Professional Ethics

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses five case studies that involve professional ethics. The paper discusses the principles of beneficence and nonmaleficence, fidelity and responsibilities, integrity, justice and respect for people's rights and dignity and explains how they are applied to these specific situations.

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Case 1. Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
Case 2. Fidelity and Responsibilities
Case 3. Integrity
Case 4. Justice
Case 5. Respect for People's Rights and Dignity

From the Paper:

"In the advent of advances in medical technology, there have been significant changes in how health care is being delivered. Long gone were the days when the patient is left in the dark of his medical condition while his health care team pry and probe his mind and body, providing him with medications that could potentially alter the quality of life. Nowadays, patients are empowered with easy access to information that was once only extracted from health care professionals. Patients are given the power to be more involved in the management of their conditions. Therefore, health care professionals must be aware and give consideration to what is good or harmful to the patient, as well as what is sound to the patient and his family."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Psychological Association. (1 June 2003). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and the Code of Conduct. [Online.] Retrieved 6 October 2008 from the Web site: http://www.apa.org/ethics/code2002.html
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• Montgomery, D., Wiesman, D. W. and DeCaro, P. (Fall, 2001). "Towards a Code of Ethics for organizational communication professionals: a working proposal." American Communication Journal, 5(1). [Online.] Retrieved 5 October 2008 from the Web site: http://www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol5/iss1/special/montgomery.htm

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