Ethics of care

had cancer. My personal code of ethics would not allow this doctor to go along with the husband’s decision to not tell his wife the truth. The reason behind my thoughts on needing to tell the mother of two children is she could try surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy any medical treatments to extend her life to spend time with her children before she passes away. She also needs to get her life in order such as a will and making sure everything is taken care and writing letters to her…

only be willing to do what is expected of them but also beyond these expectations as long as it will improve patient conditions. It is the level and sense of responsibility within each nurse that will determine the cases of negligence and poor patient care. Responsibility requires that nurses understand that patients have very high expectations on them and rely on them for almost everything. It is the knowledge that patients have entrusted their lives to them. Having this knowledge helps me as a…

Volume 1, characters have highly complex ethical dilemmas that lead to extremely challenging choices. An ethical dilemma is one in which an individual has to choose between two alternatives, both of which are morally right but in conflict. Morals and ethics are inseparable. They both deal with demands of right and wrong. Resolving ethical dilemmas are rarely simple and very often involve revisiting related dilemmas that recur within societies. This article will discuss some of the ethical…

Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Legal and medical ethics is a problem in all hospitals and has become more prevalent in the past five years. These hospitals have legal issues because of ethical situations. Problems in medical ethics are caused by many things such as: religion, culture, and stereotypes. This can also be caused by unprofessionalism. However, teaching and preventing against these situations can help prohibit lawsuits and unnecessary death from occurring. Nurses face all…

According to Pozgar (2016), the deontological theory of ethics focusses on one’s duty towards another, or another’s rights, to determine what is ethical behavior. The outcome of the behavior is not the focus. As long as the behavior supports one’s duty to another then it is considered ethical. In the case of Vogelsburger v. Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC (PA Super, 2006), the plaintiff sued the hospital for medical malpractice, due to the complications she experienced while being administered…

whole of professionalism. It also involves a caring attitude and appearance that we must apply to not just our nursing careers, but also our everyday lives. Through being self-aware of our appearance, selecting caring attitudes and using the code of ethics, we can assume and manage the role of professionalism in all aspects of our lives. You 've heard the phrase before: "Don 't judge a book…

created to serve the elderly in the communities of Mobile and Baldwin County and their care givers. CES operates it’s business in accordance with the highest level of ethical standards, laws, regulations and rules. We place a high value on integrity that each of our employees and management staff must uphold. CES home health nurses are responsible for upholding ethics behavior in compliance with the Code of Ethics of this company. Every employee and manager must read and understand this Code…

our dignity. This includes while receiving mental health care. Patients seeking mental health care may be in most need of help in preserving dignity. They feel vulnerable, unloved, and unwanted. They are most likely in their lowest point of functioning and are seeking the help of those who are meant to show the compassion and care needed to recover. Everything human beings do has an ethical dimension and human dignity is connected to ethics. We, as nurses, carry an extra weight in this cause, as…

video WIT has given me more insight as to some of the things that really happen in the health care setting such as the hospital. After watching the video I can categorizes many of the things that I observed under “ professional ethics” and “unprofessional ethics”. Professional ethic according to my interpretation where the things that where done in the movie that was patient oriented, whiles unprofessional ethics are things that where in the interested of the providers rather than the patients…

go against their code of ethics. Provision seven states “ The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development”. As the nursing profession advances nurses have to keep in mind the code of ethics, protecting patients and research participants. The basis to an evolving nursing professional practice should be the nurse’s ethical code. Including “advancement” in nurses code of ethics, ensures all nursing…