Category: Ethics

Table of Contents Introduction Medical Complications from Cigarette Smoking Environmental Damage from Cigarette Smoking Ethical Considerations Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Many cross-cultural taboos reflect the negative aspects of smoking in general. Moreover, the process usually has detrimental health and environmental implications, especially in the case of cigarettes. While the modernization of the typical smoking tools…

Table of Contents Introduction Competition and Ethics Impact of Unfair Competition on Small Businesses and Families Conclusion References Appendix Introduction Firms are facing increasing competition from small and well-established rivals in domestic and international markets for a perpetually shrinking market. As a consequence, some companies engage in unfair and unethical competitive practices, such as predatory…

The notion of business ethics and communication patterns within the business segment has become one of the most discussed subjects when dealing with business in general today. In order to define the major interrelations between ethics and business success rate, many researchers launch empirical studies to calculate the following interdependence. Thus, the prime example of…

The roles of the media during apartheid South Africa The mainstream media in South Africa during the apartheid regime was predominantly a white dominion. For the better part of this period, media overage split within ideological lines with the mainstream English service being pro-government while the Afrikaner nationalistic press tended to capture the aspirations of…

Table of Contents General Ethical Principles Non-maleficence Beneficence Patient’s Autonomy Justice Ethical Issues in Osteopathic Practice Patients’ Rights and Welfare Issues Resolving Ethical Issues References General Ethical Principles In terms of medical ethics, it is crucial for every healthcare practitioner to maintain general ethical principles throughout their professional practice. Ahmed et al. (2020) state that…

One of the ethical issues that are particularly relevant to young people all around the world today is the presence of uniforms in schools. At first, my school did not set any rules with regards to school uniforms or school clothes for students. However, when I moved to 8th grade, a new principal came to…

Code of Ethics A code of ethics is a set of regulations and guidelines, which aim at establishing certain behavioral rules for people within an organization. Very often, many organization prefers to develop own code of ethics in order to control people at their working places, find out the weaknesses in the work, and improve…

Introduction Throughout history, people have been using their reasoning to determine what is right or wrong in different circumstances and in justifying why it is so. This criterion is the basic foundation of normative ethics. In most cases, health care professionals encounter highly complex issues while dealing with their patients or the health care system…

This memo addresses recent events involving a former employee and accusations of breach of code of ethics resulting in her termination. Heather Smith worked at Lord Berkeley corp for six months before her termination over the aforesaid breach of code. The facts of this case were that the employee took a couple of product samples…

Introduction Health and wellness is a field of science that has become a common healthcare practice functioning as a conduit for community or public health. Historically, researchers have tried extensively defining the terms health and wellness to establish a comprehensive understanding of the roles definitions and diverse types (Perlman et al., 2020). According to Oliver…