Recognizing the difference between normal and abnormal Images. Analyze the images to check for quality and adequate coverage of the area needed for diagnosis. (“Diagnostic Medical Sonographers: Occupational Outlook Handbook,” 11). Along with these tasks of becoming an ultrasound tech I shaving the education, training, testing and personal qualifications. For instance, programs offered by community colleges the U.S. military hospitals and universities.
Abstract In recent years, healthcare leaders and medical experts have expressed concerns about tough challenges ahead for healthcare and its leaders. While most agree that the issue warrants attention, consensuses divide around how to respond to the problem. The purpose of this paper is to summarize, explore and analyze Dr. Kyle Glazier’s article on Ronald G. Spaeth’s philosophies on healthcare, and examine Spaeth’s authority on business and healthcare through his education and works. His business theories in management branch from a human relations approach which accounts for much of his success in healthcare to express his methods. He states that healthcare institutions have shifted more like running a business and those young healthcare
Ethical Self-Assessment HCS/545-Health Law and Ethics September 15, 2014 Kenneth Pincus Ethical Self-Assessment The history of healthcare is one of constant discovery, progress, and invention. Health law and ethics describes the behavior of the professionals operating within the health care industry. Those involved in this decision-making process must consider ethical principles including justice, autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence as well as professional and organizational ethical standards and codes. Many factors have contributed to the growing concern in healthcare organizations over ethical issues, including issues of access and affordability, pressure to reduce costs, mergers and acquisitions, financial and other resource constraints, and advances in medical technology that complicate decision making near the end of life. Healthcare executives have a responsibility to address the growing number of complex ethical dilemmas they are facing, but they cannot and should not make such decisions alone or without a sound decision-making framework.
Physician Assisted Suicide Why is it only ethical to die “naturally”, after a long illness filled with highly “un-natural” life extending medical procedures? Over the last twenty years, physician assisted suicides have become a sensitive issue in governmental offices as whether to legalize such an option. Even though many religions prohibit suicide and the intentional killing of others, and some believe it violates a portion of a doctors’ Hippocratic Oath, Physician Assisted Suicide should be a legal option for those with terminal diseases or conditions because reasonable laws can be constructed which prevent abuse and still protect the value of human life. Physician assisted suicide is the voluntary termination of one's own life by administration
In healthcare medical refusal of treatment causes clashes between patient and medical team. Religious belief plays a major role in the refusal of medical treatment. The refusal of care is usually done to religious belief and that is because many religious groups see traditional medicine as complimentary action to prayer and faith. Sometimes parents even choose the plan of care for their children based on their faith. However, there is always conflict when it comes to certain medical procedures or
Nurses are relied upon to advocate for our patients dignity, privacy, confidentiality, improper and incompetent care. The case of Marianne is a good example of how the ANA code of nursing ethics could help a patient that can't make convey their needs the healthcare team. The stroke has left Marianne unresponsive and without an advanced directive the healthcare team has no way of knowing what her desires would be for the plan of care. Her husband and children are in disagreement with which direction to go in regards to her care. The ANA code of ethics has provisions in place to assist in a decision for this case.
Ethical Issues of Chiropractor Enisse Woodall HCA 322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Law Instructor: Dolores Thomas Date: December 5, 2011 Ethical Issues of Chiropractor When it comes to the medical field and those who helps patients, different physician are capable of performing different task. Chiropractor are those who help people when their bones are stiffen, have sore muscle joints, and have body joint problems. This paper will discuss what a “chiropractor” is and what their duties are as a physician. The binding source of the legal source of this profession and also discuss the common ethical issues that “chiropractor” faces as a profession. Chiropractors “also known as doctors of chiropractic or chiropractic
The ethical factor of the theory is dealing with issues that do not have a concrete answer. When looking at the ethical part of the way of knowing there are many issues that need to be considered. When I worked in intensive care I assisted patient’s families with code status issues. I considered my patients outcome, legal rights of medical power of attorney, religion, and different ethical backgrounds and their beliefs. The intervention was having a case conference with patient’s family, physicians, pastoral care, and myself to discuss the best outcome for the patient.
A difficult question facing society today is the legalization of euthanasia, another word for mercy killing. Euthanasia is a method of causing death painlessly to end suffering. People who are in a coma because of accidents and elderly people who are terminally because of incurable diseases are being kept alive by artificial means. They have no chance to recover, but American laws do not allow doctors to end their lives. Although many people feel that doctors must do everything possible to keep their patient alive.
It is important to inform our nation of this new disease because there is still no cure, and GWS can be our next conflict relating to AIDS and Cancer. This research is dedicated to people who are uneducated about Gulf War Syndrome. After reading many articles about Gulf War Syndrome there is still no definite definition. Many scientists have different definitions of the syndrome. For example, Gunjan Sinja states that scientist Garth Nicolson, chairman of tumor biology at the University of Texas M.D.