Health care providers should avoid talking about specific patients even when members of the public or patients are not present. A lot can happen in a hospital elevator. Perhaps that is why elevator ...

The types of ethical dilemmas reported by the oncology nurses fell into 3 main categories: (a) truth telling, (b) conflicting obligations, and (c) futility. Similar concepts were grouped into 4 ...

A psychologist considers whether there is a duty to warn a couple whom the jealous patient has expressed a desire to stalk and frighten. You are a psychologist treating a 22-year-old man with a ...

The discussion centers on the effective use of ethical persuasion in clinical settings. The main focus is on encouraging patients to agree with treatment recommendations. The approach emphasizes that ...

Imagine you had been working with Picard, a mental health patient 1 who was involved in a high-profile situation that led to multiple deaths, including Picard’s. Perhaps Picard was involved in a ...

First responders dedicate themselves to helping others, often at great personal cost, but the stigma surrounding mental health and vulnerability persists. As a first responder counselor in the ...

As students prepare to enter professional life, understanding ethics is essential to their development. Ethics go beyond following rules; they reflect the moral principles that guide behaviour, shape ...