Ethical Dilemmas According To The Catholic Church

request to the attending physician that a patient doesn’t want to be resuscitated. (Am Fam

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

Ethical dilemmas occur when there is a disagreement about a situation and all parties involved question how they should behave based on their individual ethical morals. (Newman & Pollnitz, 2005). The dilemma that I will be addressing in this essay involves Michael, recently employed male educator working in the nursery, and parents of a baby enrolled at the centre. The parents have raised concerns about male educators changing their child’s nappy as they have cultural practices that do not allow this practice to take place. This situation is classed as an ethical dilemma as there is a dispute between cultural beliefs and legal requirements within the workplace. There are four parties involved (parents, child, educator and director), all

Although they accept death, religious Jews prohibit active euthanasia and suicide. Furthermore, the decision to remove a mechanical ventilator from a Jew is more complicated. When dealing with this sort of situation, consultation with the physician and family rabbi

Nurses are faced with ethical dilemmas every day. There are a lot of different beliefs surrounding ethics and the code of ethics. Ethics and ethical issues have always existed, that is why they have put in place the code of ethics. The American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Ethics isa guideline to help nurses determine which course of action to pursue. Every minute many ethical decisions are made, some may not comply with guidelines and others the patient’s will never understand. In this case study the nurse is put in an uncomfortable position and has two find a way to comply with the family, the patient, and the doctor’s orders.How can she report to the doctor the information the daughter has told her? How she approached

In the Schiavo case she had a cardiac arrest, triggered by extreme hypokalemia brought on by an eating disorder, this ended up causing her to be in a PVS. She had no say in her care or her dying. Unable to speak and leaving no written orders or thoughts on how she would want to deal with a situation like this it was left up to the family. Eventually it was decided to stop her tube feedings and hydration.

Dying is a process that involves the entire family; that is to say, the family that is defined by the person. The nurse must be aware that this is not only an individual process but a family process. This involves recognizing family dynamics and communication patterns and facilitating healthy interactions.

Ethical implications arise when a situation deals with principles of morality and resolution is neither right nor wrong. Because of the stress and emotion ethical dilemmas present us with; steps have been recognized to help work through determination. Although each and every situation is unique, a framework for problem resolution along with laws for ethical situations has taken effect.

The question of what is truly the nature of justice remains an unanswered question as noted by Bertrand Russell in ‘The History of Western Philosophy’ wherein he notes that Socrates was unable to provide a convincing rebuttal of Glaucon’s arguments on justice, and neither have all the social philosophers since, been able to do. Amartya Sen, in his book ‘The Idea of Justice’, has

A 28 year old female with cerebral palsy and debilitating arthritis is in the hospital for treatment. She is immobile and unable to perform basic tasks on her own. Due to her condition, she is having trouble eating and in order to help, the doctor believes that a feeding tube (PEG tube) should be surgically inserted. When told about the treatment, the patient refuses surgery. She is deemed competent and understands her situation. In this situation, I propose that the care team should respect the wishes of the patient and let her die.

So even though Terri is in a permanent vegetative state, relying on a feeding tube to keep her alive, taking away that feeding tube and letting her starve is killing her which is unethical in almost every ethical theory. Although this patient has no quality of life and is deemed incompetent, since she has been provided a guardian, we should do all things in our power to keep her alive and well as

Families of patients that are being kept alive by machines after the patient is brain dead can be a difficult situation for the family to accept and make the best decisions. Understanding the pain of such an event will allow the family time to cope and deal with the loss and make the right decision. Individuals have their own opinions about end of life care, but ensuring the patient’s wishes are respected can be a difficult scenario because so many emotions are involved.

(Terri Schiavo Case, 2016). Her husband made his decision based on the ethical system of mercy for the living dead and the patient’s desire to die. To him, her not being able to function meant she was dead and her feeding tube was delaying the inevitable. He also felt she would want to die if she was able to communicate it.

Hydration and food is a fundamental staple in our everyday lives that we sometimes take for granted. For a healthy person, nutrition is taken into the body as easily as breathing in air. If a patient is in need of a feeding tube to stay alive is it ethical to not place the tube and let them die? It is devastating to families when a tragedy occurs and their loved one can no longer sustain what was once a simple bodily function, such as eating or drinking. Now, the decision must be made to either keep them alive via feeding tube, or allow them to pass on. This topic continues to stir up an enormous amount of controversy and deserves a great deal of moral and ethical consideration. Tube feeding is a basic care that delivers vital nutrients

“Brad is a production engineer at a bicycle company and part of his job includes inspecting broken bikes and drafting the design repairs for their repair” (Bartlett). Brad is considering replacing a broken brake cable with a more durable material, even though the customer did not request it in their order and specifically requested that “No aesthetic changes be made to the bike” (Bartlett). Brad’s manager suggests that his considered actions would go against the company’s policy of “The customer is always right.” Should Brad disobey the manager and the customer to possibly lose his job or go along with