Category: Ethics

What would an Ethical Egoist say?, what would a Social Contract Ethicist ? reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties.

This is a Journal Article Critique. Please follow all the instructions and address the grading rubric to ensure all points are made. Please include appropriate headings and not just one long paper. Include any DOI reference links in the reference page. The article I want critiqued is attached as well as the instructions and rubric. This is APA 7 therefore it is not opinion based. Please use in text citations as much as possible.

Past Industry: Healthcare
I’ve included an essay I wrote about Genesis Healthcare in the past. Feel free to depend on and use any information you feel relevant for this assignment.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you very much

1. Do you believe Amazon is taking unfair advantage of the tax system?
2. If tax laws are changed so that companies are no longer allowed to reduce their tax debt by deducting expenses for investment into research and development, do you think companies will reduce spending on innovation? Why or why not?
3. How can communities attract business investment without giving away their tax revenue?
4. Globalization has made it more difficult for national governments to tax corporate income effectively because it is difficult to establish where the income was earned. Companies like Amazon exploit this to shift their tax burdens to countries with lower rates, effectively depriving some countries of revenue they deserve and need and sending money to countries that do not bear the cost of supporting the company’s operations. Should countries compete for corporate tax revenue by offering lower rates than their neighbors?

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Please answer this template base on scenario. Your reflection must be 1-2 pages in length and follow APA formatting and citation guidelines as appropriate, making sure to cite at least two sources.
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Reflective Journal Template – Topic Reflection
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Why do you feel the way you do about the issue presented?
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Of the four responses offered in the scenario, which do you think is the most ethical and why?
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Which ethical theory would you use to support your stance? Why does this theory work?
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What were the three most important things you took away from the topic?
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Which ethical theory (of the 6 approved ones ONLY – Kant; Act Utilitarianism; Rule Utilitarianism; Care Ethics; Virtue Ethics; and Social Contract) would you apply to this topic to defend your stance? Explain fully. 250 words.
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A) In this reflection you must first define the key terms of the debate (for example, define what Euthanasia/Abortion/Stem Cell/Public Health/PreNatal Testing/Animal Research/Health Care, etc. means and what are the different types depending on which topic you are discussing)
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B) Define and explain the ethical theory you chose (show me you know exactly what the theory is and does – in your own words)
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C) Present the evidence both pro and con and follow up how using your ethical theory is the best way to determine whether or not your stance is really ethical
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D) Conclusion – any final thoughts and opinions would go here
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E) 2 to 3 resources as support for your evidence (text book counts as 1)
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Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming to today’s session.The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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(AIDS) present massive, global threats to human health.And, discussions about HIV and AIDS bring up many ethics issues based on the marginalized populations most affected by the disease, because HIV and AIDS are tied to poverty, the sex trade, and other social issues that make progress difficult and education essential.The question we will be discussing today is, “What immediate course or courses of action should we take to slow the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa?”We would like to come to a consensus on this matter and publicize our recommendations.
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(Dr. Meadows) We need to get more condoms into the less developed areas of Africa, where AIDS is running rampant. Condom use decreases the likelihood of contracting HIV tenfold. We also need to address real-world issues such as resistance in the supply chain. Of course we want to stress education above all else, but education alone is nowhere near effective enough to combat this problem.
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(Dr. Williams) I agree that condom use is vital, but we also need to implement mandatory HIV testing in some areas. It is potentially intrusive, but without it, no practical way exists to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS. Mandatory testing would bring huge benefits to both individuals and society, as the early detection and treatment of HIV has proven to be a successful way to limit the transmission of the virus to others, and to improve the survival rates of HIV-positive patients. You mentioned resistance issues with the condom supply chain, and I agree. Some of the charitable organizations currently distributing goods in Africa refuse to distribute condoms for religious reasons, so we can’t depend on condom distribution alone. People who don’t undergo testing will remain ignorant of their status and will continue to spread the infection in the community. We must have mandatory testing to convince infected persons to use condoms.
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Thank you, Dr. Williams.
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Can you please share with our audience just how many people are infected with HIV?
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Dr. Williams According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 2.3 million new infections in 2012, worldwide. That’s more than 6,300 new HIV infections per day.
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Those numbers are staggering. For more information and statistics on HIV infections, visit the links provided in the Resources tab.
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(Dr. meadows) Circumventing a supply problem by committing a human rights violation is not an ethical solution, Dr. Williams. Mandatory HIV testing would have disastrous consequences for a person whose results are disclosed publically. It would expose HIV-positive people to stigmas and dangers related to their professions, sexual orientations, or others’ fears. A mandatory HIV-testing strategy ignores basic human rights to privacy and confidentiality as well as the concept of informed consent. Testing should happen, but it needs to be voluntary, accessible, and available with a guarantee that identifying information will not be released without consent.
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You’ve heard Dr. Meadow’s arguments.
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(Dr. Williams) The current average life expectancy in Zambia is 33 years. That’s the lowest in the world, and AIDS is a major contributing factor. Mandatory testing can identify those who pose the greatest threat to the health of the population. We have to keep the greater good in mind here. What good are policies if people are still dying in such huge numbers? I agree that education and condoms can be parts of the solution, but the tests must be done.
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You’ve heard Dr. William’s opening argument.
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Dr. Williams. A member of our audience wants to know if condom distribution programs work.
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(Dr. William)10 out of 11 studies found that condom distribution programs increased condom use among participants. However, these studies rely on self-reported information regarding condom use.
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A. Dr. Meadows is correct. We need to start with the least invasive approaches, such as awareness campaigns. Abstinence campaigns also present no cost to personal liberties, and should be part of that plan. There is no question that abstinence works; no sex means no sexually transmitted disease. The last thing we want to do is to encourage even more promiscuity than already exists.
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B. I agree with Dr. Meadows. We have to address this problem in terms of tackling the supply chain problem and getting more condoms out to more people. There is a real difficulty in getting people to change long-held beliefs that prevent them from seeing that condom distribution is ethical. HIV education, condom availability, and voluntary testing should lead the charge here. And we should always first consider testing programs that we can implement with the least possible harm to personal freedoms, such as using codes rather than names to identify patients in order to keep their health information private and protected.
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C. The likelihood that our recommendation will alter the Catholic Church’s position is close to nil. We can hope the church will embrace a more liberal policy with regard to condom distribution, but we can’t make “hope” an ethical position. We should start a campaign to support the use of condoms and make it known to the public and to those who donate to charities. People should not donate to charitable groups with religious dictates that serve as public health impediments.
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D. Dr. Williams is right. Testing is too important to ignore. Keeping testing voluntary will mean that the people who need to be tested the most will avoid being tested out of fear of the stigma associated with the disease. Some things come at a price, and mandatory testing is the price we must pay to ensure a healthier population moving forward.
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You have created a new brand under which your company will sell functional ready-to-wear for women in the United States.
The products created under this brand will utilize fabrics that have some of your original paintings imprinted as original patterns.
The brand offers convertible jackets that are intended to be its most important product. You have carefully designed and constructed the garment. The process is repeatable, however no new machine has been created to manufacture it; the product innovative because of it’s unique way to transform, although during focus groups some participants have mentioned that it reminds them of a competitor’s jacket.
Your brand does carry your name, and so does your artwork created for the fabrics (Your artwork is signed by you and your designs too).
Which steps should you take to build the Intellectual Property Portfolio of your brand?
Name and explain your answers, indicating the value that each step has for your brand and/or company, as in the following example:
1. Register Trademark: I should hire an attorney to file my trademark registration with the USPTO. Having my trademark registers offers the following advantages or brings the following benefits to my company…. (explain).
Utilize all previous lessons to support your answers.
Mention: Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and Trade Dress (indicating which ones are applicable according to you and which ones are not).

