Category: Ethics

Broad Topic Area Health care reform, medical care quality, quality management, safety regulations Problem Statement Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are preventable events yet still occur because of various factors, including noncompliance to safety guidelines. Purpose Statement To determine the commonness and attributes of pressure injuries and to indicate important factors related to HAPIs and adherence…

Ethics-of-care and ethic-of-justice are the two approaches that are applied by health care providers in their practice, especially in ethical dilemmas. Among the non-interprofessional behaviors that may affect the mentioned approaches, one may note a lack of collaboration, disintegrated care, and negligence to colleagues’ actions and inquiries. While some nurses prefer ethics-of-justice, considering all people…

Broad Topic Area Health care reform, medical care quality, quality management, safety regulations Problem Statement Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are preventable events yet still occur because of various factors, including noncompliance to safety guidelines. Purpose Statement To determine the commonness and attributes of pressure injuries and to indicate important factors related to HAPIs and adherence…

Code of Ethics Review American Nurses Association’s code of ethics for nurses is a set of guidelines designed to help nurses better evaluate and carry out their duties and responsibilities (“About code of ethics,” 2017). The code itself contains several chapters covering various aspects of nursing activity and their ethic peculiarities (“Code of ethics for…

Table of Contents Breach of Confidentiality: Ethical Implications Ethical Theories and Key Ethical Principles Alternative Framework for Accessing the Dilemma Ethics Committee and Collaborative Approach Reference List Breach of Confidentiality: Ethical Implications As a rule, a breach of confidentiality entails a range of ethical issues for both the patient and the therapist. The breach of…

Table of Contents Introduction Organ Allocation Should Be Based On Merit Justification Justice, Honesty, and Fairness Conclusion References Introduction One of the most morally challenging questions related to medical ethics is whether or not healthcare should be rationed. However, the scarcity of medical resources, both now and throughout the history of medicine, has made healthcare…

The article by Shelly Schwartz provides a detailed examination of possible cases in which lying to patients is considered normal or accepted. The author focuses on instances where lying to the patient is a part of the support needed to soften the bad news or provide comfort in a stressful situation. Therefore, the article centers…

Introduction In nursing, nurses and practitioners play a significant role in providing care for patients at the end-of-life stage across various healthcare settings. Their role is to provide expert care throughout the continuum of life and towards the end of the patient’s life (Lachman, 2010). They manage the bio-psychosocial as well as spiritual needs of…

Improving access to care is one of the primary tasks faced by healthcare practitioners all over the world (Currie, Chiarella, & Buckley, 2015). Unfortunately, because of the specifics of certain communities, such as low family income, poor infrastructure, lack of highly qualified healthcare experts, etc., accessing care is fraught with numerous challenges. The identified issue…

Infection with syphilis in most cases occurs sexually, is transmitted from person to person. Untreated or poorly treated syphilis in the vast majority of cases, despite individual deviations, consistently passes in its development through certain negative periods. I believe that it should be mandatory to inform the physician about the presence of symptoms of such…