Professional Moral Compass William Douglas DeRosa Grand Canyon University NRS – 437V February 15, 2014 When entering the field of healthcare, one must accept the fact that ethical situations and dilemmas often arise and have distinct impact on the care provided. As the frontline care givers, the nursing staff must face ethical situations in their practice on a daily basis. The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed a code of ethics for nurses as a framework to provide
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My Nursing Ethics Heather Trudell NRS 437V Nursing Ethics 4/23/2016 My Nursing Ethics Being from a Christian background love has always been taught in my house. One of the main ideas about Christ I believe many people miss that He truly accepts all people. You must accept Him as well, in order to enter the kingdom of heaven, but His love reaches no bias and shows no prejudice. He loves all who have been made in his Father’s image, even if the love is not shown back. According
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Personal Ethics: My nursing ethic Swaranjeet Kaur Sidhu Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V 03/22/2014 My Nursing Ethic People have their own views on certain issues. In the healthcare field many nurses will encounter ethical issues which may place themselves in a dilemma. “Ethics is that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.”
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Personal Ethics Lisa Weartz Grand Canyon University NRS-437V December 29, 2013 Personal Ethics “Personal ethics is a category of philosophy that determines what an individual believes about morality and right and wrong” ("What are personal ethics," 2014, para. 1). Since these ethical ideals are specific to each individual, it is natural that not everyone will see an ethical dilemma the same way. Personal ethics are often a culmination of one’s spiritual or religious ideas, goals, and
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Ethical Frameworks in Practice Grand Canyon University NRS 437v Date: July 12, 2014 According to American Nursing Association code of ethics, provision 3,”confidentiality is associated with the right to privacy; the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information. The patient's well being could be jeopardized and the fundamental trust between patient and nurse destroyed by unnecessary access to data or by the inappropriate disclosure of identifiable patient information
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Running head: MY PROFESSIONAL MORAL COMPASS My Professional Moral Compass Pamela Chesnut Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS 437V July 26, 2012 My Professional Moral Compass A professional moral compass is something everyone has and lives by. It helps assist in making decisions and is based on morals or virtues. My personal moral compass is directed by various inspirations, passions, and values that I try to live by. Compassion, loyalty
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF AN ETHICAL DILEMMA Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma NRS 437V December 11, 2011 Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma Euthanasia, sometimes referred to as mercy killing, is an act by a third party that causes a patient’s death. Such acts include administering a lethal dose of medication by way of injection or mask, usually to a seriously ill patient. This analysis will discuss the ethics of euthanasia as it relates to nursing, laws, society, and the stakeholders involved
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Running Head: INDIVIDUAL: PERSONAL ETHICS Personal Ethics of Nursing Crystal Kingcade Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS 437V April 30, 2010 Personal Ethics of Nursing Ethics in nursing is a set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong. It is used in the health care field as a standard of conduct or code for how healthcare workers should behave. As nurses it allows us to analyze information
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Running head: GENDER SELECTION Is Gender Selection of a Fetus Ethical? Emily Myer Grand Canyon University NRS 437V 08.21.2010 Gender Selection It is a commonly known fact that countries such as China and India prize their male children far above their females. Investigations have also shown that many parents in these countries have been illegally aborting these less desirable female children as a means of gender selection. As a result, it is estimated that there will be nearly
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Applying Ethical Frameworks into Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making in Health Care October 9, 2011 Health care professionals are exposed to a mass of professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities which call for special judgment to be employed in such a manner as to safeguard an individuals as well as public wellness and interests. Considerations in managing such responsibilities may be considered the respect of an individual’s autonomy, confidence,
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