...Legal and Ethical Issues Regarding Consent: Paramedics are responsible for assessing a patients capacity to consent and for making decisions regarding a patients well-being; paramedics face scenarios of extreme pressure where they are responsible for making decisions that have life or death consequences, not all of the decisions paramedics make are based on medical reasoning, paramedic’s also make decisions influenced by culture, law and ethics (3). Paramedics must display a level of legal and ethical competency to provide adequate care to patients; paramedics should ensure they take measures to abide by the law and prevent legal issues from occurring (3). An individual may have the full capacity required to be able to consent or deny treatment, but their decisions may be influenced by factors that don’t reflect their best interest (5). In the scenario, Betty’s son was responsible for requesting the ambulance and demanded that Betty be taken to hospital; possibly impacting her decision to refuse treatment, as she...
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...Questions to Rubrics 1. Describe the situation at LB from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here? Rubric: Ethical Sensitivity or Awareness Able to sieve out, recognize and identify ethical issues and risks in the case scenario Recognizes ethical issues and their implications, including potential consequences to various stakeholders Identifies aspects of the case situation that are likely to lead to a conflict of interest situation and/or making it susceptible to ethical risks2 (this rubric dimension overlaps the first 2). st You should pinpoint the unethical practices, actions and behaviour in LB (1 part of the qn).Then, discuss nd the implications and consequences for stakeholders resulting from these unethical acts (2 part of qn). 2. Could anything be done differently at Lehman Brothers to prevent what happened? Explain. Rubric: Ethical knowledge, understanding and Judgement Able to raise pertinent questions or clarify relevant information to obtain a clearer understanding and/or form an appropriate judgment of the issues involved in the case scenario Addresses relevant and incisive questions and the extent to which a clear understanding and judgment of the issues involved in the case scenario are exemplified with supporting illustrations Proposes and discusses the ethical notions of rights, duty, utility, virtue, or justice and fairness in resolving the problems or issues Here, you should discuss the other ethical approaches covered in...
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...Scenario Analysis Lon L. Fuller, former Carter Professor of Jurisprudence at Harvard Law School, observed in The Morality of Law, “Even if a man is answerable only to his conscience, he will answer more responsibly if he is compelled to articulate principles on which he acts.” Source: Fuller, L. (1975). The morality of law. (p. 159). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Assignment: In this Assignment, you are required to apply Fuller’s Principle, as cited above, and respond to three real-life scenarios regarding ethical decision making within the field of criminal justice and policing. In considering each of the three scenarios, you are asked to respond to the following four questions: 1. Is there a moral problem presented in the scenario? If so, what is it? 2. Does policy or law dictate an appropriate response, or does it require that professional discretion be applied? 3. What criteria (considerations), principles, and consequences should guide your decision? 4. What would you do? Articulate, justify, and defend your position to a group of professional career colleagues who had a different opinion. First, read each scenario. Second, analyze the ethical dilemma within the context of the four questions specified above. Third, respond in writing to the each of the four questions. Scenario 1: Drugs at a Friend’s House You are an off-duty police officer at a party at the house of an old high school friend. Everyone is still in the backyard drinking. You go into the house...
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...simulation’s two scenarios. The first scenario had to do with sexual harassment and the second scenario had to do with falsified data for a potential product. Both scenarios seemed simple on the surface, but once further research was conducted the answers to each scenario became a little more difficult. The scenarios took Stephen through a process to achieve the desired result and explained why things needed to be don’t in a certain way. For example, a big decision is to analyze all the information a then make a decision what is the first thing to do. For the first scenario, the first thing to do figure out what the problem is which meant talking to the female worker and explaining that all attempts would be made to keep her information confidential, however dependent on the allegations that it may not be completely possible. The next step was to find out who the primary stakeholders were. This was a difficult task for the author that prompted a review of outline materials referencing ethical stakeholders. The ethical lens was used to determine what the author should do initially was the Rights and Responsibilities Lens (Ethics game, 2007). The rights and responsibilities lens allowed the author to look at what ‘duties’ were required in this scenario (Ethics game, 2007). The second scenario was a little more straightforward than the first scenario. The process was similar to the process in scenario one. The first thing to do is establish exactly what the problem is, then what is the...
