public health ethics is a field that covers both factual and ethical issues in health policy and science, and has positive obligations to improve the well-being of populations and reduce social inequalities. it is obvious that various philosophies and moral theories can differently shape the framework of public health ethics. for this reason, the present study reviewed theories of justice in or...

John Rawls's Theory of Justice has been widely and correctly recognized as a tremendous intellectual accomplishment. It has been applauded as a comprehensive and satisfying approach to the problem of defining justice. Health policy analysts and medical ethicists have thus been inspired to apply Rawls's principles to various health care issues. The result has not been greater coherence in approa...

Background: Organizational commitment has attracted the attention of many researchers as one of the main issues in managing the organizations. Therefore, the study of this concept requires the consideration of numerous influential factors. In this regard, the present study was conducted to analyze the relationship between professional ethics, organizational commitment, and organizational justic...

We extend the moral approbation model of ethical decision-making, and suggest that establishing moral intention is influenced by perceptions of the fairness/justice of the act and by feelings of guilt for performing the act. Issues of high perceived importance of an ethical issue (PIE) are proposed to have stronger links from perceptions of fairness to moral intentions, while issues low in PIE ...

Background: Unethical behavior among nurses is gradually becoming a serious problem in the health sector of Nigeria and this call for urgent concern. However, it may be associated with issues inside health care organizations. This therefore prompted this study to investigate the relationship between role ambiguity, organizational justice and unethical behavior among nurses. Methods: The study ...

Individuals with FASD exhibit deficits in many domains that can include memory, learning, behavioural inhibition, executive functioning, interpersonal skills, and language. These deficits have serious implications for affected persons when they become engaged in the legal system. In 2004, Moore and Green reviewed case law and psychological literature which suggested that FASD-related deficits p...

Multi-word lexical units are a typical feature of specialized dictionaries, in particular monolingual and bilingual maritime dictionaries. The paper studies the concept of the multi-word lexical unit and considers the similarities and differences of their selection and presentation in monolingual and bilingual maritime dictionaries. The work analyses such issues as the classification of multi-w...