Category: Ethics

Important personal values for a nurse include autonomy, respect for an individual, commitment, integrity, sympathy, and accuracy. They are critical for nurses because these values determine the approach to caring for a patient. In society, similar values play a crucial role because community members also pay attention to honesty, dignity, autonomy, empathy, and respect in…

It is unethical for any health care professional to prescribe or administer medical tests or treatments to protect themselves against potential liability. They need to do what they believe is in the patients’ best interest. In Mr. Wilson’s doctor’s case, it is ethical to order a coronary angiogram since he wants to ensure the patient…

Introduction An eighteen year old is brought to the Emergency Department of a reputable hospital from a motor vehicle accident. The young man had his seat belt on at the time of the accident and he was driving. The patient’s name is Ron. He is awake, alert, and oriented. Initial complaint by the patient to…

Introduction When Young adults with mental health problems are nearing their adult years, they may face the difficulty of transitioning between juvenile and adult medical systems. Currently, there appears to be a mental illness in almost one in five young people that further might evolve into “homotypic and heterotypic disorders in adulthood” (Paul et al.,…

Ethics refer to principles that govern the character, conduct, or attitude of a person. The field of healthcare is not an exception when it comes to ethics. In the 1950s, the American Nurses Association (ANA) created the Code of Ethics, which contained guidelines and standards followed by the nurses (Joseph et al., 2020). The Code…

A nurse’s actions should always be guided by the Nursing Code of Ethics. However, one of the situations related to this code that can be observed in the future is associated with misinterpreting the role of nurses in relationships with patients. Nurses are expected to focus on people’s values, culture, religion, and other individual qualities…

The modern health care sector is characterized by the increased level of attention given to patients and the conditions of the delivery of care. The evolution of the humanistic approach preconditioned the reconsideration of principles according to which this sphere functions and introduced new values that should be respected. For this reason, at the moment,…

Table of Contents Introduction Roles and responsibilities of nurse educators Ethical implications Legal implications and the due process Strategies for managing legal and ethical issues How faculty can promote professional behavior Managing dishonest students and new nurses Conclusion References Introduction Teaching is an essential factor in nursing, thus training a nurse educator is a tremendous…

Table of Contents Relativism Consequentialism Deontology Principilism Other Theories Conclusion References Every philosophical current has brought to this world its own reflections on the nature of things. All the philosophers, despite the similarity of his statements with the speeches of other philosophical geniuses, had their own point of view and were able to defend it…

Table of Contents Introduction Male Circumcision Female Circumcision Ethical and Human Issues Conclusion References Introduction Circumcision is an operation that can be performed on both men and women. Male circumcision is part of the traditions of some ethnic groups, such as Jews and Muslims. Female circumcision is now actively performed in Africa and the Middle…