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...Philosophical Approaches to Ethical Decision Making With this assignment everyone is required to evaluate the philosophical approaches for each of the scenarios from Appendix B. Your required to evaluate whether or not the reasoning for the course of action which is listed that makes sense. When evaluating the approaches we are informed to take a course of action that is most ethical, the best reasons for the choice making and the reasons for believing this alternative is ethical. Consequentialism is the intent to maximize the usefulness of a decision. The relevance of this act is depended on its consequences. Now for this approach it’s necessary to have good ethical decisions and perception of it. Even this is important for the students to analyze a decision in and how harmful and beneficial it is. Many of the philosophers are debated on the consequences that should be counted. Deontology is a bit different just because it focuses on the obligation or the duty in motivating the decisions or the actions of the consequences. All of this depends on the respect, fairness, and the rights. This approach is up to the related issues of duty, moral standards, the principles and rights. The next is approach is the Virtue ethics and it focuses on the integrity of the individuals and the morals of the community. To identify the issues of the ethical actions but instead of agent centered. This professional community helps to identify the ethical issues and the guidelines; there is...
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...NURSING SENSITIVE INDICATORS 1 Nursing Sensitive Indicators Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership RTT 1 Task 1 August 29, 2014 NURSING SENSITIVE INDICATORS Nursing Sensitive Indicators To analyze the given scenario one must first have a foundational understanding of what nursing sensitive indicators are and how they could have been used to significantly improve patient care. Next the analysis will determine how the hospital will use these indicators to improve overall patient care. The analysis will conclude by identifying specific resources that could be used to resolve the ethical issue in this scenario. It wasn’t until 1996 that the term Nursing Sensitive Indicators was used. Nursing sensitive indicators are by definition,” elements of patient care that are directly affected by 2 nursing practice.”(American Sentinel University - Healthcare, 2011, para. 1) These elements can be further broken down into: Structure - This includes staffing levels, staffing mix, staff education level and the staff experience level. Processes – This includes methods of assessment, methods of care, and types of interventions. Outcomes – these are directly related to quality and quantity of nursing care. With the given scenario, many nursing specific indicators could have been observed to significantly improve Mr. J’s hospital experience. Restraint prevalence is the first issue that could be addressed. If the nurse was more aware of this he or she would know that restraints...
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...U.S. legally acceptable limits for children ages 7 and younger. A large shipment of the Bean Sprouts toy collection is scheduled to be shipped to schools in South America at the end of this week so that the toys will be on site before the beginning of the new school year. Calculations of the logistics department show that the approximate cost to reproduce the product and repackage the toy collections is $100,000. In response to your memo dated 6/5, I present you the following report. The report will outline 3 possible scenarios of how to address the situation regarding the whistles. I will explain the process/ method that I used for selecting each of the scenarios. I will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the respective scenarios, as well as the financial, legal, and ethical considerations of the scenarios. I will conclude with my recommendation on which scenario we should follow and give you the arguments why. The core of the problem that we are dealing with is that we owe the customer but the product we currently have is defunct. To generate the respective scenarios of how to deal with this problem, the members of my team and I sat down and brainstormed on the possible actions to take and their considerations and consequences, basically asking ourselves the question: what are the different actions we can take with the whistles. One associate asked us the question: “Imagine...
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...Case #1 Question #1. The ethical issue in this scenario is that Linda would give Bill an unfair advantage in the interview if she gave him the interview questions. Giving Bill the questions would not give the interviewer the correct first impression of Bill and may give the interviewer a false picture of Bill's qualifications. Question #2. Instead of Linda giving Bill the interview questions she could simply give him a brief, verbal overview of what to expect. She should not be specific in what questions they may ask. Because Linda will be a reference for Bill she can give an recommendation to the interviewers about him before he has an interview. Linda can also tell Bill to study and research the company so he is prepared. Case #2 Question #1. The ethical issue in the this scenario is that Violet could easily take a computer for her son and only send 11 computers to the elementary school. These transactions are not kept on record so Violet would be able to do it without anyone noticing, provided the school doesn't know how many computers they should be receiving. Question #2. Instead of Violet jeopardizing her job she could go to her son and explain the situation. Let him know that getting a computer for him is very hard on her own and ask he if could pitch in to help. If her son got a job and used some of his pay to help out it would be easier for Violet to buy a computer. Also, Violet does not have to a buy a brand new computer. There are many ways for her buy...
