Ethical and Legal Issues Impacting Professional Practice Angela Dunbar Arizona State University Ethical and Legal Issues Impacting Professional Practice According to Code of Ethics for Nurses‚ the nurse in all professional relationships‚ practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity‚ worth of uniqueness of every individual‚ unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status‚ personal attributes‚ or the nature of health problems ("Code of Ethics for Nurses‚" 2001‚ p
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nurses to provide safe quality of care. Should nurses fail to uphold certain standards and by doing so cause harm or injury to the client‚ they would be held liable in the tort of negligence. Description of a practical situation which raised ethical issues: Mr Lim 70 years old has been hospitalised for medical treatment with the diagnosis of chronic heart failure. He was ordered intravenous therapy by Dr Peter the medical resident. Nurse Su questions the order because it is for an infusion of Dextrose
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Computers in some form are in almost everything these days. From Toasters to Televisions‚ just about all-electronic things have some form of processor in them. This is a very large change from the way it used to be‚ when a computer that would take up an entire room and weighed tons of pounds has the same amount of power as a scientific calculator. The changes that computers have undergone in the last 40 years have been colossal. So many things have changed from the ENIAC that had very little power
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Ethical Issues in Managerial Accounting HSBC ethical and legal scandal Overview HSBC is one of the largest financial institutions in the world‚ with over $2.5 trillion in assets‚ 89 million customers‚ 300‚000 employees‚ and 2011 profits of nearly $22 billion. HSBC has operations in over 80 countries‚ with hundreds of affiliates spanning the globe. Its parent corporation‚ HSBC Holdings‚ called “HSBC Group” is headquartered in London. Its key U.S. affiliate is HSBC Bank USA N.A. (HBUS)
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Management‚ and 1 Exposure to potential loss or adverse effects on company operations and profitability caused by developments in a country’s political and legal environments. Some examples like: Diverse political and legal systems‚ as managers must adhere to business laws and regulations. Preferential subsidies‚ government incentives‚ and protectionism. International Business: Strategy‚ Management‚ and the New Realities 2 Political or legal factor‚ economic‚ social‚ or technological developments
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Legal and Ethical Issues of Healthcare Adequate medical care of an individual or family requires the use of services of general practitioners‚ specialists‚ nurses‚ technicians‚ and laboratories (Journal of the National Medical Association‚ 1949). The Journal further reports that the quality of these services must meet high standards which include regular periodic examinations as well as inoculations and other measures. According to this context‚ this girl is not receiving adequate health care. This
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Ethical issues: 1) Ethical issues and society: The selling of addictive product such as tobacco‚ cigarettes. Most people think that the selling of such harmful products is unethical. However‚ there are also some people think otherwise. The pros defend their point of view based on the fact that such products enhance their pleasure and reduce their stress. (Ex: cigarettes help reducing stress at work for people who have to work long hours) On the other hands‚ the cons are against it
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Michal Cash BSHS332/Professional‚ Ethical‚ and Legal Issues in Human Services Introduction Every day people are faced with dilemmas within their work place. Some of those dilemmas are minor while others are major and go against the ethics that people have. Some of them not only go against one’s personal ethics‚ but work ethics as well. Some are able to look past these dilemmas and continue on while others can’t and feel the needs to confront the person or person’s that are involved. One
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Ethical Issue in Business – Pfizer‚ Examined Staci Holt PHL/323 Cassandra Giles Sunday‚ August 1‚ 2010 Ethical Issue in Business - Pfizer‚ Examined Pfizer‚ Inc (Pfizer hereafter) is an international pharmaceutical firm with $45.2 billion in profits in previous years and has an estimated allotment for research and development around $7.9 billion (Pagnattaro‚ 2005). Currently involved in a legal battle originating from allegations that the company unethically pursued clinical trials in an
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Wade‚ the legal‚ moral‚ and political controversy surrounding the abortion issue has polarized the American public. Two camps—one hailing Roe as a victory for “choice‚” the other arguing that the decision deprives the unborn child of its “right to life”—squared off in the wake of the Court’s decision. Their protracted political battle continues today. The deep political divisions that the case created‚ or revealed‚ reflect not only conflicting
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