"What are some arising ethical dilemmas and developing initiatives to promote patient safety and maintain confidentiality connected to these issues" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 13 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Nursing Ethical Dilemmas

    • 683 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Ethical Dilemmas Patient 1: This patient is admitted to ER with Respiratory Failure and Septic Shock. The patient was transferred to LTAC for long term management of disease. Patient’s chart states that she has DNR/DNI order‚ but her son was disagreeing with that decision. One of the ethical principles that direct ethical decision making in health care is the autonomy-the ability of the individual to chose for him or herself. Patient 2: This patient was admitted with endocarditis and had a tracheostomy

    Premium Patient Physician Medicine

    • 683 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethical challenges in a professional scope are not something new. Almost every profession‚ be it that of a lawyer‚ teacher‚ medical specialist‚ organization decision maker or any other‚ grave decisions often have to be made that put them in ethical dilemma. In the field of nursing‚ ethical dilemma while rendering patient care is both unnerving and challenging. Way back in 1859‚ Florence Nightingale had noted about this in her Notes on Nursing. There are matters of duties and responsibilities‚ decorum

    Premium Ethics Nursing Nurse

    • 635 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    medical field have many issues that doctors and medical professionals face everyday like‚ does the good of a treatment outweigh the bad of the treatment. In most people’s eye ethics are the medical professional’s opinion but that is not the case in today’s society. Physicians face accountability‚ privacy/confidentiality‚ and inform consent. These are very good areas that medical professionals should follow no matter what the situation may be for them and the patientssafety and well-being. To help

    Premium Ethics Morality Medicine

    • 1420 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ethical Dilemma

    • 357 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Jesslyn Lay OPER360 04/03/2013 Ethical Dilemma 1 In the case of this first dilemma‚ my suggestion would be to stay with the original supplier instead of switching to China-made shoes. Although cost effective‚ as a widely-regarded socially responsible company‚ we should keep in mind that the switching is risky and may cause a potential damage to the company’s reputation. I believe the company will save so much if we decide to do the switching especially with the projected sales for the following

    Premium Social responsibility Value added Investment

    • 357 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Patient Safety Essay

    • 539 Words
    • 3 Pages

    they do. In the ICU‚ alarms are never shut off or turned down; they are set specifically to the patients’ parameters. (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 14) stated that “Patient safety is a priority for the health systems‚ professionals‚ and consumers around the world.” In the scenario given regarding working in a sterile environment and having my cell phone ringing; I would be truthful and tell my patient that I am doing a sterile procedure and cannot touch the phone at this time. For example‚ there are

    Premium Patient Health care Medicine

    • 539 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ethical Dilemmas & Impact of Nurse-Patient Ratios I was an ICU nurse for 18 years and I decided to leave bedside nursing in 1999 when I found myself standing in the doorway between two patient’s rooms‚ which both had alarms going off. I was being forced to care for three critical patients that night. I left nursing because as I stood in that doorway I realized that in choosing which room I was going to enter‚ the patient in the other room might very well have died… (Massachusetts Nursing Association

    Premium Morality Ethics Nursing

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethical Dilemma of CPAs

    • 390 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Week 1 – DQ 1. What ethical dilemmas might CPAs experience? Explain what ethical responsibility a CPA might neglect. (Ch. 17 of Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis) According to our text‚ there are five ethical dilemmas that accountants can experience: ❖ Independence: the accountant must be separate from the company ❖ Scope of Services: the accountant/auditor should not provide services that is not required by an accountant/auditor (consulting‚ tax return preparation‚ tax advice)

    Premium Ethics Accountant Accountancy

    • 390 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethical Dilemmas

    • 573 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Hi‚ this my essay for a scholarship the essay prompt is the following: Evaluate a significant experience‚ achievement‚ risk you have taken‚ or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. (500 word limit) * Can someone help me revise it grammatically or how I can answer the question better? Thanks a bunch for correcting my other writings‚ I know I’ve been terribly annoying today with my essays. ____________________________________________________________ _______________

    Premium Essay Writing English-language films

    • 573 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Ethical Dilemma

    • 1181 Words
    • 5 Pages

    An Ethical Dilemma Aker & Aker is one of the top five accounting firms in the United States. It is providing multiple accounting services in personal money management and corporations. Jack had been working under Aker & Aker for over 17 years since he graduated from school. He has devoted most of his time (60-70 hours) in order to become a great supporter in the company‚ and no one can deny that he work hard more than anyone else. Jack’s colleague‚ Carla‚ who is also a great accountant‚

    Premium Ethics The Stage Big Four auditors

    • 1181 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Ethical Dilemma In Nursing

    • 1588 Words
    • 7 Pages

    One of the most challenging moral/ethical dilemmas to resolve occurs when the patient’s autonomous choices conflict with the nurse’s duty to look out for the patient’s best interests. The scenario presented to me describes a conflict between a patient who refuses to bathe and a nurse whose duty is to provide the patient’s care. Because of the patient’s physical condition and inability to get out of bed‚ they require a two-person bath involving lifts. The patient refuses to bathe at the time scheduled

    Premium Ethics Patient Nursing

    • 1588 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
Page 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 50