Geen “professional judgment”, maar “judgment van professionals”? Naschrift

Relationship between Professional Identity, Gender & Ethical Judgment of Auditors

Background: The professional identity and gender of the auditors are among the factors that can affect and change the ethical judgment of external auditors. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of professional identity on ethical judgment and to investigate the mediating role of gender in this influence. Method: The method of this research is descriptive-survey of ...

Judgment

The concept of a judgment as a logical action which introduces new information into a deductive system is examined. This leads to a way of mathematically representing implication which is distinct from the familiar material implication, according to which “If A then B” is considered to be equivalent to “B or not-A”. This leads, in turn, to a resolution of the paradox of the raven.

Is a Determinant Judgment Really a Judgment?

HIPAA and patient care: the role for professional judgment.

Federal health privacy regulations, commonly known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations, came into effect in April 2003. Many clinicians and institutions have relied on consultants and risk managers to tell them how to implement these regulations. Much of the controversy and confusion over the HIPAA regulations concern so-called incidental disclosures. ...

Resurrecting autonomy during resuscitation--the concept of professional substituted judgment.

The urgency of the resuscitation and the impaired ability of the patient to make a reasonable autonomous decision both conspire against adequate consideration of the principles of medical ethics. Informed consent is usually not possible for these reasons and this leads many to consider that consent is not required for resuscitation, because resuscitation brings benefit and prevents harm and bec...