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nurses today face many ethical dilemmas in the delivery of patient care. What can or should be done for the patient versus the wishes of the patient’s physician conflicting with the personal beliefs the nurse holds to be true. The client’s wishes may conflict with the institutional policies‚ physician professional opinion‚ the client’s family desires‚ or even the laws of the state
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Legal‚ Ethical and Professional Issues Ethical Dilemma Within healthcare‚ practitioners often have to make difficult decisions regarding the care of their patients. This could be to do with giving or withdrawing treatment‚ or as simple as sharing risk information (Glover‚ 1997). Ultimately‚ the practitioner must be able to rationalise any decision they have made (Morrison‚ 2009). With this in mind‚ the following assignment will draw upon an ethical dilemma and explore how theoretical perspectives
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There is a myriad of ethical issues involved in an acute hospital setting where multiple issues may need to be addressed before‚ during‚ and after an admission to an intensive care unit. An Intensive Care Unit lends itself to an environment that is often chaotic with health care professionals busily caring for patients with critical medical needs and family members who are often not prepared for the worst-case scenario‚ especially end-of-life issues. Ethical issues are further complicated when
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1. Is Business Bluffing Ethical? By Albert Z. Carr 2. What is Carr’s central claim? “Business…is a game that demands both special strategy and an understanding of its special ethics.” (p. 60) One of these strategies involves calculated lying in the form of bluffing. These special ethics are different from “church ethics” such as honesty‚ integrity‚ and decency. This appears to be a wide-sweeping claim. Bluffing is widely practiced in business‚ and bluffing = “calculated lying.” This means that
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Current Ethical Issues Student Name XMGT216 April 1‚ 2012 Instructor Current Ethical Issues Organizations must deal with moral and ethical issues that can include dishonesty‚ theft‚ and employee drug use. However‚ companies that have ethical guidelines and train their employees in ethical behavior will have exceptional employees. Therefore‚ organizations that create ethical policies and provide ethical training will encourage ethical standards in the company. Therefore‚ I will profile
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Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Deborah Countryman LAW/421 University of Phoenix April 15‚ 2013 Chontele McIntyre Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues There are several issues involved when resolving legal disputes in international transactions. Sometimes the local customs and laws conflict with the customs and laws of an organization operating abroad. However‚ the anticipation of disputes and the methods of resolving them should be
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ethics? Why or why not? There are two issues addressed here. One is whether to believe that sports figures should be held to a different ethical standard and two‚ whether others should have the right to sue Lance Armstrong. Sports professionals should adhere to the ethical standards of business and the governing body for the sport in which they participate. Professional sports is big business and professional athletes should be held to the same ethical standards as corporations. Thus‚ they should
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