Running head: ETHICAL MASSAGE 1 ETHICAL MASSAGE Ethical Massage Being a licensed massage therapist for the past eight years in the State of Florida‚ I have been required to take an ethics course every two years in order to maintain and renew my therapeutic massage and bodywork license. We are required to take continuing education courses which earn us CEs‚ totally 24 every two years in order to successfully renew our licenses. So‚ having taken an ethics course several times since my licensure
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Ethical Relativism: the Hands-off Theory Ethical relativism is a simple concept. It is defined as the idea that ethical values are relative to the culture in which they are found. As exemplified in Hinman’s Ethics‚ a businessman in different parts of the world may use a bribe in order to reach an agreement with an associate‚ whereas in America‚ bribes are frowned upon and often illegal. The ethical value‚ bribing‚ is used differently between an American and a foreign businessman. But is there
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fabric of any society is held together by the standards of morality that we maintain and practice. Values are our personal set of beliefs about what is important‚ unimportant‚ right‚ wrong‚ good and bad. When we are confronted by choices‚ options‚ or moral dilemmas‚ the decisions we make will indicate what values we hold. Human values give worthiness and respect to life. The foundation of human values are based on · Dignity of human life · Respect and consideration for the "other" · The importance
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but employers as well. If a business has a sturdy set of ethical standards it could result in good business and good moral judgement in employees while dealing with customers and colleagues. Ethics gives individuals moral rules and codes of conduct‚ and facilitates us with answers to questions about what are right or wrong‚ duty‚ obligation and moral responsibility (Shaw et al‚ 2009‚ p.30). This essay is about ethics and the use of ethical elements of business decision making‚ which involves the
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CHAPTER 4 ETHICAL DILEMMA – “TALK TO THE MANUFACTURING VICE PRESIDENT AND EMPHASIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY CHEM – TECH HAS AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER TO SET AN EXAMPLE. PRESENT HER WITH A RECOMMENDATION THAT CHEM-TECH PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY POLLUTION-REDUCTION AS A MARKETING TOOL‚ POSTIONING ITSELF AS THE EVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY CHOICE.” There are four different approachs that serve as a criteria for ethical decision making. The moral-rights approach is the ethical concept that moral
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Ethical principles have a huge portion in the impact of intentional or assisted euthanasia. Beneficence according to Beauchamp states‚ “compassion; taking positive action to help others; desire to do good; are core principle of our patient advocacy” (Beauchamp‚2009‚p38). The value of beneficence simply states to do good to achieve the best possible outcome. For example‚ medical research is expanding and exploring numerous cures for diseases that are causing harm to people. Doctors that are approving
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This essay is based on a case scenario and will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health and social care practitioner’s encounter with regards to: implications of consent‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patient confidentiality. The legal aspects of the scenario will be discussed in relation to the breaching of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act (1998) can conflict with other legislation intended to protect patient’s rights. In addition it will identify
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My Nursing Ethics Kelly Martinez Grand Canyon University: Introduction to the Study of Ethics 10/14/2012 My Nursing Ethic PASSION: Why am I here? As a child I was always attracted to the smaller‚ weakened animal I found in my yard‚ i.e. dying birds‚ kittens‚ bugs‚ etc. The animals we owned were never neutered which resulted in a numerous amount of puppies and kittens. I was intrigued by the cycle of life. Originally I wanted to become a veterinarian. The financial strain on my family made
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Ethical and Legal Issues Kimberly Brooks HCA/322 Mark Metzger May 13‚ 2013 In the health care setting there are many professions that are important in this field. Just a few to name; medical records‚ nurses‚ medical technologist‚ medical assistant‚ emergency technician and many more. All of these professions are faced with legal and ethical issues at some point in time in their career. There are also laws that must be followed‚ then you have legal requirements that must be adhered too. Last
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Professional Values and Ethics Learning Team A GEN200 November 15‚ 2010 Lisa Wittenhagen Ethical standards and an individual ’s personal code of moral values are extremely subjective topics often based on belief systems. Furthermore‚ upbringing commonly influences an individual ’s code of ethics thus affecting important personal and professional decisions. Renowned Brazilian professor Valdemar W. Setzer once said of moral values‚ "Ethics
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