Please read the attached case study “Following the Physician’s Orders: The Nurse as Moral Spectator” You only need to answer question # 7. Refer to the link at the top of the instructions on how to complete the question

Instructions:
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Each of the below sections should be in paragraph form. The bullet points describe what needs
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to be covered each section. Please note the final product will be an essay. The Roman Numerals
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describe the section headings and the bullets explain the content that should be included in
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paragraph form under the section headings.
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I. Introduction
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? Background on issue
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? Definition of terms
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? Significance of issue (i.e., broader impact)
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II. Synthesis
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? Look at your problem and then think of different sides of the debate. You
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want to describe the different currents of thought.
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? The Synthesis can also describe chronological unfolding of the problem or
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issue through sources.
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? This should be a development of the synthesis section that you included in
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your Literature Review
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III. Methodology:
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? What kinds of information will you need for investigating your question? How will
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you get that information? These include: data, statistics, interviews with classmates
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and experts, archives, secondary reading, historical analysis, different newspaper
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reports, etc.
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? Include any survey that you may use. The most compelling Proposals usually use a
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variety of methods.
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IV. Annotated Bibliography:
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? Summaries of 4 sources (could be those that you used in the Literature Review or
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four new sources) and how you intend to use the sources in your writing.
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After you have written these sections in the proposal, please write a few well-developed
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paragraphs on the following section:
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Ethical Process and Research Implications
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? After demonstrating that there is a problem in the current research or discussion in
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the proposal, your Capstone paper will argue for a particular resolution or solution.
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Do you at this point have a hypothesis of what you will find?
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? How will you make sure that your research process is fair and unbiased regardless of
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whether or not you already have a hypothesis?
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? Finally, explain what you expect the completed research to add to our
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understanding of some broader set of analytical or ethical issues in the field. In other
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words how does your research question converse with a larger set of ethical
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theories in your discipline?
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Length: 2-4 pages (between 500-1000 words)
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Research Requirements: You will synthesize at least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources (could
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be those that you used in the Literature Review or four new sources).
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Imagine you are on the hiring committee for a nurse ethicist at a large metropolitan hospital. Four well-qualified candidates have applied for the position. Each candidate subscribes primarily to a different theoretical framework for making ethical healthcare decisions. All else being equal, which of the four candidates would you recommend hiring? Explain your answer.
Please see attachment for full instructions. The readings for this assignment is an article and it is attached on the instructions.