There are five principles to ethical nursing. The first principle‚ nonmaleficence‚ or do no harm‚ it is directly tied to a nurse’s duty to protect the patient’s safety. This principle dictates that we do not cause injury to our patients. A way that harm can occur to patients is through communication failures. These failures can be intentional or as a result of electronic or human error. Failing to convey accurate information‚ giving wrong messages‚ and breaking down of equipment‚ can cause harm
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Legal‚ Political‚ Ethical Dimension - Week 5 Midterm 1. Question : TCO B. After the 2010 fall election‚ the Democratic National Committee (DNC) decides to take matters into its own hands. During the lame duck session‚ they pass a new "Elections Are Free Act" that requires single people who make more than $75‚000/year or married couples who make more than $150‚000/year to provide a copy of their tax return to their local county officials before being allowed to register to vote. The return must
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about the situation. Write down ideas on paper in clarity. Outline the facts‚ assumptions‚ hypotheses‚ or reservations. There are several questions you should ask yourself: Is it an ethical‚ legal‚ professional‚ or clinical problem? Is it a combination of more than one of these? If a legal question exists‚ seek legal advice. Is it related to a client? Is it related to the institution their policies and procedures? How can I use guidelines? 2-Apply Code of Ethics After addressing the issue‚ refer
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Legal and Ethical Issues Relating to Business Information Learning Objectives: I will be able to explain the legal and ethical issues relating to the use of business information (Pass) Legal Issues These are various items of legislation (law) to protect the use of business information. Data Protection Act 1998 Many businesses store and use information about people. The Data Protection Act protects information held about people from being misused. The information stored by businesses on databases
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The Legal‚ Ethical‚ and Technological Concerns Paper For as long as businesses have existed‚ so has accounting. With time‚ it has become more complicated and detailed‚ but it is still a process of keeping financial accounts in order. Through accounting‚ or financial reporting‚ a system is set up to keep track of‚ maintain and audit the financial proceedings. Because accounting and financial reporting of a business is so important for its accuracy and in general‚ a lot of ethical‚ technological
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http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/ Legal and Ethical Issues in the Online World Nov 1st‚ 2007 by Bryan. This year‚ a slightly revised version of an earlier article I wrote was printed in Keeping Free Presses Free‚ a publication of the Student Press Law Center and CMA. Even though the printed publication is distributed at conventions‚ I think the information is worthwhile for a general audience who might not be able to attend‚ so I’m including what I wrote in this blog post. Look below
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Legal and /or Ethical IssuesGrishma Doshi‚ Shirelyn Smith‚ Rodina Pinuela‚ Pearl Chaparro HSN/548April 29‚ 2014Linda Wetterau Legal and /or Ethical IssuesThe state and federal government implemented sex education in schools in order to provide students reliable and accurate information needed to make a responsible decision to stay healthy (SEICUS‚ 2014). The integration of sexuality in the school curriculum presents an ethical and legal issue in the academic community. Ethical issues are about
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Digital Imagery: Legal and ethical issues Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyses the legal and ethical issues associated with the changes in digital image technologies. The analytical process used was conducting research on the issues relating to image copyright and ethical use of images through online academic resources‚ these sources where used to define the issues associated with image copyright and ethics. This report provides an analysis and evaluation
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Ethical and Legal Problems Faced by Nurse Practitioners HCA322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Law (BGE1226A) Instructor: Eugene Elliott Cara Gerlach 7/23/12 Ethical and Legal Problems Faced by Nurse Practitioners Every medical professional has or will face some ethical and legal issues in the Medical Field‚ the Nurse Practitioners (NP) are no different. Fant stated that in an ethical dilemma there are no right answers or solutions; however‚ in these dilemmas there are no wrong answers either
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Work within a legal and ethical framework Task A Question 1 Why is important for a worker in the csi to follow their job description? It is important for a worker in the community service industry to follow their job description as it is important that they give a professional standard of the service. It is also due to confidentiality. Community service workers have duty of care to their clients. Also it is important they follow their job description because different services may have different
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