Ethics Case Studies

The problem solving methods that might be helpful to assist Jerry in making an ethical decision would be to establish trust with the patient and become aware of the problem. Then analyze the problems and decide on a plan with the patient. He will then want to make sure he reinforces the commitment to the patient and activate the plan. Last, he will follow through with the task and monitor everything until the situation is taken care of.

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

The implications of this affected thinking on assisted death and suicide. The biological and integrative definition of death was not able to be applied as consistently as neocortical brain death. Also, the slippery-slope argument against Pojman and Puccetti’s definition framed it as if personhood and body were connected, when they were actually separate. Neocortical brain death also had favourable implications regarding organ transplant because of the number of organs that would become available if this position was readily accepted. By using an argument by analogy, I was also able to demonstrate that this definition was in agreement with utilitarianism, deontology, and the general public against the biological whole brain definition. In doing so, the implications of the Pojman-Puccetti position were favourable regarding the neocortical brain death

There are methods in the justification of aiding in the death of an impaired infant. Engelhardt outlines that there is a distinction between aiding the death of adult and children. The question of status is also explored to determine that children are neither self-possessed nor responsible. The concept of Injury of Continued Existence is given to look at the potential person the infant might become if allowed to exist. These examples are provided to give a thorough evaluation of a child before the decision is made whether or not to prolong life.

Nurses are faced with ethical issues and dilemmas on a regular basis. Nurses must understand his or her values and morals to be able to deal adequately with the ethical issues he or she is faced with. Some ethical issues nurses are exposed to may be more difficult than others and the ethical decision making process is learned over time.

The personhood of somebody on the edges of life is a major controversial issue resulting from the modern advancements in medicine and is one of the main concerns of bioethics. Society seems to be split on the issue of whether individuals in the fetal or brain-dead comatose state are defined by the term of persons. While these individuals are in fact humans in the factual, biological sense, the controversy people have is whether they satisfy the evaluative term of a person which would grant them the right to life. As a result of this disagreement of the personhood status of these individuals, there is in turn disagreement on how they should be treated medically and whether and under which circumstances is it morally acceptable to perform an

In this case scenario I would do my job and give them out to the families that have a limited income and cannot afford them. If one sees that they are coming to the expiration date soon then I would believe that it is okay to take them home then, but these samples are for those less fortunate. It is ethically correct to not take the samples home unless they are about to expire and be wasted, but only then. Legally it is not yours to take home it is for the patients.

Natural law theory permits almost no exceptions when it comes to its ardent belief that life, starting from conception is sacred (n.d). The fetus should have the right life. At the very moment of fertilization a new human being is formed. A woman decides whether she wants to have

Through the words of Thomson, the argument of determining the implementation of life exists. Thomson examines the conflict between practicality and impracticality. Practicality stands on empiricism where science- based beliefs as factual concrete information structures the overall argument of pro- choice. Impracticality stands on faith where it could be argued that religious- based knowledge serves as concrete information to defend pre- life. In my essay I will argue Thomson’s claim of the special cases in which abortion is acceptable and challenge the morality of deciding the fate of a human life who does now have a voice of input.

Abortion is highly controversial and there is quite the debate over the ethics of abortion. The question is does the fetus have the same rights as an adult, so that it has the same right to not be killed. There are many debates on whether or not a fetus is human. Those who believe that there is no life related to a fetus then they believe that it has no rights. On the flip side, others may argue that abortion is the killing of an innocent human life. The question, “When does life begin?” appears over and over again throughout these debates and within cultures.Thompson believes that the question of whether a fetus have the same rights as a human being is irrelevant. Even if the fetus had all the rights of an adult human being, it would still be permissible to abort it.

John Finnis, in his article A Philosophical Case Against Euthanasia, provides a compelling theoretical framework through which to view contemporary discourse surrounding euthanasia. First, this paper will draw on Finnis' position in order to establish the natural law understanding of the intrinsic value of human life. It will be argued that the right to life comes from a source other than the individual who is alive, or his family or caregivers, granting it either implicitly or explicitly. It will further be argued that the individual's duty not to have oneself euthanized, or euthanize another, is not an incident of any special responsibility that one assumes or undertakes, but is a straightforward incident of an ordinary duty everyone owes his

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The ethical dilemma is a situation by which it’s difficult to determine whether a situation is can be handled without disappointing both sides. Therefore, an ethical dilemma exists when the right thing to do is clear or when members of the healthcare team cannot agree on the right thing to do. Ethical dilemmas require negotiation of different points of view (potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall 2011pg 78).

Professionals in every field are always confronted with some kind of ethical issues. It has however been noted that these ethical issues become high in magnitude and extent when public officials are involved. Due to the involvement of human life, an industry like healthcare holds ethics in highest regard. Even though these healthcare practitioners are highly trained to deal with issues of these kinds, their decisions can sometimes have a lasting impact on their professional and personal lives (Edwards 2009).

The author goes on reflecting on the idea that, given the scientific advancements and the increase of irreligious societies in the West, most americans doubt the existence of an afterlife, and thus indicating that the terror of death is more prominent than the perpetual sanctity of life. Hence, the current belief in the medical field, “judging by public opinion and the decision of the law courts”, is that any sign of life should be preserved at all costs. Lambert goes ahead and presents the two different instances where life is preserved at any cost. She indicates that it doesn’t matter whether it is a tragically malformed infant or a very old person whose faculties are no longer working. “the spark of life must be kept glowing”. Her personal opinion in the matter is nothing but