However, the competence for giving consent is not exercised by every individual patient (example, mental ill patient and a minor). ... NMC (2008) code of conduct asserts that a registered healthcare professional must make the care of a patient her priority in every situation. Therefore, every health care professional own to every patient a duty of care. ... Health care professionals, have a legal and ethical obligation to maintaining the sense of duty of care to the patient and patient family. ... The ethical principle of non-maleficence (Beauchamp and Childress, 1989) suggests that harm shoul...

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With the decision in Colorado to legalize marijuana not only for medical use, but for recreational use as well and Washington State considering the same, the question arises: Is marijuana legalization right for America? My own view is that in the case of a medical necessity, possibly, if there are no other alternatives, but in the case of recreational use absolutely not. This paper will weigh the pros and cons on each side of this debate and show that although there may be some benefit to legalization, the negative repercussions far outweigh those benefits. One of the premises that advocates f...

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