Within the profession itself, there are many ethical debates, pertaining to medications, such as prescribing psychotropic drugs like antidepressants to adolescents, the correct times to use palliative care at the end of a patient's life, the ethics of emergency contraception and giving 'the morning after pill' and contraception to adolescents without parental consent. For pharmacists engaged in research, the appropriate use of animals in research and whom to include or

COUNSELING Counseling: Case ConceptualizationSubstance use disorder is not a healthy life activity that should be continued at any stage of life. There are only risks associated with this condition since the individual and his family suffer from this addiction. It leads to physical harm such as chronic pains, heart diseases, mental disturbances, physical disabilities, loss of mobility, etc., and creates severe and adverse negative reactions on cognitive functioning. Not only

practitioner in a family medical practice, a physician will see an assortment of ailments. Many inflicted individuals first seek aid in a family practice setting. From that point multiple outcomes and referrals are possible. The treatment can also vary greatly. Treatment can range from a simple dose of antibiotics to surgery. In this aspect, family clinics and physicians are of great importance in American society. Branchial cleft cysts are

Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Business ethics have become an increasingly essential requirement for firms, especially with the ongoing situation of globalization of the world economy. In the long run, corporate-to-corporate ethics of suitable behavior influence the achievement of businesses in a positive way, or have the power to greatly impact the behavior. As a consequence, the downfall of ethical disgrace has appeared both in Europe and in the

Nursing care models serve as important foundations for decision making within the care environment. They influence the scope of tasks nurses engage in as well as how nurses relate to other healthcare professionals and patients in the course of care delivery. Though there may be no one-size-fits-all model, the choice of the appropriate model -- obviously depending on factors such as the nature of the organizational setting and the availability

Ethics Case Study: Medical Law and Ethics Jerry McCall is Dr. William's office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and an LPN. He is handling all of the phone calls at the office while the receptionist is at lunch. During this period of time, a patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium, an antidepressant medication, called in right away to his