Normative Ethics
Normative Ethics is a category of ethical theories that focuses on how we ought to live. Normative theories are commonly grouped as: virtue theories, duty (or deontological) theories, and consequential (or teleological) theories.
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The film John Q
Introduction – Provide a brief synopsis of the film John Q that includes the ethical dilemma present in the film. Introduce the ethical theory you will use to analyze the film. Ethical Analysis – Apply one ethical theory to the medical ethical dilemma presented in the film. First, describe this ethical theory in your …
Health care worker might be confronted with ethical problems
Develop, in detail, a situation in which a health care worker might be confronted with ethical problems related to patients and prescription drug use OR patients in a state of poverty. • Your scenario must be original to you and this assignment. It cannot be from the discussion boards in this class or any …
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Ethical dilemma that impacts healthcare professionals
select an ethical dilemma that impacts healthcare professionals. You can choose a dilemma that we have discussed in this course, or, one that interests you. If you are having difficulty selecting a topic, please reach out to me. You will then develop practical solutions and utilize an ethical decision-making framework to address the ethical dilemma …
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Ethics Cases
Rules governing the investment practices of individual certified public accountants prohibit them from investing in the stock of a company that their firm audits. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became concerned that some accountants were violating this rule. In response to an SEC investigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) fired 10 people and spent $25 million educating …
Ethics Cases
Rules governing the investment practices of individual certified public accountants prohibit them from investing in the stock of a company that their firm audits. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became concerned that some accountants were violating this rule. In response to an SEC investigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) fired 10 people and spent $25 million educating …
The NASW Code of Ethics.
Review the NASW Code of Ethics. Imagine how you would discuss the role of a social worker with friends or family. Think ahead to your field experience and the types of scenarios you may encounter then.
The film John Q
Introduction – Provide a brief synopsis of the film John Q that includes the ethical dilemma present in the film. Introduce the ethical theory you will use to analyze the film. Ethical Analysis – Apply one ethical theory to the medical ethical dilemma presented in the film. First, describe this ethical theory in your own words, …
Introduced healthcare technologies of any kind
What moral guidelines should we use when it comes to recently introduced healthcare technologies of any kind (you will note and engage with your own examples) and social technologies of any kind (you will note and engage with your own examples)?
The moral solutions arrived at through “care”
Assess the moral solutions arrived at through “care” (care-based ethics) and “rights” ethics to social issues of ethical import such as poverty, drug use, and/or lack of health care, That is, note any ethical problems that arise related to those particular issues. Then, say how both care-based and rights theory of ethics would solve …
