Ethics of care

Kant’s main idea is that the thought behind your actions is what determines if it’s wrong or right, not the outcome, he uses categorical imperative. So, the moral of your action is judged by the principal that provokes the action, not the outcome as I stated above. He calls these principles “maxim”. He says “the only acceptable maxim are those that can be defined as a universal law, because it is without exception” (pg.98). He uses an example of his view of morality of suicide. If a man’s maxim…

Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)”. Privacy permits only authorized individuals access to protected documents. HIPPA has a Privacy rule, the goal of the rule is to ensure that health information is protected while still promoting high quality care and to protect the public health and well-being (HIPPA Act of 1996, 2010). Any individually identifiable health information should be protected at all times, as it is the patient/clients right. • Privilege is a special condition granted that…

1000 people, you would still be ethically wrong. In military battle, friendly fire always ends in death or injury. Based on Kant’s theory of ethics, friendly fire would be considered unethical. Based on the fact that friendly fire always leads to harming someone whether on purpose or accident, it would be against Kant’s theory of ethics. This theory of ethics “is an example of a deontological moral theory–according to these theories, the rightness or wrongness of actions does not depend on…

objection has consequential logic, however its conclusion is different. It states that by preventing poverty now, it may lead to more suffering in the future, so we should implement a triage policy - providing help according to the urgency of need of care - in order to lessen the usage of resources which inevitably will be need in the future (Campbell et al,…

question was if it should be decided based on the total number of life years the patient will gain from treatment, or how many people it will immediately benefit. “The general question of how our limited health care resources should be distributed is one of the most important in medical ethics. The quality and quantity of thousands of people’s lives will be affected by the answers that we give.” (Hope 28-29). Along with the distribution problem come with the rule of rescue. The rule of rescue…

As stated by Canadian Nurses Foundation Code of Ethics (2008), Registered nurses have the professional responsibility to be respectful of the students, promote development of students through respectful and honest feedback through verbal and nonverbal communication, including facial expressions, and tone…

For caregivers of someone with a disability, dealing with everyday tasks related to the disability can be a challenging feat. For some families, a solution to this problem was aided by a controversial medical intervention that stunted the growth of the disabled individual at a young age. This stunting of growth has caused debate amongst individuals on whether or not it is ethical to do so to the child. For the Preslar’s, however, medically stunting their son’s growth was the answer to their…

Describe the key characteristics of a stakeholder and determine all the stakeholders within the PharmaCARE scenario. According to businessdictionary.com stakeholders is defines as any “person, group, or organization that has interest or concern in an organization”. The stakeholders in the scenario would be PharmaCARE executives and the employees, both domestically and overseas. CompCARE and its executives and employees, the Pharma board of directors, the foundation, the country of Colberia, the…

prevent falls, not adequately providing for patient access to a call light when he or she needs help, a lack of assessment of risk for falls, and not instituting appropriate interventions”(192). In circumstances that errors are made during patient care the most immediate action to take is to notify your supervisor and the patient’s physician. The reason to notify these members is so that appropriate risk management processes can be followed. When dealing with medical procedures such as blood…

protect and care for others.Lying is allowable because, it is up to each individual to chose what to believe.It talks about lying or not and it is backed up by experts.about lying should we do it or not? For example, if your friend gets in a fight and the teacher asks you who it was what would you say will you lie or tell the truth. I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society. Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. For example, Randy Cohen ,ethics…