Category: Ethics

The case of Canterbury and Spence introduces an isolated case of negligence in medical practice. The physician violated the rights of the patient by not informing him of the potential risks of laminectomy and that it can lead to paralysis. After the surgery, he was left unattended and fell in the process. The court did…

Mr. Lilly needed to receive an increased dose of morphine, but his condition made health care professionals doubt whether he was looking for painkillers just to overcome his pain or he wanted to satisfy his addiction. It was also important not to harm his health in this way. The nurse decided to support him and…

Introduction The health care system of the United States of America is considered to be one of the most effective around the world, but this system also has its drawbacks and problems that serve as obstacles on the way of its development. First of all, the health care system is currently characterized by the labor…

Ethics in Shared Governance Shared governance is a system that allows nurses to participate in operations and activities connected not only to individual patients’ well-being but also to the hospital’s structure. In this type of governing structure, nurses have a chance to obtain more information to care for their patients, make decisions connected to the…

In the article Formation and everyday ethical comportment, the authors describe and discuss the essential shifts in nursing education (teaching and learning) and point out that nursing professionals need to approach teaching in new ways (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard-Kahn, & Day, 2008). The concept of formation used by Benner et al. (2008) in this article refers…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The nature of the nursing profession requires nurses to make numerous decisions based on careful consideration of laws and ethical standards. Taking into consideration that nurses are confronted with dozens of ethical challenges in their practice daily they have to be familiar with the codes of ethics…

Table of Contents Medicaid Eligibility Fairness Using Hospital Compare Health Care as a Right in the US Distributive Justice in Health Care References Medicaid Eligibility Fairness Every state has its conditions for people who want to receive coverage under Medicaid. In Florida, these criteria are established by multiple entities: the Social Security Administration (SSA) and…

Integrity as healthcare providers’ adherence to ethical and professional codes plays an important role in medical practice. The situation with a 15-year-old male teenager at Arkansas Children’s Hospital presented an example of the case when the principle of integrity was violated by a surgeon and other healthcare workers. Thus, needed surgery was performed by a…

Working in emergencies poses not only professional but also ethical challenges for healthcare employees, and the notorious Hurricane Katrina is an example of such a situation. While imagining myself as a direct participant in those events, I realize that I would have to face severe pressure caused by the dire consequences of the disaster and…

There is an influence of ethical awareness in each of our daily activities. Here I am going to explain the role of education in creating ethical awareness in students when the idea of ethics should be given to the student, the practice of professional ethics, etc. It is in childhood that everyone develops an idea…