Volume 9, Issue 1 (2013)
Ethics International
Ethical issues and concerns presented in this issue represent some of the most diverse of any of the prior issues. Yet, there is a certain connectivity to that which involves humans. In Ghana, Appiah-Agyekum and Kayi explore the concept of vicarious liability among 400 healthcare workers in healthcare facilities. Their study revealed that healthcare workers in Ghana had limited knowledge of vicarious liability. As a result, in some instances, patients were subjected to treatment without consent and wrong diagnoses, to name a few. Authors share that patients' rights are still not as protected as they should be. Read more...
Front Matter
Ethics International
Sheila P. Davis
Articles
Breaking Silence: Underreported Child Abuse in the Healthcare Setting
Kimberly Eads BSN, RN
Commentary on The Ethics of Clinical Trials in Africa
Lynnette Nathalie Lyzwinski, Jordan Sang, Christina Caviglia, and Pamela Lai
Cultural Barriers To Maternal Health Care In Rural Bangladesh
Lori Maria Walton DPT, Ph.D and Bassima Schbley MSW, Ph.D.
Do You See Me? Ethical Considerations of the Homeless
Jennie A. Gunn, Gulenia Rikabi, and Carroll Gunn Huebner
Ethics of Shared Decision-Making for Advanced Heart Failure Patients
Catherine Lauridsen RN, BSN
Knowledge and Awareness of Vicarious Liability: Views of Healthcare Workers in Ghana
Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum and Esinam Afi Kayi
Maternal Healthcare in Bangladesh and Gender Equity: A Review Article
Lori Maria Walton DPT, Ph.D and Bassima Schbley MSW, Ph.D.
Nurse’s Awareness of Hearing Impaired Patients’ Communication Needs
Brett K. Kemker Ph.D.; Virginia Lois Sumrall RN, Ph.D.; Charles G. Marx Au.D.; and Edward L. Goshorn Ph.D.
Preventive Nutrition in Nazi Germany: A Public Health Commentary
Basil H. Aboul-Enein MSc, MPH, MA
Terminator Technology: Appraising Biotechnologists’ Claim to Feed the World
Jonathan Okeke Chimakonam Ph.D.
The ‘NEW’ Online Journal of Health Ethics
Readers, beginning with this current issue, the Online Journal of Health Ethics, has transitioned to the Aquila platform as its host at The University of Southern Mississippi. Know that we remain committed to being a quality open access journal that provides ethical issues from the international community. Since its inception eight years ago, we have presented articles from most countries of the world. As we move to this new era, we are pleased to announce that we will add a new component to the journal as it relates to ethics and law. Our new associate editor, Dr. Mary E. O’Keefe of The University of Texas Medical Branch has agreed to lead out in this endeavor. Please join us in welcoming her to the journal.
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