of life. Which is helpful in everyday living‚ for example school. While attending college I’ll be taking classes in order to become a Register nurse. This gives me an opportunity to use my thinking skills in new ways. Also critical thinking will help me to have a better view and understanding of material and the capability to perform and succeed in classes. Having the knowledge of critical thinking can help in many different careers. As for nursing‚ critical thinking plays a very important part in
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A Virtue Theory is the theory that right actions follow from becoming a moral person‚ and that by becoming a moral person we will automatically know what is right and wrong. When we know what is truly right or wrong we have flourished as humans‚ and we have eudemonia. Virtue ethics is one of the main forms of normative ethics‚ and often called arêtaic ethics (arête- virtue‚ from Greek). It contrasts deontology‚ which emphasizes rules and duties. A virtue is an admirable human characteristic such
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discuss an ethical dilemma which arose during a placement within a community setting. To assist the reflection process‚ the Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle which encompasses 6 stages; description‚ thoughts and feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and action plan will be used which will improve and strengthen my nursing skills by continuously learning from both good and bad experiences‚ and develop my self confidence in relation to caring for others (Siviter 2008). To comply with the Nursing and Midwifery
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Ethical frameworks revolve around being a morally good person and therefore guides the way healthcare professionals treat and care for their patients. Referring to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2013) and the Public Sector Ethics Act (2014)‚ nurses and paramedics are bound by similar ethical frameworks. These revolve around being kind and respectful to all patients‚ no discriminating or judgments for any reason‚ all patients having the right to truthful information and the right to
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Ethical Dilemma Derrick SUNY Empire State College Patient confidentiality has become an integral aspect of healthcare ethical standards since the HIPPA law came into being. (Erikson 2005). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursingworld‚ 2005). When a patient’s confidentiality is violated‚ his/ her wellbeing is negatively impacted. Patient confidentiality encompasses
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Professional values‚ ethics and law Introduction This assignment will discuss the ethical‚ legal and professional issues relating to medical practice. Doctors and Nurses are often faced with legal‚ professional and ethical issues relating to health care. This assignment will also look into ethical and legal aspects in relation to issues of human rights and consent. There are many laws and legislations that protect patient’s rights‚ such as common law‚ Human Rights Act 1998‚ Mental Health Act
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My Worldview Everyone has a different way of perceiving the world that influences not only their beliefs‚ but what judgments and decisions they make. “A worldview is a set of beliefs about reality and human nature” (Cosgrove‚ 2006‚ p. 18). Three of the components that help make up my worldview are the origin/nature of the universe (my etiology)‚ the existence of God (my ontology) and the knowledge I have gained that justifies my beliefs (my epistemology) because they have shaped my thoughts
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The moral theory of Virtue Ethics is interesting in the way it places more emphasis on character and less on the actions of the person who may perform those actions. I will focus on the issue of voluntary and active euthanasia in relation to the application of virtue ethics. To talk of someone voluntarily taking their own life is still abominable in many societies today. Historically‚ it was unthinkable and unethical to even consider asking a physician to help one take their own life. It is
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Ethical Dilemma Nader Ayyad Chamberlain College of Nursing Pediatric/Nursing Ethical Dilemma A major health problem that is affecting millions of children around the globe is child maltreatment (ANA‚ 2015). Child maltreatment is any act of harm or threat to a child under the age of eighteen by a parent‚ caregiver‚ or guardian (ANA‚ 2015). There are four common types of abuse; physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ and neglect (CDC‚ 2015). There are many forms of neglect such as
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Interpretation of Ethical Virtues “An ethical virtue is a habit‚ disposed towards action‚ by deliberate choice‚ being at the mean relative to us‚ and defined by reason and as a prudent man would define it” (The Nicomachean Ethics‚ Book Beta‚ 1107a). Book Beta of The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle revolves around the central concept of virtue‚ in particular‚ ethical virtue. An ethical virtue is comprised of several components‚ the first of which is habit. He believes that ethical virtues are acquired
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