Category: Ethics

  • Ethical Issues in Medical Social Work

    Code of Ethics and Medical Social Work Ethical standards are integral to the work of all social professionals. The reason for the existence of ethical standards as a system is the need for a unique guide to help navigate controversial situations (Cole, 2012). In addition, the presence of such a framework makes it possible to…

  • Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

    Table of Contents Introduction Organ Donation Online Psychotherapy Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Conclusion References Introduction The contemporary health care field entails various legal and ethical dilemmas, owing to its existence at least partly to the rapid development of technologies and the digitalization of science and medicine. The content and shape of ongoing improvements in…

  • Ethics of Organ Conscription and Issues

    Conscription of organs consists of removing all viable organs for tranplants from recently deceased. Spital & Erin (2002) argue that consent is neither required nor requested, with the exception of people with religious objections. Beliefs will be the primary grounds on which it can be argued that consent is necessary, and it will likely go…

  • Ethical Principles: A Breach of Patient Confidentiality

    The question of confidentiality in nursing is considered to be one of the most controversial and open-to-discussion points. In our case, a nurse, Hathaway, promised to maintain patient’s confidentiality to gain necessary trust and clarifications; however, with some period, patient’s problem is regarded as a disease the outcomes of which may threaten other people’s lives,…

  • Prevention of Ethical Implications

    Mrs. L was born in China and has been living in the United States for three years. She is 75 years old and was recently diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. All the necessary treatment information has been provided to the patient as part of her nursing care and patient education. However, Mrs. L has refused…

  • Ethics in the American National Red Cross

    The American Red Cross was founded on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton, who was a hospital nurse during the American Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War. Despite the lack of formal nursing education, she managed to perform perfectly under various conditions and was determined to create a US affiliate of the International Red Cross.…

  • Behavioral Health Data and Ethical Considerations

    Behavioral health (BH) presents several specific issues in the field of information technology ethics (Rinehart-Thompson & Randolph, 2015), the importance of which is highlighted by the fact that people with BH issues can be regarded as a vulnerable population (Joy, Clement, & Sisti, 2016). Because of this factor, the ethical dilemmas that are related to…

  • Making Moral and Ethical Decisions in Nursing

    Discussion Prompt 1 Making moral and ethical decisions is one of the challenging tasks that nurses have to face every day. It remains apparent that the profession of a nurse is associated with several obligations since a nurse is responsible for the lives of the patients. In the context of this discussion, I answered the…

  • Ethics in Nursing Profession

    The nursing philosophy, in general, can be referred to as the conceptual mold or framework; which nurses utilize in making a guide to their practice, interpretation of phenomena, observation making, and in general thinking. In general terms, the philosophy of nursing views both the client and the profession as a systematically balanced collection of information…

  • Stem Cell Research Essay: Research Ethics, Pros and Cons, and Benefits

    Table of Contents Stem Cell Research Essay: Introduction Why Are Stem Cells Useful? Stem Cell Research Ethics: Pros and Cons How Does Stem Cell Research Benefit Society? Embryonic Stem Cell Research Essay: Conclusion Footnotes Bibliography Stem Cell Research Essay: Introduction Stem cells are capable of regenerating any tissue and organs in the body. Why are…