[PDF] Top 20 The Ethics of Truth-Telling in Health-Care Settings

... The truth hurts, as most people ...lie. Health professionals are expected to always tell the truth to their patients simply because it is the right thing to ...the truth is not always a ... See full document

... The attitudes of the medical community to end of life issues can also serve as a tool for monitoring changes in medical ethics. While, death inflicted by a physician would have been morally unconceivable in the ... See full document

... of truth telling in clinical ...in truth telling to a different cultural setting in Israel after moving there in the middle of her career ...that truth rests at the top of the hierarchy ... See full document

... company’s ethics unit, or an outside ...the truth- teller/whistleblower, unwanted publicity for the firm, branch-level reform measures and legal sanctions imposed by the outside ...of settings, the ... See full document

... After graduating from my PhD, I accepted a two-year research fellowship at a research centre in Australia. The centre had only been established a few months when I applied for the role. An alumnus of the university had ... See full document

... as truth-telling today. While the notion of truth has been thoroughly scrutinized within organization theory as well in studies on the ethics of whistle-blowing, less attention has been ... See full document

... their health information, and physi- cians are obliged to provide ...good truth telling technique could have positive effects on their prognosis and quality of life, reducing emotional pressure and ... See full document

... 4. Contextual features: Her cultural context is an important issue. Bad news such as a cancer diagnosis may be considered as a critical condition for her and the family. As mentioned before, in some cultures, the family ... See full document

... The respect due to the dignity of patients in nursing homes requires that they be appropriately clothed if it is necessary to leave them for a while in a corridor. In multicultural settings, care needs to ... See full document

... A paternalistic attitude of the doctor in the physician-patient relationship erodes the capacity of patients to think and decide for themselves. In extreme situations, this attitude sometimes violates the rights and ... See full document

... Abuse interrupts women’s careers, harms our health, and shatters our faith in institutions. As I argue in Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives, having survivor speech ruled permanently ... See full document

... the truth from the patients and give information to family members due to worries about negative impact of diagnosis on patients, cultural condition, lack of time and family’s wish to do so 7,11 ...although ... See full document

... in 1971. Ellsberg’s leaking had tremendous effects both on a political and on a personal level. The leaking of the papers ultimately led to Nixon’s resignation, it contributed to the further delegitimisation of the ... See full document

... that health care is ...hospital care to rural areas as in urban ...of care (for example, in the form of small hos- ...of health care recognise that–once rurality exceeds a ... See full document

... the health care industry, a similar situation could occur in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) if doctors are evaluated solely on the basis of cost savings rather than on the steps they take in ... See full document

... important standards and guidance for Catholic health care min- istry in the United States today.' Adherence to these directives is necessary for the preservation and[r] ... See full document

... the health care ethics: what is ethics, what are the several fields of ethics connected to medical activities, what are the types of Ethical approaches in relation to the medical ...the ... See full document

... Preceptorship is a process of adult learning: thus, it is necessary that the preceptor knows and applies andragogy principles [28]. Therefore, the students’ previous know- ledge, their culture, and life experience must ... See full document

... construction based around ideas of culture, tradition, ritual and relationships). This social world seems to be an amorphous blend of idea and ideals and Ainsley (2000) suggests we need a new way of looking at ... See full document

... Global Health in Family Medicine Summer Primer is a short program specifically aimed at providing an overview of key global health issues with a focus on the existing and potential role of family medicine ... See full document