example an ethical statement like‚ “Love thy neighbor”‚ has neither an intrinsic-reason giving power‚ nor motivates us unconditionally to really love our neighbors. Here‚ in order to clarify‚ Mackie uses Immanuel Kant’s idea of hypothetical and categorical imperatives.
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In this case‚ is Dr Wayne under an ethical obligation to respect autonomy of Mr. Smith? This principle does not necessarily always supersede other ethical principles. Clinicians do not cede to autonomy by prescribing medications because a patient has requested one (Shaw‚ D. 2012). The clinician can decline a request for NE if‚ in their clinical judgment‚ the patient’s welfare will be compromised. In this case if Dr. Wayne declines to prescribe a NE‚ the respect
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Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act provides two primary theories of recovery for individuals--these are disparate treatment and disparate impact (sometimes labeled adverse impact). This section of the Civil Rights Code forbids job discrimination based on race‚ color‚ or national origin. Members of those "protected classes" cannot lawfully be denied employment opportunities merely because they are Native Americans‚ black‚ of Vietnamese ancestry‚ or white
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medical care to patients that are sick or injured. They help in the recovery process by providing treatment specific to the patient’s condition. Each health care professional has a unique role that should be carried out to the highest standard to prevent unwanted mistakes that could prolong their healing or that could potentially harm and do damage to the patient. One of the most important moments that occur in a health care setting; when one must be focused and most concerned about patient safety; is
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The Case R.L.‚ 38 y.o.‚ G5P5 (5-0-0-5) was admitted at Ospital ng Maynila today June 27‚ 2012 because of on and off vaginal spotting for 3 weeks. LMP- April 1‚ 2012 PMP- March 3‚ 2012. Pregnancy test was done 3 weeks ago and revealed positive result. A TVS was done and revealed a complex echogenic uterine mass with numerous cystic spaces‚ No fetus or amnionic sac seen. A 6 cm theca lutein cyst was seen at the left ovary. P.E. * BP- 120/70 mmHg. PR- 75bpm RR- 18 cpm wt.- 135 ibs
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pain‚ and shortness of breath. He received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to repair 4 blood vessels. This patient has a history of coronary artery disease‚ hypertension‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ hyperlipidemia‚ and a partial colectomy due to cataracts. My preceptor and I took care of Mr. C the day he received the CABG surgery. The patient returned to the CICU very drowsy and restless. As a few hours went by we noticed he was having multiple hallucinations.
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Patient Insurance Information PleurX® Drainage Kits Patient Information: Complete the following section or attach the patient’s face sheet. Patient Name: Last__________________________________ First______________________________________ M.I.____________ Patient Phone:______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alternate Contact Name:_______________________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________ Add
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ethical and legal duty to respect confidentiality of patients. I am going to give details of a case study I came across and then outline the issues surrounding confidentiality referring to it. The case study is about a man (Mr X) who is in a relationship with a drug representative. He discovers that one of the drugs he is researching is produced by another subsidiary of his girlfriend’s drug company. As part of the research‚ he has access to 1325 patient records. His girlfriend asks if she would look
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an uninsured homeless patient. The uninsured homeless patient may need medication to relieve a symptom from an STD disease in order to mitigate an undesirable symptom. The Nurse may cause discomfort. While providing care to the homeless patient‚ Nonmaleficence must be balanced by beneficence. The Nurses intent is to provide a treatment to the homeless patient which benefits the patient must outweigh the discomfort caused. The Nurses intent must be to help the homeless patient‚ not
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My name is Marcus Molyneux‚ I am a Physical Therapist at Ascend Rehabilitation writing with much concern of Max who is a 21 year old patient of mine. Max has recently suffered from an incomplete T12 spinal cord injury due to a motor vehicle accident. Before the accident Max was involved in school and was pursuing a B.S. in Finance while also being a star quarterback‚ and an excellent cross country runner at Hill Valley University. Max had also participated in clubs that dealt with the methods and
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