Category: Ethics

  • Health Care Ethics Instructional Design Plan

    Abstract The development and adaptation of simulation and games in corporate training and learning is a modern tendency that is based on the fact that such tools are effective to make learners develop their skills and apply knowledge to real-life situations. Today, simulations and games are also actively used in the field of health care…

  • Healthcare Ethics: Ethinomics and the Commonwealth Fund

    Table of Contents What is Ethinomics? Additional Models to Guide Ethical Decision Making The Commonwealth Fund Focus Areas References What is Ethinomics? The term ethinomics was first introduced by scientist Marrill Mathews at the end of the last century, and the main essence of this concept was the unification of ethics and economics definitions (Rambur,…

  • Sports Medicine and Inherent Ethical Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Confidentiality Conflict of Interests Performance Enhancement Athlete’s Autonomy Conclusion References Introduction The sphere of medicine is an essential part of the sports industry since, to a considerable extent, it influences the careers of athletes. The majority of sports activities are characterized by the high probability of receiving injuries and traumas. As…

  • Ethical Issues and Strategies in Nursing Practice

    Table of Contents Introduction Issues Strategies Conclusion Reference Introduction The nursing profession presents nurses with ethically complex situations on a daily basis. The need to resolve these situations places an additional emotional strain on employees and can lead to flawed decisions. The following paper is a review of a study by Park (2009) that identifies…

  • Pre- and Post-Operative Nursing and Ethics

    Pre operative nursing care The nursing admission should obtain both objective and subjective data about the patient and should assess whether the patient is eligible for treatment. Subjective data involves patients experience about the disease or condition in question, for example pain. (WHO, 2010) reveals that hernia is non tender and is painless unless it…

  • Ethics and Leadership Relations

    Nowadays, it represents a commonplace assumption among healthcare specialists that, in order for physicians and nurses to be able to address their professional responsibilities in the most effective manner, they must be thoroughly aware of what the concept of ethical leadership stands for. One of the main reasons for this is that both: the notion…

  • Ethical Perspective on Pandemics

    In light of the latest events related to the pandemic of coronavirus, multiple discussions related to infectious diseases and the ethical considerations related to them tend to arise more frequently. The ethics behind health care workers’ duties in the times of pandemics are questioned from the perspective of the limits of duties and responsibilities when…

  • Worksite Health Promotions and Ethical Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Summary Personal Thoughts Ethical Theories and Codes Conclusion References Introduction Ethics are essential for the majority of work environments. In nursing, it is one of the most important aspects of practice. Patients expect nurses’ actions to be ethical. If nurses’ actions are unethical, they may bring physical, emotional, or psychological harm…

  • For and Against Euthanasia: An Ethical Perspective

    Euthanasia is a medical practice of ending the life of a suffering patient with the injection of barbiturate or paralytic. Assisted death is legal in the majority of the European Union countries, Colombia, and several American states. However, the countries where euthanasia is legal are in the minority. Indeed, this medical practice is immensely contradictory…

  • DNR Orders and Ethics in Medical Decision-Making

    Introduction It is important to note that DNR orders are critical decisions made by patients and their relatives. There are many potential reasons why DNR orders are requested, which might involve an incurable condition or worsened quality of life post-resuscitation. The demonstrated case is unique because the cause of respiratory failure is due to oxygen…