Category: Ethics

Introduction Ethical issues require actual decision-making for professionals to be able to make the required conclusions in the line of work. Ethics are guidelines that control what people do in their everyday lives more so in the line of work. It is reported that every day, families, patients, and healthcare workers encounter legal and ethical…

Interaction with Health Information Experts Trinity Hospital must consider cooperation with health information experts (HIEs) since the latter will allow improving the quality of the organization’s services extensively. The quality management issue will be addressed by improving several aspects of the agency’s operation. Consequently, the premises for a massive change will be created. Particularly, the…

Consequence-oriented decision-making and duty-oriented decision-making are two main types of choices that one would have regarding ethical issues. According to (Bedzow, 2020), consequence-oriented decision-making indicates an action is either right or wrong depending on its consequences. Thus, using this approach, one can decide whether to take action when they know or anticipate a specific outcome.…

The evolution of animal rights has lead to improved animal healthcare. It is imperative to state that while modern medicine is intended to cure animals’ diseases, there are instances where the quality of a pet’s life is threatened by an incurable, irreversible and insufferable condition, injury or old age. In such circumstances, pet owners may…

Table of Contents Introduction The ethical dilemma Competing loyalties between the clinician and the patient My Ethical Response Implications of risk management Ethical decision-making model References Introduction It is not easy to meet the interests of both the patients and the clinicians because of the difference of medical knowledge in both parties. This article focuses…

During the administration of medical care, there is always a struggle especially if the patient is a child whether to use force or not when the kid becomes violent during the treatment. The case of Mathilda, the young girl taken for treatment by both of her parents, shows how treatment of children can be very…

Henrietta Lacks’s name is familiar to any scientist in the field of biology and medicine. Her cells were used to produce the famous cell culture “HeLa,” which became research material for many scientists worldwide (Curtis, 2016). However, her case is known not only for the consequent scientific breakthrough but also for the controversy it presents…

Professional and Ethical Responsibilities are the responsibilities of the counselor to follow generally accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct and continuing professional development. In other words, these are guidelines and general criteria that determine the behavior of a person depending on his profession. It can also be defined as a set of standards that…

Table of Contents Abstract Literature Review Problem Statement Research Question References Abstract This paper provides a background understanding of research that is aimed at examining the legal and ethical environment restrictions and opportunities affecting health care provision at the Jackson Hospital in Miami. The literature review presents different perspectives, such as the effect of standardization,…

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…