Legal/Ethical issue 1 Life support‚ a 72 year old woman‚ was admitted to the Neurological Intensive Care Unit following a cerebral hemorrhage that left her with severe brain damage and ventilator.1 The husband disregarded the patients’ rights by refusing to abide by his wife’s wishes as stated in her living will The patient’s living will specified that she did not want to be on a ventilator support or other artificial life support in the event of a permanent unconscious condition or terminal condition
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These are issues I faced as a Resident Assistant on a regular basis‚ and the student often feels their trust has been violated when there is even a suggestion to include an additional party. However‚ it is important for their overall development to have their situation
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Ethical Issues Termination of viable fetus for non life-threatening conditions or abortion has become the subject of many debates even up to these days. It is a universal belief that life is sacred and nobody should be deprived of life‚ even the little ones. The fetus is a human form and from the moment of conception‚ it achieves humanity. Therefore‚ it is entitled to live. When one patient decided to undergo abortion‚ I do not know what exactly I should feel. Considering that she is not having
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once (Lynch‚ 2008). So if marijuana use is so common in the United States‚ why should it not be legalized? In this paper I will discuss both the supporting and opposing positions on the legalization of marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions (Shaw & Barry‚ 62). Many supporters of marijuana would
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Ethical issues accompany with an individual’s cultural belief‚ value and religion background which affect one’s perception on organ transplantation. Someone may reject it and think it is against God or natural rule. I remembered that there was a movie about a male got heart transplantation from a female donor. His family‚ friends and even he felt that he had turned into another person because of his personality‚ behaviors and the way of thinking had been changed after the operation. Riether and
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Moral and Ethical Issues Science and Technology Magnetic levitation has been around for years‚ this advance mode of surface high speed transportation whereby a vehicle gliding above a guide way is suspended‚ guided‚ and propelled by magnetic forces that actually allows it to float in air 4 to 6 inches in the air and travels up to 300 mph. Despite the Shinkansen’s many advantages it is not with its faults. Crashes and Accidents Since there are so much riding on this fast train‚ has
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Mental health legislation is complex and how this relates to ethical practice is open to critical debate. This essay will focus on some of the key ethical issues when implementing the Mental Health Act 1983 and the amendments to it‚ now called the Mental Health Act 2007. The Human Rights Act 1998 gives right to freedom and liberty (Human Rights Act 1998). Limitations to the right of liberty essentially revolve around three key legal principles in mental health: 1) If you are deemed to have a mental
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1. Is Business Bluffing Ethical? By Albert Z. Carr 2. What is Carr’s central claim? “Business…is a game that demands both special strategy and an understanding of its special ethics.” (p. 60) One of these strategies involves calculated lying in the form of bluffing. These special ethics are different from “church ethics” such as honesty‚ integrity‚ and decency. This appears to be a wide-sweeping claim. Bluffing is widely practiced in business‚ and bluffing = “calculated lying.” This means that
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Ethical Issues in Erin Brockovich Summary There are several ethical issues both personal and professional in this movie. In their first meeting‚ Donna told Erin that PG&E had paid for doctors’ visits for the whole family. However‚ PG&E was not doing this just to be nice‚ as they would have the residents believe‚ they had an ulterior motive. They sent them to specific doctors because these doctors would lie to them to cover up for PG&E. It was clear that PG&E must have paid these doctors
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nursing is a challenging career laden with ethical‚ moral‚ and judicial dilemmas. In this letter I hope to equip you with tools to adequately face these inevitable challenges. I will particularly focus on the consideration of ethical principles‚ as I believe they are critical to maintaining your integrity as nurses. This letter will discuss the application of ethical principles in reference to three morally distressing situations outlined in the research Mental Health Practitioners Experiences of
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