Obtaining informed consent is important because program planners want to ensure the safety of participants. The participants need to understand what the program is all about before they agreed to participate. If informed consent is not obtained then program planners could be easily sued. If they are negligent‚ they can be found liable. Although obtaining informed consent does not protect program planners from being sued‚ but it does make potential participants aware of or concerns. This form of
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Ethical Considerations Project Ethical Considerations I believe the ethical considerations in Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital is for all hospitals to provide all information and access to emergency contraceptives to sexual assault and rape victims. In the defense of Brownfield‚ emergency contraceptives‚ Plan B‚ and oral synthetic hormones is the most common type of emergency contraceptives that should have been disclosed to her upon her request. These contraceptives are often
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Beneficence‚ Reason and Sainthood Beneficence is seen as doing good or performing charitable acts for the betterment of mankind. It consists of acts of mercy‚ kindness‚ support‚ assistance and charity aimed at the promotion of the good of others. Kant argues that beneficent acts cannot exist in isolation‚ but must have a moral aspect. It is generally accepted that no man is an island; hence every human being needs his/her fellow beings in one way or the other. Because of this interdependence nature
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Post-Modernity and Its Effects on Historical Writings The struggle to find truth in telling the stories of history has been a source of constant debate amongst historians and intellectuals. With the emergence of religious rejection during the seventeenth and eighteenth century Enlightenment‚ the influence and undoubted supremacy of the heroic model of science provided historians with new ways for obtaining truth—absolute truths—through the dispassionate eyes of a “heroic” observer. Although this remains
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7. Ethical considerations The counsellor ought to recognise that the intervention they do with the family has to serve the best interest of the child. This is guided by the child care act‚ which recognises a child as any person under the age of 18 years who ought to be protected (Jamieson & Lake‚ 2013). Ann is 14 years old‚ and is protected by this law. Moreover‚ counsellor should also acknowledge that a child over the age of 12 can give accent to participating in the intervention; this is an agreement
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In Act II‚ scene iii‚ there were many instances where Iago tells remarks of honesty‚ truth‚ and even lies. In order to get what he wants‚ Iago schemes many plans to get back at people he hates; Cassio and Othello. In order to get back at them‚ he uses many instances where telling the truth would benefit him in proceeding with his plans rather than being honest about them. For his plan‚ he gets Cassio drunk and gets Roderigo to infuriate him causing further problems. Once these problems arose
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Medical Research With or Without Informed Consent In 1952‚ paralytic polio peaked in the United States with 21‚000 reported cases and numerous deaths. It was in February 1952; Jonas Salk developed the world’s first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh and by testing it on cultured “HeLa” cells‚ proved it to be effective for distribution by 1955. The cells he used were collected from a poor black tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks‚ born August 1st‚ 1920 in Roanoke Virginia. In January
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How has your understanding of the concept of ‘Telling the Truth’ been enhanced by your study of the film Atonement and at least two poems that have been studied in class. The concept of telling the truth is a complex idea. The truth can vary based on an individual’s perspective and may be distorted by experience and misunderstanding. It is a creeping assumption of the modern world that there are things more important that the truth. The truth may also be covered up because it is difficult for
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Accountability of Professional Nurses: Informed Consent Informed consent is used as a safeguard to ensure the patient’s understanding of the care or procedure needed to treat a medical issue. It also ensures the patient’s understanding of any adverse effects that can occur due to the care or procedure needed. Verbal consent is usually obtained at the bedside when discussing what minor procedures or tasks need to be done‚ drawing blood‚ for example. Signed informed consents are mainly used for nonemergent
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that‚ nurse should obtain an informed consent from the patient or his family (signed consent) before blood transfusion. Informed consent is very important for both patient and nurse but the need for consent must not prevent or delay urgent transfusion‚ patients transfused when it is not possible to obtain prior consent and provided with information retrospectively. For the same reason‚ patients who have given consent for possible transfusion during surgery should be informed if they actually received
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