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Name: Nica Mariz Dela Cruz Crs/Yr/Sec.

BSN2B Subject: BioEthics

Professional Ethics:

 Professional organizations establish ethical standards for the conduct and principles of those engaged in a given
profession. In order to guide professionals, generally to avoid abusing client relationships, and uphold the honor
and reputation of the relevant profession, codes of professional ethics are formed. A person who transgresses
one or more of these established ethics is liable to disciplinary action by the organization that oversees their field
of expertise. In order for the general public to have faith in the moral standards of individuals working in the area,
there needs to be a high level of adherence to a code of professional ethics. Medical, legal, and accounting
professionals all frequently adhere to codes of professional ethics.

Health Care Ethics:

 The area of applied ethics known as health care ethics is concerned with the wide range of moral decision-making
circumstances that can occur in the practice of medicine, as well as the rules and regulations intended to regulate
such practice. Health is the most significant feature of a person's existence and of the human body that is
necessary for one's well-being. New and significant moral dilemmas are raised as medical knowledge and
technology advance. These problems frequently stem from improvements in reproductive and genetic science as
well as reproductive and genetic technology. The therapeutic interaction between a medical professional and a
patient, biological and behavioral human subject research, the harvesting and transplantation of human organs,
euthanasia, abortion, and the distribution of healthcare services are some other areas of moral concern.
comprehending the most significant ethical principles and methods of moral decision-making that are applicable
to such moral concerns and that serve to guide our moral decision-making is essential to comprehending moral
dilemmas that occur in the context of the provision of health care. The quality of health care, as provided and
received, should be improved to the extent that moral issues related to healthcare may be defined and
subsequently better understood.

Bio-Ethics

 The phrase "bioethics" has two components, each of which requires some explanation. The term "ethics" in this
context refers to the recognition, investigation, and mitigation of conflicts between conflicting ideals or purposes.
The moral dilemma is: What should we do, taking everything into account? The "bio" places the ethical question in
a specific setting. The term "bioethics" is frequently used to describe the moral implications and uses of life
science in the context of health. The investigation of moral, societal, and legal problems that develop in
biomedicine and biomedical research. Medical ethics, which concentrates on ethical issues in healthcare,
research ethics, which concentrates on ethical issues in the conduct of research, environmental ethics, which
concentrates on ethical issues relating to the interaction between human activity and the environment, and public
health ethics, which addresses ethical issues in public health, are all examples of bioethics. Research on ethical,
social, and legal concerns that arise in biomedicine and biomedical research is done by bioethicists. They also
teach courses and deliver seminars, contribute to the creation of institutional policies, sit on ethics committees,
and offer consulting and advice on ethical matters.

Nursing Ethics

 A subset of applied ethics known as nursing ethics is concerned with activities in the nursing profession. Many
ethical principles, including beneficence, non-maleficence, and respect for autonomy, are shared by medical
ethics and nursing ethics. It stands out because to its focus on interpersonal interactions, human dignity, and
teamwork in healthcare.

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