Professional Ethics in the Clinical Practice of Perinatal Medicine

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Frank A. Chervenak ◽  
Laurence B. McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Perinatal Medicine

scholarly journals Correlation of Students’ Academic Achievements at a Professional Course of Ethics and Pediatrics Clinical Practice at Mizan-Tepi University, South Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2110037
Author(s):  
Lalisa Chewaka Gamtessa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Clinical Nursing

Nursing is a respect for dignity and treating every person equally. Qualifying competent and ethical nurses requires the incorporation of a professional code of ethics with clinical nursing practice. However, no study was conducted on the relationship between professional ethics and clinical nursing practice. Therefore this study aimed to determine correlation between professional ethics and pediatrics clinical practice from an achievement perspective. Accordingly, cross-sectional study design was conducted at Mizan-Tepi University using nursing students’ academic achievements at professional ethics and pediatric practice. Collected data were entered into Epi info 7. SPSS version 21.0 was used to calculate spearman’s rho correlation ( rs) and coefficient of determination ( R2) at P  < .05. A total of 316 study participants comprising of 209 (66.14%) male and 107 (33.86%) female nursing students included in the current study. Nursing students’ academic achievements at professional ethics was significantly and positively associated with achievements at pediatrics clinical practice ( rs  = 0.4-0.6), P < .001. Linear regression results revealed 25% to 26.7% coefficient determination for regular students and 18% to 22.9% for summer nursing students. To sum up, there was a significant positive association between achievements of students at professional ethics and pediatrics clinical practice. Therefore increasing students’ academic achievement in professional ethics can further improve their achievements at pediatrics clinical practice. However, academic achievement in professional ethics explained 22.35% of the variability in achievements at pediatric clinical practice. 77.65% of the variability in pediatrics clinical practice was due to other factors that deserve another study.

Ethical Concerns in Clinical Practice Supervision

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Scofield ◽  
Barbara J. Scofield
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Ethical Concerns

These are those students whose skills and facilitative behaviors in clinical practice are so lacking that failure to effectively address this situation would be a breech of professional ethics. The problem is outlined, variables that compound the difficulty of the issue are presented, and a number of preventive measures are suggested.

Multicentric studies of the fetal neurobehavior by KANET test

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Kurjak ◽  
Panos Antsaklis ◽  
Milan Stanojevic ◽  
Radu Vladareanu ◽  
Simona Vladareanu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Neurological Impairment ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Perinatal Medicine ◽  
The Past ◽  
4D Ultrasound

AbstractAssessment of fetal neurobehavior and detection of neurological impairment prenatally has been a great challenge in perinatal medicine. The evolution of four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound not only enabled a better visualization of fetal anatomy but also allowed the study of fetal behavior in real time. Kurjak Antenatal Neurodevelopmental Test (KANET) was developed for the assessment of fetal neurobehavior and the detection of neurological disorders, based on the assessment of the fetus by application of 4D ultrasound in the same way that a neonate is assessed postnatally. KANET is a method that has been applied for the past 10 years and studies show that it is a strong diagnostic tool and can be introduced into everyday clinical practice. We present all data from studies performed up to now on KANET.

Professional Ethics: are we on the wrong track?

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Anne Scott
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Moral Philosophy ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Code Of Practice ◽  
Ethics Teaching ◽  
Critical Understanding ◽  
Nursing Standard

Are we on the wrong track, in terms of our expectations of a code of practice, professional ethics teaching or the wider field of moral philosophy, in our search for clear answers to the ethical problems that arise in clinical practice; or are we simply wrong in believing that there are always clear answers? This article examines a particular case, an account of which appeared in Nursing Standard at the end of 1996. The conclusion reached is that we are likely to be misguided in assuming that there are always clear, straightforward answers to the ethical problems of clinical practice. However, more than a fleeting acquaintance with the field of ethics may help us to begin to think with greater clarity about what we do and why we do it. The hope is that this might lead to considered, humane practice by design, with the critical understanding and support of our professional peers and employers.

