Introduction Ethics are the principles that guide an individual, group, or profession in conduct and also it is a theory that analyses the differences between right and wrong. Nurses are not only expected to comply to their professional morals and values, but are also encouraged to comply to their own personal ethics as well. The code of ethics (ANA 2001) advises nurses on ethical and legal responsibility to their own patients, as well as the community in which they serve. In today's health care system
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national safety goals for all health care organizations: • Improve the accuracy of patient identification. • Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers. • Improve the safety of using high-alert medications. • Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, and wrong-procedure surgery. • Improve the safety of using infusion pumps. • Improve the effectiveness of clinical alarm systems (Franko, 2002). Therefore, if the rules are not followed by the health care organizations then they are
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University College July 15, 2012 The purpose of ethics is used as a guide to assist health care administrators in maintains the highest level of ethical conduct throughout the organization. Organizational financing mechanism, structural design, and employer-employee relations are all areas of ethical responsibilities. Executives must rely on credos, training programs, and ethical organizational standards based on corporate guidelines. The health care administrator has responsibilities to the organization
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA was put in place to maintain disclosure of medical records which includes maintaining privacy rules on disclosure of patient information and identity. Privacy and security needs to be maintained in other to protect the services of patients, reducing ethics violations, sustaining corporate integrity as well as to increase patient satisfaction. The health care setting in which HIPPA will be used is all healthcare settings, such
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Ethics Case Study Heather Holcomb University of Phoenix Ethics: Health Care and Social Responsibility HCS 335 Deborah Laughon RN BSN MS DBA January 23, 2012 Ethics Case Study Case Study Jerry McCall is Dr. William’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant mediation, called
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Administrative Ethics HCS335 April 29, 2012 Administrative Ethics In the modern age of society, social networking has a strong influence on everyday life for many individuals. When social networking interferes with the health care industry, multiple problems may arise. Violating personal health information may occur with the slip of a key. Medical advice may be given with consequences. Social networks can be helpful, but may also be damaging. Having a policy within a facility will assist
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controversy including: ethical treatment, experimental treatment and overall patient care. According to Emilie Alirol et al., there is a great deal of people that oppose randomized testing due to the care of patients and the increasing number of deaths (p.3). Too many doctors and medical researchers involved in the Ebola epidemic tried to rush the processes and necessary steps that are recommended by the World Health Organization. With this in mind, there is no clear evidence that shows faster medical
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Version 5 Health Care Financial Accounting Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an understanding of the general principles of accounting applied in the health care environment. It includes an overview of sources of revenue for various health care entities. The fundamentals of financial planning, cost concepts, capital budgeting, and management analysis are applied in the health care environment
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the healthcare field. In presenting the argument, this paper will also address the following three course learning objectives: 1) explain the legal rights of individuals as they interact with health care services, 2) analyze the monitoring systems that ensure human rights, legal aspects, and quality health care, and 3) analyze selected ethical and legal case studies that have promulgated precedent setting decisions. Even though the physician may believe CPR would be the appropriate decision
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Health is defined by The World Health Organization (WHO) as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO Constitution).Based on this definition there are many things to consider that may affect one’s health. Individual behaviors, economics, and social structure are some things that play a major role in one’s overall health. Today, more than ever, there is growing interest, awareness, and momentum for the promise of performance
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