Emergency Medicine and the Ethical Dilemmas Luisa Martin HCA 322 Instructor Thomas December 5‚ 2010 Picture this scenario: You are working in the emergency room of a public hospital where the inflow of patients is higher than the available beds. You are treating an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure‚ he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty‚ prolonging
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The ethical dilemma that I will be discussing is sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment means any unwelcome sexual advances‚ request for sexual favors‚ or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexually harassing conduct includes‚ but is not limited to verbal conduct such as suggestive or offensive comments‚ lewd remarks‚ or sexual propositions. Sexual harassment also includes non-verbal conduct such as derogatory or pornographic displays‚ or sexual gestures. Today
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Colleagues‚ Supervisors‚ or Experts After considering the above moral principles‚ Winston consults with a fellow school counselor‚ Dana‚ who has been practicing for twenty years. Without revealing any identifying information‚ Winston discusses his ethical dilemma with Dana and asks for suggestions on possible courses of action. Dana informs Winston that in her experience‚ she has rarely divulged information that students told her to their teachers unless it was absolutely necessary. In the majority of
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The purpose of this essay is to present a case study that was allocated to me on my second placement setting. I will discuss some of the ethical dilemmas which I have encountered and how I have dealt with them in a professional way. Anti-oppression/discrimination and reflective practice will also be analysed in order to demonstrate how they guided me throughout my work. I will also illustrate how the theories and legislation were incorporated within my practice. Working on this case also gave me
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101 Ethical Dilemmas ‘101 Ethical Dilemmas is witty‚ clever‚ imaginative‚ pithy‚ and sweeping in scope. It explores many different questions concerning philosophy‚ ethics‚ religion and politics‚ and leaves a great deal of room for further debate and discussion.’ David Resnik‚ East Carolina University‚ USA From overcrowded lifeboats to the censor’s pen‚ Martin Cohen’s stimulating and amusing dilemmas reveal the subtleties‚ complexities and downright contradictions that make up the rich tapestry
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use an ambulance with direct transportation to the acute-care hospital‚ and to have more effective in-hospital organization will be required for effective acute treatment options to be available to stroke patients. There are a couple of legal and ethical issues of this case. First let’s look the physician. Mrs. Smith presented the clear signs and symptoms of TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) which is called mini-stroke. First of all‚ the doctor failed to send the patient to emergency room to get CT
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Overview This article highlights the need for Surgical Technologists to understand the ethical and legal issues in their day to day activities. Professionalism when working in any area of a surgery department must be maintained no matter what the situation. Ethical and legal issues arise daily‚ so it is necessary to understand and apply certain concepts in order to properly evaluate a given situation and make appropriate decisions leading to performance that will render the highest quality patient
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and physical limitations that currently exist. This is definitely a difficult slippery slope of a belief. There are benefits for mankind that could emerge from these enhancements and also there are problems that could also emerge especially from an ethical standpoint. When discussing this topic several things come to mind. Do humans have the right to tamper with our genetic make up to create a new form of human being‚ if this happens what will happen to the unmodified humans when they become obsolete
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The Controversial Dilemma of Gay Marriage Marriage is defined as “The formal union of a man and a woman‚ typically recognized by law‚ by which they become husband and wife”. In our modern culture‚ the definition of marriage has changed. With the transition of same-sex marriage into our society‚ marriage can no longer be defined as a union solely between a man and a woman. Although same-sex marriage is not entirely permitted nationwide or even worldwide‚ it is recognized among us. “Gay Americans
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Assessment 2- Case Study Analysis The problem and ethical considerations to be addressed Mary’s main concern is whether or not to maintain confidentiality between herself and Sandy or to disclose the information to Mrs Wilson regarding Sandy’s suspected pregnancy. As a health professional‚ Mary needs to ensure she is making a well-informed ethical decision to guarantee the wellbeing of Sandy is in her best interest. Mary may find conflict in what course of action to take as she needs to determine
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