Violence against trainees: urgent ethical challenges for medical educators and academic leaders in perinatal medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 728-732
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Ayala-Yáñez ◽  
Regina Ruíz-López ◽  
Laurence B. McCullough ◽  
Frank A. Chervenak
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Personal Safety ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Web Searches ◽  
Perinatal Medicine ◽  
Ethical Obligation ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Critical Appraisal Tool ◽  
Medical Educators

AbstractObjectivesViolence against medical trainees confronts medical educators and academic leaders in perinatal medicine with urgent ethical challenges. Despite their evident importance, these ethical challenges have not received sufficient attention. The purpose of this paper is to provide an ethical framework to respond to these ethical challenges.MethodsWe used an existing critical appraisal tool to conduct a scholarly review, to identify publications on the ethical challenges of violence against trainees. We conducted web searches to identify reports of violence against trainees in Mexico. Drawing on professional ethics in perinatal medicine, we describe an ethical framework that is unique in the literature on violence against trainees in its appeal to the professional virtue of self-sacrifice and its justified limits.ResultsOur search identified no previous publications that address the ethical challenges of violence against trainees. We identified reports of violence and their limitations. The ethical framework is based on the professional virtue of self-sacrifice in professional ethics in perinatal medicine. This virtue creates the ethical obligation of trainees to accept reasonable risks of life and health but not unreasonable risks. Society has the ethical obligation to protect trainees from these unreasonable risks. Medical educators should protect personal safety. Academic leaders should develop and implement policies to provide such protection. Institutions of government should provide effective law enforcement and fair trials of those accused of violence against trainees. International societies should promulgate ethics statements that can be applied to violence against trainees. By protecting trainees, medical educators and academic leaders in perinatology will also protect pregnant, fetal, and neonatal patients.ConclusionsThis paper is the first to provide an ethical framework, based on the professional virtue of self-sacrifice and its justified limits, to guide medical educators and academic leaders in perinatal medicine who confront ethical challenges of violence against their trainees.

scholarly journals The development of ethical guidelines for nurses’ collegiality using the Delphi method

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Kangasniemi ◽  
Katariina Arala ◽  
Eve Becker ◽  
Anna Suutarla ◽  
Toni Haapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Delphi Panel ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Agreement Rate ◽  
Working Models ◽  
Online Panels

Background: Nurses’ collegiality is topical because patient care is complicated, requiring shared knowledge and working methods. Nurses’ collaboration has been supported by a number of different working models, but there has been less focus on ethics. Aim: This study aimed to develop nurses’ collegiality guidelines using the Delphi method. Method: Two online panels of Finnish experts, with 35 and 40 members, used the four-step Delphi method in December 2013 and January 2014. They reformulated the items of nurses’ collegiality identified by the literature and rated based on validity and importance. Content analysis and descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data, and the nurses’ collegiality guidelines were formulated. Ethical considerations: Organizational approval was received, and an informed consent was obtained from all participants. Information about the voluntary nature of participation was provided. Results: During the first Delphi panel round, a number of items were reformulated and added, resulting in 32 reformulated items. As a result of the second round, 8 of the 32 items scored an agreement rate of more than 75%, with the most rated item being collegiality means that professionals respect each other. The item with second highest rating was collegiality has a common objective: what is best for patients, followed by the third highest which was professional ethics is the basis of collegiality. Conclusion: Nurses’ collegiality and its content are well recognized in clinical practice but seldom studied. Collegiality can be supported by guidelines, and nurses working in clinical practice, together with teachers and managers, have shared responsibilities to support and develop it. More research in different nursing environments is needed to improve understanding of the content and practice of nursing collegiality.

Ethical Teaching of Psychology: One Department's Attempts at Self-Regulation

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Hogan ◽  
Allan J. Kimmel
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Ethical Climate ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Teaching Ethics ◽  
Ethical Teaching ◽  
Teaching Of Psychology ◽  
Ethics Code ◽  
Ethics Of Teaching

Despite a renewed interest in professional ethics, the focus on ethics in psychology has been predominantly limited to the domains of research and clinical practice. We argue that there is need for further research and action on teaching ethics. We describe the experience of our department in addressing the ethics of teaching through the development of a departmental ethics code and a departmental ethics committee. Based on this attempt at selfregulation, we provide recommendations for improving the ethical climate in academe.

The miR-21 potential of serving as a biomarker for liver diseases in clinical practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 2295-2305
Author(s):  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Dandan Li ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Rongxue Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Hepatic Disease ◽  
Noninvasive Detection ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Expected Performance ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
Disease Condition ◽  
Complex Regulatory Network

The role of miR-21 in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases, together with the possibility of detecting microRNA in the circulation, makes miR-21 a potential biomarker for noninvasive detection. In this review, we summarize the potential utility of extracellular miR-21 in the clinical management of hepatic disease patients and compared it with the current clinical practice. MiR-21 shows screening and prognostic value for liver cancer. In liver cirrhosis, miR-21 may serve as a biomarker for the differentiating diagnosis and prognosis. MiR-21 is also a potential biomarker for the severity of hepatitis. We elucidate the disease condition under which miR-21 testing can reach the expected performance. Though miR-21 is a key regulator of liver diseases, microRNAs coordinate with each other in the complex regulatory network. As a result, the performance of miR-21 is better when combined with other microRNAs or classical biomarkers under certain clinical circumstances.

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