A. Does the principle of autonomy guarantee a person the right to do something that is harmful to oneself? To others? Please explain this principle and explain ethical rationale. B. I was passing medications. The policy in my institution gives me a 30-minute window on each side of the time the medication is due to be consid
Under what circumstances would a health care professional's legal responsibilities overlap with his or her ethical duties? Give examples.
The Maryland Tobacco prevention and cessation program INTRO : Public health planners usually spend considerable amounts of time on needs assessment and program development. Once the planning phase is complete, just as careful a consideration should be given to how the program will be implemented. For each phase of the implement
The goal of public health is to prevent injury and disease. The goal of businesses is to sell their products whether those products are healthy or pose a health risk. If a business advertises in ways that encourage people to act in an unhealthy or unsafe way, what is the best way for public health to address this risk? Howev
HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH Public health professionals engage in many kinds of practice that border on research, such as quality assurance, outbreak investigations, and program evaluation. These practices are standard for public health practices but in some instances can also seem to fit the definition of research in under the Comm
Whose duty is it to protect children, the poor, and victims of domestic abuse? According to the "no duty to protect" rule, it is not the government's legal duty. Reflect on your reading from this week. Think about how the "no duty to protect" rule affects vulnerable groups in particular and how it affects what a public health pr
The tools of law and regulations can provide public health professionals with far-reaching powers to improve the health of communities. Their use, however, also raises ethical dilemmas. This weekâ??s video program highlighted examples of social marketing campaigns that might be effective in combating smoking or obesity but brin
Please help answer the following question. What are the examples of medical law, ethics and bioethics?
1.Public health leaders must grapple with, and lead their organizations through, any number of ethically challenging circumstances. In this Discussion you will select a case study and apply basic principles of ethical analysis to the issue. Select one of the ethics case studies at the end of Modules 4, 6, 7, 8, or 9, or embedd
You are to reflect your views on what the health care profession's legal and moral stance should be on abortion.You can choose how to approach your topic, narrow its scope, and advance a particular position, but you must justify each of your decisions and your positions with scholarly evidence. Use course resources, the Internet
Are there any ethical issues involved in medicare-funded organ transplants? if so, describe them.
Describe and evaluate the ethical issues involved in Medicare-funded organ transplants. Do a power point presentation. - Introduce the issue - Define the problem - Search the literature - Analyze the problem - Offer possible solutions - Propose a single solution - Develop an implementation plan - Justify why/how
SCENARIO: A major HMO in City X provides financial incentives for physician practices and to physicians whose referral rates to specialists are below a certain number annually. What is your analysis of the ethical issues raised by this practice? Should physicians have a specific ethical duty to disclose these incentives to all p
SCENARIO: Some projections of the future strongly suggest that once the cost of providing complex technology-dependent, home-based care exceeds the cost of providing the same cost in an institutional setting, such home-based care will either cease or be heavily rationed. Indeed, most individuals needing technology-dependent ca
Margaret Smith is a 60-year old healthy woman who has been married to her husband Frank for three years. They decided to try to conceive a child as this is the first marriage for both and they want kids. Both Margaret and Frank's parents lived healthy into their 90s. Margaret and Frank conceived through in-vitro fertilization
Evaluate ethical dilemmas in biomedical research, e-health, information technology, and telemedicine. Determine key ethical issues related to global health. Contrast current international health policy issues.
How to create an ethical code of conduct for a health care administrative office. The code must be comprehensive for all potential ethical situations and must, at a minimum, include ethical standards which would apply to the following stakeholders: Board Members Executive staff Management Professional staff Administ
A physician was recently convicted of using his own sperm for artificially inseminating his patients. He told the court that he didnâ??t see anything wrong with this practice because these women came to him wanting to have a child. However, his patients were unaware that he was using his own sperm for the procedure. Some of his
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Electronic medical records have been becoming increasingly common in the health care industry as a result the issues that surround the confidentially of a patient's medical record have come into questions. Identify and discuss the major laws that governs patient and discuss how it can affect an electronic medical record.
How many ways can a person cheat as a student or practitioner? Let's see how many ways we can describe cheating. Please list one scenario that describes a student or practitioner cheating. Be specific. Please do not list a scenario that has already been described (credit will be given to the first person who listed it). If you c
I have been researching this topic and am finding conflicting data could you please advise. Right to privacy - Ethical issues surrounding the rights of the individual, patient privacy, duty to warn, and public safety in the United States. 1- What privacy rights do individuals with HIV have? How can these individuals and th
Discuss how moral philosophies and principles provide an ethical framework for the delivery of health services by individuals and organizations? Select a particular philosophy or perspective discussed in the readings and apply to either your work place or to a health care organization. How would you define the "ethical fra
You have just been appointed the director of a new human service organization (a behavioral health clinic, for example). As the director, one of your first tasks is to draft a mission statement and a values statement for your organization. As your organization grows, your stakeholders will provide their input and help shape thes
Please assist so that I can complete the following assignment: HOSPICE Risk management and ETHICAL DILEMMA in regard to HIPAA issues/compliance (Keep in mind the patient, family involvement/decision and legal aspects) ? Patient that is unable to make his/her own medical decision due to mental or physical impairments and
Human subject research ethics. The history behind human subjects' protection and ethics is quite rich. Please read the following article, After reading through this information, please share your thoughts regarding ethics and research involving humans. What is your reaction to the horrific research trials that were conduc
What impact do administrative issues have on the current health care environment?
Assistance needed in getting resources, literature, & references on the following: Identifies few legal or ethical issue pertaining to the role of the nurse educator in higher education. Describes the potential impact of this issue for the nurse educator, student nurse(s), and the institution. Identifies and presents po
What is the difference between socialized medicine and private healthcare?
Prepare an argument that would create or critique some ethical guidelines (i.e Kant, Rawls, Ross etc). for research on children below the age of 12 - which could be as restrictive as never allowed, could be situational e.g., child is dying; could give the parents some or no control.