Category: Ethics

Codes of ethics define responsibilities in professional practices. Different professions have specific codes of ethics founded on the duties of the employees, engagements with clients, and professional standards. In the mental health profession, codes of ethics mainly address professional responsibilities, handling of clients, storage of clients’ information, and the relationships that should exist between the…

Ethical code refers to a set of rules designed to help uphold professional conduct revolving around honesty and integrity. Most organizations have ethics documents outlining the values and mission alongside how workers are expected to function (Newsome & Gladding, 2017). For instance, the ACA’s ethical values involve upholding human development by using the multicultural method…

It is correct that public health policies often do not align with the personal preferences of people, such as the desire to smoke cigarettes, yet they still rely on ethical principles. Specifically, the ethics utilized as a part of health policies are universal, so they aim at promoting good for the majority of people (Anne…

Ethics refers to the issue of morality. Thus, it entails what ought to happen. However, ethics may mean two different things to healthcare providers’ verses patients. For patients, ethics is about how they want to receive treatment, as well as allowed to make their own decision pertaining to their health issues. However, according to the…

Table of Contents Introduction The Value of Happiness Righteous Actions Equality Conclusion References Appendix A Appendix B Introduction Utilitarianism is an ethical theory with defined concepts that remain unchanged regardless of the domain where it is utilized or the characterization that describes the normative premise. The main premise is the emphasis on the maximization of…

Race, gender, and class dimensions of surrogacy vis-à-vis gestational surrogacy in the United States today Gestational surrogacy is a term used in reference to the practice of carrying and giving birth to a child that is not related to the birth mother. In Vitro fertilization (IVF) facilitates gestational surrogacy. The sperm of the father and…

Introduction and Background Information Policies in healthcare systems are faced with numerous ethical issues. Ethics is a vital aspect of medicine and healthcare delivery, especially in the determination of wrong or right actions. Larson (2013) suggested that almost every policy in healthcare has critical ethical implications to pertinent stakeholders, including patients, care providers, and healthcare…

Legal and ethical implications must be considered during the practice change project implementation because they allow stakeholders to decrease the risks and develop optimal strategies for intervention. Furthermore, exploring the legislation related to healthcare and civil rights can find additional opportunities to improve the affordability and accessibility of services (Dang et al., 2021). Ethical implications…

Table of Contents Introduction Brief News Case Presentation Case Study Overview Issue Definition Impact on Business Human Resource Response Conclusion References Introduction The issue of ethics has always been one of the central problems in the context of the US healthcare system organization. However, among the existing variety of cases, the notion of racial discrimination…

Consequentialism is an ethical philosophy that determines whether something is right or wrong based on its repercussions. The consequentialist view of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has always had opponents and supporters. While there are scholars and researchers who believe that legalizing a given activity will be a so-called slippery slope, others believe that prohibiting it…