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...Managers’ Ethical Evaluations of Earnings Management and Its Consequences* ERIC N. JOHNSON, University of Wyoming GARY M. FLEISCHMAN, University of Wyoming SEAN VALENTINE, University of North Dakota KENTON B. WALKER, University of Wyoming 1. Introduction and motivation The purpose of this study is to investigate, in an experimental setting, how favorable versus unfavorable organizational consequences influence managerial responses to an employee’s earnings management behavior. We focus on the following question: Do the ends of positive organizational consequences justify the means of earnings management? Earnings management is defined as ‘‘the choice by a manager of accounting policies so as to achieve specific objectives’’ (Scott 2003: 369). Earnings management can be fundamentally classified as either accounting related, involving the manipulation of accounting records through aggressive or fraudulent applications of accounting principles, or operating related, involving choices made by management regarding the timing of investment or operating activities, with the result that reported earnings are influenced by these choices (Lev 2003; Cohen, Dey, and Lys 2008; Roychowdhury 2006; Gunny 2010).1 The effect of earnings management on the value of the firm and the related issues of financial-based incentives for managing earnings has been widely examined in the accounting literature (e.g., Healy 1985; Dechow, Sloan, and Sweeney 1995, 1996; Healy and Wahlen 1999; Fields...
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...LAW/421 Version 1 Contemporary Business Law Click Here To Download Week One: Introduction to Law Participation Participate in class discussions and respond to weekly discussion questions. DQs due days 2, 4 and 5 7 Individual Role and Functions of Law Paper Resource: Case Brief Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., et al. in Ch. 2, section 2-6, “Commerce Powers,” of the text Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you define the functions and role of law in business and society. The Cipollone case merely illustrates some of the functions and roles of law in business; your paper should not be a discussion of that case. You can cite to that case only as needed to exemplify some point you are making. Discuss the functions and role of law in your past or present job or industry. What is the most important Constitutional provision to business law? Properly cite at least two references from two different sources. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Day 7 11 Individual Bio Post your bio in the body of a message in the chat room. Week Two: Torts Participation Participate in class discussion and respond to weekly discussion questions. DQs due days 2, 4 and 5 7 Individual Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary Complete the Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues simulation located on the student website. Write a 350-word summary. In your paper, answer the following...
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...OMM640 WEEK: 1 DICUSSION #1 Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” in Chapter 2 of your text, and then address the following points. Support your response with evidence from the text. * What are the ethical and legal issues at stake in the scenario? * What are Karl’s options? * Discuss the acceptability and commercial use of sex, violence, and gambling in the United States. * Is marketing sex, violence, and gambling acceptable in other countries if these things do not conflict with local cultures? A1. The ethical issue is that Kent has made a game that has both a lot of violence and nudity in it. He knows that the game would be marketing sex, violence, and gambling; and he knows that all three are bad to be imbedded into a teenagers mind. When he talks to Brad about these at first he does not understand why Kent has changed his mind about this game that will make the company lots of money. Then some legal issues come into play when Brad decided that he will look into other countries that will like this game and will buy it off of them. Brad said that for Mexican market they would love it but take out a little of the violence and that Taiwanese loves it but wants more graphic in violence and nudity. Q2. What are Kent’s options? A2. Kent’s options are to either stop the development of the game and to change some of the concepts and then remarket it. This could be gone by taking out some of the violence and not putting any nudity in it. His...
