Recent Blog Posts
New AVMA Ethics Policy Reveals Flaws
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) decides on the principles, guidelines, and overall ethics that veterinarians in the United States must abide by. The Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics were recently approved and updated, and veterinarians are seeing some flaws in the new policy. The AVMA’s ethics principles concerning end-of-life considerations show some troubling… Read More »
Pharmacist’s License Suspended For Drug Diversion
Pharmacists have to act in a moral manner at all times. They handle drugs on a daily basis and therefore need to be ethical in their dealings. This means not diverting medications for their own use. However, the urge to steal prescription drugs is strong when a person has constant, unrestricted access to them…. Read More »
Can You Lose Your Nursing License If You Seek Substance Abuse Treatment?
It’s not easy to work a job in the medical field. Dealing with patients can be draining. Not only are they stressed out, but nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals often work extremely long shifts (12 hours or more), so they’re exhausted. To stay alert or calm their nerves, many medical professionals turn to… Read More »
Professional Engineer’s Poor Design Of Home Cost $800K
As a professional engineer, clients put a lot of trust in you to build safe buildings. This is especially true for homes. Nobody wants to live in an unsafe home that is not structurally sound. Unfortunately, this happened to a Rhode Island resident. The home was so defective that it had to be demolished,… Read More »
Social Media Ethics In Real Estate
Social media is rampant nowadays. It seems like almost everyone is on some site, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok. Social media is an amazing tool for marketing a business. It allows you to reach millions of people with just one post. This is especially true in the real estate industry…. Read More »
3 Charged With Florida Licensing Cheating Scheme
Cheating is never good or moral. Whether you cheat on a test in school or in the real world in order to advance in your career, you’re facing a huge risk if you get caught. You could fail a class or even be expelled from school. In the real world, you could get your… Read More »
Doing The Right Thing For Pets
For the most part, pet owners love their cats, dogs, birds, and other animals like they’re family. However, things can get complicated when they experience life changes. For example, a pet owner may lose their job and have to downsize from a home to an apartment. If they can’t take Fido with them, they… Read More »
What Professional Engineers Need To Know About Generative AI
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably know about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it is being used in all sorts of industries and professions. Many people even use it for everyday tasks such as generating emails and creating shopping lists. Generative AI is taking over many professions, so as a… Read More »
Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas
The workplace can bring about various ethical dilemmas. You may be an accountant who feels like they have a duty to fudge their client’s financial numbers to make them look more favorable. Or maybe you found out that a colleague used a company credit card for personal items. These are issues that can make… Read More »
Real Estate Agent Didn’t Breach Fiduciary Duty, Court Rules
When someone goes wrong with the purchase or sale of a home, many people are quick to blame the real estate agent involved. However, the agent is not always at fault, especially when the client has an obligation to fully read and understand the terms of a contract they are signing. A woman hired… Read More »
