Did The Columnist Behave Ethically?

Our country is one where every day, new medical treatments and medicines are being discovered and being approved to help Americans battle all of the different diseases and conditions that affect us. In order for us to be able to get access to those medications and treatments, many people agree to become part of clinical trials, they are the first to receive the treatments, this helps to understand how the body will be affected and if the medication will be effective. People who are part of these clinical trials, go through extensive medical testing, and they must be of sound mind and

It may not be entirely ethical but it is prudent. To date no physicians has been disciplined under the Patient Self Determination act for ignoring an advance directive. There have been some civil cases brought against physicians but they have been dismissed. “Few have been able to allege facts sufficient to withstand dismissal given the high burden of proof for such actions, which requires evidence of “extreme or outrageous conduct.”(Lynch, Mathes, & Sawicki, 2008) Dr G could argue that putting Mr. E on the ventilator was entirely ethical as he was not competent to make an informed decision and that the doctor’s obligation related to the duty to ‘do no harm’ mandated his action.

The authors friend Bruce, would be a clear advocate of being uninformed and making a decision without extensive inquiries. A patient being at the age of 82, having gone through numerous procedures such as an aortic-aneurysm repair, pacemaker, dialysis, now facing fainting episodes, left the decision making to his son, possibly assuming he would understand what to make of the situation. But Bruce did not research the surgery and its risk but only the best hospital for his father to undergo the surgery. The team did inform him of risks, but further expressed how the procedure was now very routine and they were sure of successful results. The definition of successful deferred for the doctors as opposed to Bruce. Their success was a procedure performed that would reduce the future risk of a stroke, not better was what causing the fainting episodes. For Bruce, success would have been his father being able to interact again, but instead his description of his father is “no life in his eyes….He’s like the living dead”, few months later his father dies. Doctors insisted on the procedures, despite having risks that outweighed the benefit, though I cannot say he would have lived longer otherwise, but suffering from a stroke while having surgery may just have contributed to a short lived recovery period. For a patient, or person making decisions for a patient, would this case not suggest that Bruce

While some may agree that it is not appropriate to keep selling and buying a newspaper every few months, using several different strategies and laying off employees that are essential to the newspaper in order to keep it alive has certainly not work in the past years. The price tag keeps falling every year, while, the amount of money needed to keep publishing daily editions increases. Currently, the newspaper does not have the capacity to investigate and report all the potential news in the City of Philadelphia as the number of staff has immensely decreased in the last several years. Subsequently, there are numerous local business owners in Philadelphia that are fighting to find a solution to the problem. The Philadelphia Inquirer has been in existence for almost185 years. The paper was a key source of news during the Civil War, the Great Depression, World War I and II, shutting down the Inquirer will end a key role in the evolution of the American

In the current situation, a physician is withholding a portion of information about the treatment that is used to treat the patient melanomas (10% of those whom survive can contract a form of leukemia) from his/her patient because the doctor is afraid that if he/she disclose the truth of the 10% to her patient, it may unduly alarm her. After, it may causes her to deny the treatment and thereby, spoiling the patient's chance for long term survival. However, in this situation, the patient is deciding a decision for his/her patient, without taking into considerations of the patient's right of autonomy and of self determination. Higgs also brought upon the "Principle of Ethics", which mentioned one part: that a physician at all time, deal honestly with his/her patients or colleagues. Therefore, i believe that Higgs would recommend the physician to tell his/her patient about the downside of the treatment and perhaps, let the patient decide whether or not he/she want to continue with the treatment or

Although doctors go through more than 6 years of very intense and extreme preparation before actually treating patients, the truth is, no human being is perfect, and even though we often strive for perfection and greatness, most of the time we make mistakes. Of course, when you’re a doctor the consequences are much worse and bigger, since people’s lives are at stake.

