Category: Ethics

  • The Pressure Ulcers Clinical Problem: Ethical Considerations

    Table of Contents Background of Study Method of Study Results of Study Ethical Considerations Conclusion Reference Background of Study The clinical problem that led to this study involves the high prevalence of pressure ulcers among hospitalized patients. Initially, there were no definitive known ways to reduce pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients, and thus this study…

  • Ethics in Healthcare: Addressing a Complex Dilemma

    Table of Contents Clinical Situation Bioethical Decision Making Model Nursing Advocacy and the Nurse’s Role References Clinical Situation Ethics is a crucial component of nursing since it is the responsibility of a nurse to ensure that a vulnerable population is safe and provided with proper services. However, to address patients’ needs properly, a nurse often…

  • Nursing Code of Ethics in the Human Trafficking Victim Treatment

    The paradigm of nursing responsibilities has already gone far beyond providing medical assistance to the patients and dealing with documentation related to the treatment. Nowadays, the notion of nursing encompasses direct care provision, allocation of the treatment resources, communication with patients, and collaboration with public health resources in terms of healthcare promotion and policy introduction…

  • Instructional Plan of Healthcare Ethics

    Abstract Development and adaptation of simulations in corporate training and learning is a modern tendency that is based on the fact that such tools are effective to make learners develop their skills and apply knowledge to real-life situations. In healthcare administration, many issues and topics can be learned with the help of simulations, including ethics,…

  • Maintaining Confidentiality and Ethical Guidelines

    Currently, there are several guidelines for practitioners that help work within the policy and law of each healthcare institution. It includes maintaining confidentiality and the use of appropriate ethical and legal principles when disclosing information. Everyone, especially patients, deserve respect for their data and privacy; as a result, these guidelines are essential to building a…

  • Ethics in Healthcare: Addressing a Complex Dilemma

    Table of Contents Clinical Situation Bioethical Decision Making Model Nursing Advocacy and the Nurse’s Role References Clinical Situation Ethics is a crucial component of nursing since it is the responsibility of a nurse to ensure that a vulnerable population is safe and provided with proper services. However, to address patients’ needs properly, a nurse often…

  • Ethical Grounds of Nursing in Youth Mental Health

    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 and Issues of Male and Female Circumcision

    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…

  • The Role of Nursing Code of Ethics

    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 Usefulness of the Ethical Theories in Medicine

    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…