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...Computer Society (ACS) Code of Ethics in the context of a computing professional’s obligation to manage quality, safety and reliability. Following an introductory lecture, case study scenarios were interactively discussed during class. Immediately afterwards, students were surveyed to assess their self-perceived and actual ability to apply the ACS Code to another similar scenario. Of the 68 students who gave their informed consent to participate in the study, 34% reported being fully comfortable with applying the ACS Code of Ethics, while 63% were somewhat comfortable. In justifying multiple-choice options for dealing with a new case study scenario, 37% provided a good justification for their choice, 48% provided a poor justification, and 15% provided no justification. A further qualitative analysis of the responses suggests the need for formal assessment of ethics in computing education, and highlights the importance of improving the perceived relevance of ethics to students and the need for in-depth treatment of ethical issues. Keywords: Ethics, Teaching and Learning, Engagement 1 Introduction Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals are faced with ethical challenges as society adopts new and increasingly complex tools and technologies. These ethical challenges have the potential to dramatically impact consumers of software products and services, the wider community, and colleagues in the workplace. Recognizing the importance...
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...Energy Cooperative.” The following paper will analyze the ethical issues surrounding the use of such a statement from five different ethical theories. These particular theories come from Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, John Locke, John Rawls, and Lawrence Kohlberg. Finally, there will be a solution that the board should take with the issue, ethical, or otherwise. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) had an ethical theory dubbed the Categorical Imperative. Within this theory he discusses the morally right and morally wrong ways to go about an action based on experience, which one must gain throughout the course of his life. Because the different moral ways are something that cannot be taught, but actually acquired through experience, something that is morally right at one point in life can later become morally wrong (Janaro, 2009). The example for this particular scenario suggests that if everyone at the Energy Cooperative decides the statement is ethically and morally right to use, then by Kant’s theory, it is ethical. However, this is just the tip of the categorical imperative that “if everyone else could adopt the same decision and it would remain the right choice. . . the decision is ethical” (Kaplan eGuide Chapter1, 2014). The real question, which is easier to understand, and is the underlying basis for accurately interpreting Kant’s theory is “would it be okay for everyone else to do this?” (Janaro, 2009). In this scenario one would hope that at least one board member would say...
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...the reason for the absences. Excessive absences make it almost impossible for a student to meet the academic objectives of a course; they frequently cause a student to receive a lower grade, even though, the absences were unavoidable. Strayer University requires all faculty members to take attendance during each class period and to record it accurately on their permanent roster. This data is available for verification of attendance by the appropriate governmental agencies and educational accrediting organizations. A student who is absent from four consecutive class meetings, excluding holidays and emergency cancellation of classes, will be withdrawn automatically from that course. A student will be withdrawn automatically from a mini-session course when he/she misses two consecutively scheduled class meetings. Students not attending scheduled on-ground classes will receive zero points for the weekly discussions. Students arriving to class (or leaving class) more than 30 minutes late/early will receive a 2 point deduction for all discussions. Students arriving (or leaving class) more than 1 hour late/early will receive a 5 point deduction for all discussions. Late Work Submissions If a student anticipates the need to submit work after the due date and the reason for the late submission is covered by the illness/exceptional circumstances policy, then the late policy for academic assignments covered herein does not apply. Students who submit work after the assigned...
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...Ethical Simulation After taking part in the ethics game, a couple of issues were presented which needed to be addressed in me taking part as a Quality Control Manager in the G-Bio Sport Company. Decision making steps were used differently for each issue to have the ability to address the issue in the correct fashion. I used two different ethical perspectives, and two different ethical lenses to make my decisions in this simulation. Even using these perspectives, and lenses my management decisions were not affected or influenced throughout the simulation. This simulation does bring up valid insights in how issues come up in my business. The first of the ethical issues presented in the simulation was a product shipped out to the consumer market by G-Bio Sport was tainted with an elevated amount of GBS-Fibranafren. During the most recent QA testing 100% of the products shipped to consumer markets contains an elevated amount of GBS-Fibranafren. The amounts are far beneath the FDA regulations, but exceed the levels we have permitted internally. The risks to consumers being affected by the product are low, but consumers with compromised immune systems could have a slightly higher risk of reactions with continued use of the product. I know based off of the lab results that 100% of the batch shipped to the consumer market is tainted with GBS-Fibranafren. In the second scenario the issue was to decide whether to sell a product that does not meet U.S. safety requirements in a foreign...
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