Lindsey Diana Ethics-PHI-220-402 Dianne Wendt October 25‚ 2011 Ethical Decision Making Paper A health care case in need of evaluation using the steps to ethical decision making is described in Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions by Ruth B. Purtilo and Regina F. Doherty. According to the book‚ a student named Andrea was working in the outpatient clinic one morning when she saw someone she knew. Her father’s business partner‚ Mr. Brown‚ whose health was failing and interfering with his
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A Decison Making Model There is a tendancy to make decisions automatically rather than taking a systematic approach. It is still important to monitor yourself‚ and when possible follow this decision making model (Smith‚ 2002[2]): Detect - Detect that a change has occured Estimate - Estimate the need for action to adapt to the change Choose - Choose the most desirable outcome Identify - Identification of actions which will successfully control the change Do - Carry out the chosen actions
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Ethical Dilemma Decision Making Matrix Case Scenario: Mrs. Jones vs Mr. & Mrs. Smith Step 1 Questions What is/are the ethical question(s)? Who is entitled to have custody of the Baby that was born May5? Step 2 Known To Be Gathered What are the facts? A baby was born May 5 and a couple Mr & Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones agrees to be surrogate mother. Mrs. Jones provided the egg Mrs. Jones was inseminated with Mr. Smith’s sperm Mrs. Jones was
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Decision-Making Model Analysis MGT/350 Decision-Making Model Analysis In his book‚ Experience and Education‚ John Dewey‚ a United States philosopher and teacher‚ defined the nature of reflective thought as "active‚ persistent‚ and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusion to which it tends" (1938‚ p.9). Critical thinking includes the evaluation of the value‚ correctness‚ or validity of diverse proposals
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7 Ethical Decision Making and Behavior As we practice resolving dilemmas we find ethics to be less a goal than a pathway‚ less a destination than a trip‚ less an inoculation than a process. —Ethicist Rushworth Kidder WHAT’S AHEAD This chapter surveys the components of ethical behavior—moral sensitivity‚ moral judgment‚ moral motivation‚ and moral character—and introduces systematic approaches to ethical problem solving. We’ll take a look at four decision-making formats: Kidder’s ethical checkpoints
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Methods of Group Decision Making No two groups will ever function in the same way while involved in the process of decision making. Some are proactive groups while there are other groups‚ which need a driving force or a facilitator to facilitate the process. There are several methods of group decision-making. Here are some of the common methods employed in the process of decision-making: Authoritarian Style The authoritarian style is like a dictatorship‚ in which the decision ultimately rests
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to answer a few important questions: Why do companies allocate costs? How do companies allocate costs? And how this cost allocation can affect the decision making of the company. It is important for the companies to find the proper method to allocate the costs. Cost allocation is an important issue in many companies because many of the costs associated with designing‚ producing and distributing products and services are not easily identified with the
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02971588 1 Decision making essay Decision making is important to nurses in today ’s society‚ ( Thompson et al 2002) as a number of policy and professional imperatives mean that nurses have to worry about the decisions they make and the way in which they make them. The government has produced several policy initiatives (DOH 1989‚ 1993a‚ 1993b 1913c‚1994‚ 1995‚ 1996a‚ 1996b‚1997‚ 2000‚ 2000) which have led to the creation of an evidence based health care culture ( Mulhall & Le May 1999). Thompson
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Ethical Decision Making George T. Jackson‚ University of Phoenix Psych 545 Survey of Professional Psychology Dr. Christi Moore‚ Facilitator Ethical Decision Making Paper In this paper I will examine the relationship of a school psychologist and the relationship of his client and how boundaries were crossed when the school psychologist entered a sexual relationship with
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Short-Run Decision Making Short-run decision consists of choosing among alternatives with an immediate or limited end in view. Accepting a special order for less than the normal selling price to utilize idle capacity and to increase this year’s profits is an example. Thus‚ some decisions tend to be short run in nature and sometimes are referred to as tactical decisions; however‚ it should be emphasized that short-run decisions often have long-run consequences. Consider a second example. Suppose
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