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British Journal of Perioperative Nursing (United Kingdom), 2002
Nurses are daily faced with questions of ethics. Most of these questions are minor, everyday issues that individual nurses can resolve on their own, without the need for involvement of their colleagues, and with no, or few, implications for patient care. From time to time, however, issues with major implications for patient care will arise that require
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Nurses are daily faced with questions of ethics. Most of these questions are minor, everyday issues that individual nurses can resolve on their own, without the need for involvement of their colleagues, and with no, or few, implications for patient care. From time to time, however, issues with major implications for patient care will arise that require
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace
IT Professional, 2013Throughout our careers, there are times when we must consider whether a certain course of action is ethical. Often, the choice is easy—if you see money left out on someone's desk, you know you shouldn't take it. But there are also gray areas in which you can easily justify your behaviora#x2014;but that doesn't make it ethical.
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Xenotransplantation: an ethical dilemma
Current Opinion in Cardiology, 2006Xenotransplantation is an attractive alternative to allogeneic transplantation because of the intractable shortage of donor organs. The latest published developments in this area are discussed as well as recent publications regarding the continuing debates on the ethics of xenotransplantation and the safeguards that should be imposed to assure the ...
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Nursing Standard, 2008
The death of a young woman late last year has led to a call for changes in the law which allows Jehovah's Witnesses to refuse blood transfusion.
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The death of a young woman late last year has led to a call for changes in the law which allows Jehovah's Witnesses to refuse blood transfusion.
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The Ethical Dilemma of Science
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1952The ethical problems confronting the scientist today were the subject of the Presidential Address given to the British Association at its meeting in Belfast, Ireland, this September by Professor A. V. Hill, noted British scientist and parliamentarian. Professor Hill, holder of the Nobel Prize in physiology, is an Honorary Fellow at University College ...
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An Autopsy of an Ethical Dilemma
JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 1990An ethical dilemma was created for the intensive care unit staff following a physician's "No Code (Do Not Resuscitate)" telephone order. The author, the Director of Nursing involved, analyzes the short- and long-term outcomes of the situation. She applies a deontological framework, or duty-oriented ethical decision-making methodology, to help other ...
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Gastroenterology Nursing, 1991
Although the governing of medical conduct has always existed, medical ethics has become an issue to be addressed in the 1990s. The purpose of this article is to address the dilemma of reinserting a feeding tube in a patient whose wishes are unclear and whose family and physicians are in conflict.
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Although the governing of medical conduct has always existed, medical ethics has become an issue to be addressed in the 1990s. The purpose of this article is to address the dilemma of reinserting a feeding tube in a patient whose wishes are unclear and whose family and physicians are in conflict.
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British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2010
Being a junior doctor, especially early on, can be very daunting. A new hospital, new colleagues and new authority along with the incumbent added responsibility. The amalgamation of these issues, in tandem with a difficult ethical dilemma let alone a medical dilemma, can pose problems for any doctor.
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Being a junior doctor, especially early on, can be very daunting. A new hospital, new colleagues and new authority along with the incumbent added responsibility. The amalgamation of these issues, in tandem with a difficult ethical dilemma let alone a medical dilemma, can pose problems for any doctor.
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Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional, 2003
Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation are major problems today (Marshall, Benton, & Brazier, 2000). Most elder abuse occurs at home and is committed by spouses, children, or other family members. Abuse may go undetected until observant professionals intervene ( AOA, 1998). Sometimes the abuse is a continuation of existing dysfunctional family dynamics.
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Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation are major problems today (Marshall, Benton, & Brazier, 2000). Most elder abuse occurs at home and is committed by spouses, children, or other family members. Abuse may go undetected until observant professionals intervene ( AOA, 1998). Sometimes the abuse is a continuation of existing dysfunctional family dynamics.
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