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    patients in troublesome circumstances? What thought process do caregivers consider in order to give better treatment to their patients? There are four essential standards to consider while evaluating the morals of a study: beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and paternalism. Based on these moral guidelines, the point of these moral standards is to help control the caregivers give out the best decisions and keep away from mischief while tending to their patients. In addition, each moral rule contains

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    decision not to receive the blood and therefore risk his life or give him the blood to save his life despite knowing his religious status and beliefs. There are several ethical principles involved in this scenario. The ethical principles of respect for Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Veracity and Fidelity will be discussed in the latter part of this essay. There are also legal concepts to be considered in this scenario which are legal principles of ‘Consent’ and ‘Right to refuse treatment’ which

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    Symptom Management Theory The symptom management theory (SMT) of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), was revised by its faculty and students in 2001 (Smith & Liehr, 2014). According to Dodd et al. (2001), the subjective experience that suggests alterations in an individual’s functioning, sensation, and cognition is called a symptom. Dodd et al. state that their theory provides a nonspecific symptom management model to guide nursing practice and research. The SMT has three overlapping

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    actions accepted by the practitioner and professional group that provide a framework influencing the behavior of the group” (p.375). They are, to me, a set of beliefs or principles which guide behaviors. The professional values include: altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice. I believe that they are interconnected; you cannot have one without the other. In thinking about professional values, I think of respect. This word sums them all up. Altruism, sometimes described

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    services or for contextual advertising (Electronic Frontier Foundation, 2016). The three normative ethical principles chosen to analyze this dilemma are autonomy, confidentiality and respect for persons. There are three important stakeholders involved in this matter, the smartphone user, the smartphone manufacturer and the government. Under autonomy, the individual smartphone user have the

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    The Doctor-Patient relationship is built on trust. Trust that patients’ will provide truthful information to enable Doctors’ to reach an accurate diagnosis and that in turn, Doctors’ will be truthful when relaying information about diagnosis and treatment. Any breech in this trust undermines this relationship and can cause harm to patients for example by making them unwilling to seek help in the future. The GP in case above acted dishonestly because he believed it was in Eliza’s best interest. The

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    obligation or natural expectation. To have the right is defined by Black’s Law dictionary as “A term applied to rights, privileges, and immunities enjoyed by all citizens EQUALLY and in common, and which have their foundation in the COMMON LAW. Autonomy is the “personal rule of the self that is free from both controlling interferences by ANY other party and from personal limitations that prevent meaningful choice,” according to University of California San

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    Policy Rules For the purposes of being in line with my legal and ethical responsibilities, I would construct my policy for sharing information with students by FERPA guidelines. While I would allow the release of information in following FERPA regulations, I would strongly advise for counselors to still be mindful when releasing information. I would suggest that they only release information with their upmost discretion and for circumstances where not only FERPA permits, but that it also seems to

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    For this ethical research report, I decided to base it on the article titled, “Who wears the braces? A practical application of adolescent consent.”. I chose this article from the title. It intrigued me to know what it was about and what it had to say and when I read on to find that it was talking about the role of informed consent in dentistry when it comes to adolescents, I was interested. I’ve always believed that, no matter the legal age, maturity isn’t based on that documented number. There

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    slowly convinced that marriage has significance. Children weren 't a priority in life, but I 've come to believe that children are important to one 's happiness due to my parents. If such drastic changes occurred in strongly supported opinions, my autonomy can be in danger considering that much conformity. The conforming influenced by my parents are similar to the ones of Hektor in the Iliad. As a result of respect towards my parentsand tendency to please them I end up submitting to their opinions

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