Category: Ethics
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Embryo Harvesting Ethical Implications
Table of Contents Introduction Arguments in support of embryo harvesting Arguments against embryo harvesting Conclusion References Introduction Embryo harvesting is arguably an outstanding discovery in the field of medicine that has elicited great controversy. Embryo cells possess the potential to differentiate into various forms of body tissues and organs (Blazer, & Zimmer, 2005). On the…
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Professional Ethics in Nursing Practice
What are the skills necessary for the provider to identify, address, and assess this clinical ethical issue? Professional ethics cannot be ignored in providing health or nursing care. It is hard to give some general guidelines and recommendations on how to stay ethically correct in all cases. A provider must assess a situation and identify…
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Ethical Concerns and Managed Care
With the growth and development of managed care, several new ethical dilemmas and complexities are introduced. The relationship between the patient, payer, and provider is a complicated and severe process that may also change over time and face new challenges. There are three areas of managed care, including financial incentives, vulnerable populations, and quality of…
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Patient Advocacy: Ethical Decision-Making
The patient presented to the healthcare setting is a twenty-five-year-old woman with signs of physical abuse and concussion. She had several injuries on her face and body, claiming that she had been attacked in the evening by a burglar attempting to steal her purse and phone, and she also fell when trying to get away…
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Ethic-of-Care and Ethic-of-Justice in Nursing Leadership
Table of Contents Description of Ethic-of-Care Versus Ethic-of-Justice Perspectives Reflection on the Application from an Ethic-of-Care Perspective Summary References The key leadership capability of advanced nursing practice dynamics is the provision of patient-centered care. The advanced practice nurses (APRNs) are expected to have sophisticated knowledge regarding their field and strong decision-making skills. The practice shows…
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Moral, Ethical and Legal Conduct in Nursing
Nursing is one of the best professions in the world. It is also among the most important professions today. Its importance is clear from the services the nurses offer to other people. They are the greatest ambassadors of a health world in the whole world. Therefore, it is necessary for us to have their professional…
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Ethical Issues of Informed Consent in Intoxicated Patients
Since the participants in the current case study are heavily intoxicated, the process of obtaining informed consent becomes complicated. According to recent studies, the majority of people who filed questionnaires while intoxicated could not remember the event once they became sober (Martel et al., 2018). Therefore, an ethical problem arises for registered nurses and other…
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ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
Code of Ethics Review American Nurses Association’s code of ethics for nurses is a set of guidelines designed to help nurses better evaluate and carry out their duties and responsibilities (“About code of ethics,” 2017). The code itself contains several chapters covering various aspects of nursing activity and their ethic peculiarities (“Code of ethics for…
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Social Media: The Role of Cyber-Ethics
Ethics, also called moral philosophy, the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad and morally right and wrong. The term is applied to any classification or theory of moral values or principles. In the digital age, cyber-ethics is described as the discipline of using appropriate and ethical behaviors and acknowledging moral duties and…
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The Issues of Public Health, Ethics, and Human Rights
Table of Contents Thesis Point Public Health and Medicine Ethics and Human Rights Main Idea References Thesis Point The modern development of medicine and human rights system appeared to be under the power of state government that is why challenges in the ethical behavior of the population, caused by right violations, can result in epidemic…