Ethics of care

After reading Chapter 2 of Ethics for the Information Age, I began to familiarize myself with ways to go about a problem and how to reason through it. Everybody has different thoughts pertaining to what’s “right” and what’s “wrong”, but as I read through the chapter, I picked out four ideas that stood out to me the most in terms of importance. One idea that stuck with me as I read was the notion that ethics focus on voluntary acts rather than involuntary acts. Ethics pertain to moral choices…

Ethical Case Analysis-Comfort Care Introduction Ethics is defined as “the branch of philosophy that concerns the distinction of right from wrong on the basis of a body of knowledge, not just on the basis of opinions” (Kelly, 2012). Ethics are standards of right and wrong. Ethics are associated with one 's moral duty. There are two aspects to ethics. One is being able to determine what is right and wrong and the second is that…

conducted and increased through SMART goals. The goals should be measurable, obtainable, and realistic. 1) By the year 2015 the health care indices will be added to the Affordable Care Act to help mandate compliancy nationwide. 2) By the year 2015 there will be a 15-20% increase in the efficiency of case managers in the healthcare setting on proper follow up care to reduce readmission rates and helping to assure appropriate set up prior to discharge. 3) By 2016 hospitals nationwide will show a…

scientific research. However Susie Monahan, the oncology nurse, demonstrates positive nursing ethics through compassionate care, moral integrity and respect for human dignity with patient centered advocacy. From the beginning of Vivian Bearing’s diagnosis with cancer, the health care team demonstrated poor sensitivity…

The Nursing Code of Ethics and When “Doing Good” May Cause Harm “An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual is compelled to choose between two actions that will affect the welfare of a sentient being, and both actions are reasonably justified as being good, neither action is readily justified as being good.” (Butss & Rick, 2012) Nurses can face ethical dilemmas everyday within their practice. Canadian Nurses Association [CAN](2008) states when nurses are in the situation of an…

and they carry a responsibility for providing care to clients in the most ethical way possible. It is vital for all nurses to possess ethical knowledge so they may conduct their actions appropriately, diffuse tense situations, and give safe and efficient care in today 's changing world. In practical care, the question to answer is: “What can I do?” The answer lies in the context of ethical principles. Ethical care seeks the best way to provide care by using the best nursing function. Nurses are…

The focus of the essay is to discuss a case study and interpret the meaning of ethic and identifying the ethical dilemma that is involved in the case study. The essay will further by identifying and analysis the viewpoint of the people involved within the case study and their moral argument evaluate the potential conflict that may arise. Nevertheless, it focuses on how gender, financial status and religion influence the people in the case study. It will point out the relevant professional…

Relationship between business and ethics is highly controversial issue, where there are right and wrong actions. The case of H.B. Fuller helps people to think about what is business ethics and how they are related. H.B Fuller is a manufacturing company producing adhesives globally, and Resistol is Fuller’s glue that brought serious consequence in Latin America. The numerous street children of Latin America were exposed to the glue and inhaled it. Whether H.B. Fuller is morally responsible for…

Psychologists are mandated to provide competent services to their clients with diligence without regard to the client’s cultural background. However, there are instances where ethnic minority groups have little access to therapy. Moreover, these groups are seen to underutilize psychology services or prematurely terminate treatment citing cultural stigma. In as much as some clients may cite culture as a factor in seeking psychological treatment, therapists are entitled to include fairness and…

J Baird Callicott’s central criticism against animal liberationists (AL) is that the ethic is individualistic and limited to the concern of animal suffering; this ethic does not consider the morality of preserving the ecosystem. An AL argues that the interests of animals should be considered because they experience pain and suffering. They argue that the ethics of equality should be applied to other animals; all beings capable of suffering are worthy of equal consideration. Intelligence, value…