The APA rules and regulations were created because psychologists of the twentieth century were starting to become more involved in applied psychology centered around public works. Nicholas Hobbs formed and headed the second committee that was responsible for the creation of the first document that psychologists are to follow today. Over time the document was amended to reflect the times and reflected political and social issues such as racial segregation, and the last amendment was made in the year of twenty-ten. The preamble clearly states that the APA general ethical principles are put in place for the welfare and protection of the individuals and groups with whom psychologists of all types research and interact with should follow. What are the APA general ethical principles? The APA general ethical

Will you have a clear conscious? Will you be able to sleep at night knowing you did not uphold the ethical standards that your job entails?” Aquinas would solve the problem based off moral and ethical evaluation. Augustine would tell the doctor to follow God, tell the truth and then with both things you will receive inner conviction. In essence, Aquinas says that you can make up your own mind of how your actions played out, but Augustine is saying that the judgement of your actions will come directly from God and you do not get to

When people think about published works, the first things that shoots to mind are books or magazines. Published works are a lot more than that. They can but aren’t limited to computers, iPhones, iPads, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, etc. When people aren’t careful about what they publish anywhere, that’s a form of negligent publishing.

Ethical issues have greatly transformed in our lives since the great Enron, Xerox and other huge corporations proposed big profits showing earnings of billions of dollars and yet in reality facing bankruptcy. These corporations faced great trouble with the federals and state for manipulating financial statements. But not only corporations can be blamed on this, accounting firms were involved in this as much as the corporations were. With the business stand point, ethics comprises of principles and standards that guide behavior. Investors, traders, customers, and legal system determine whether a specific action is ethical or unethical. Ethical issue is a vast subject, but we will look at the niche

Michael H., a 68-year-old man, was admitted for exploratory surgery of his abdomen. He is frail, and his attending physician describes him as “emotionally labile.” Marcy R. is a social worker at BFL General Hospital, who is assigned to the unit that Michael H has been admitted. After Michael’s surgery, Marcy R. was approached by Michael H.’s daughter, Ellen B. in which Ellen has told Marcy that her father’s physician had just informed her that the lab report from the exploratory surgery shows that her father has terminal cancer. Ellen said that she and the family are in shock and they have decided that they not want the hospital staff to tell her father about the terminal nature of his cancer once he recovers from anesthesia. In this essay, I will discuss the ethical dilemma of “to tell Michael or not to tell him he has terminal cancer. He has the right to confidentiality by not withholding information from him when he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, informed consent, and self-determination.

On the 3rd of February 1998, a U.S. military jet sliced the wire of a

Erin Brockovich is in a car accident that is not her fault and hires attorney Ed Masry to defend her. He gave her the impression that she would be getting a good settlement, but she lost the case. She is a single mom of three, has no money and is unable to find a job. She blames him for losing the case (due to lack of preparation) and forces her way in to a job at his law firm. Because of the way she dresses and acts, nobody takes her seriously and treats her with respect. She is given a real estate pro-bono file to open involving the purchase of Donna Jensen’s home by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PS&E). As she read through the documentation, she found it confusing that there was medical

What a valuable employee, Sue definitely took the high road and handled that dilemma with integrity. Each person has many reasons for being ethical. Some reasons can be: inner beliefs, habits, virtue because it is its own reward, personal advantages, it's good business, there is approval, being an ethical person can lead to self-esteem, the admiration of loved ones and the respect of peers. There is also religion because it is believed that good behavior can please or help serve a deity. Ethical actions can fit in with upbringing or training. Ethics starts with the individual employee choosing the right or wrong decision.

As chief editor for the newspaper it is ultimately my responsibility to do what is best for the publication and my staff. Due to a recent employee’s actions, I must now make a decision that will affect that employee, but also myself, other staff members, and even members of the community. The employee in question is the sports editor of the newspaper whose excessive overtime is causing the paper to hemorrhage money that could ultimately cost jobs or even the publication itself. While this editor is clearly passionate and excellent at his job it is important that I, as chief editor, do what is best for everyone. Using Rawl’s veil of ignorance, I will place myself behind the veil to determine what would be the most just action to take,