Virtue Ethical Theories

In the case of Jani McMath, her parents, family, the court, as well as the medical staff, are all faced with the ethical dilemma of whether or not to pull the plug. Who has her best interest in mind? How do we know? We would assume her family because they are the closest ones to her, but the truth is that McMath is incapable of making the decision for herself; therefore, whether her life is preserved or not is left in the hands of others. She could have wanted the plugged pulled; then again, she could have wanted her family to be strong and continue to fight for her life.

There are some ethical dilemmas evident in this scenario, starting with an End of life dilemma, refusal of care and informed consent.“End of

According to Thelen (2005), one of the prevalent ethical issues physicians and nurses face in clinical practice has got to do with end-of-life decision making. Common dilemmas in this case as I have already pointed out in the introductory section include decisions revolving around the withdrawal of treatment in the end-of-life care. From an ethical and medical perspective, withdrawing treatment in end-of-life care can in some instances be considered both acceptable

Take the case of Sabine, a 71 year old woman with mild ID and behavioral problems. She was regularly aggressive and had her own apartment in an assisted living center with daily supervision. Sabine was diagnosed with stomach cancer. An ethical conflict arose almost immediately because she had a deep fear of hospitals and mistrusted doctors. She refused to go to the hospital for any treatments, and though her relatives and caregivers tried to calm her fears and even offered medications to help he anxiety she continued to refuse. Ultimately, after they believed they had explained the seriousness of the situation to her the best they could, she was allowed to make her own decision. Sabine refused help, treatment, and even the medication offered to her. She succumbed to her illness at home. Her social worker struggled wish the decision stating, “You have to let go and accept that Sabine has her own say. . . . But it is always difficult to determine whether she is capable of making these decisions or

The first scenario I will like to write about is from the video Advance Care and Planning, the case of Mary, Helen and Steven. According to the notes from PowerPoint slides on “Ethics and Aging,” death is viewed with a negative connotation, even considering it taboo, and some feel speaking about death might trigger a tragic life event (Wong, 5). This might be the reason why Steven, 32, might not have an Advance Care Plan nor a Power of Attorney for Personal Care as indicated by the video. As one of the members of the hospital ethics committee, I would talk to the Helen and Mary first about Steven, and figure out through them what Steven would consider to be a good quality of life. I would then try to convince both women that the quality of

This case is about 55 years old Mrs. Celeste with an end-stage lung disease. Currently, she is unconscious and is under aggressive life support. The health care team feels that she will not be able to be off of the ventilator, and that she had actually, although there is no proof, told the physician that she did not want to be on life support if there were no other choices. Since Mrs. Celeste did not assign anyone to hold her power of attorney, the doctors turn to her four children. Three of the children are religious and believe that a miracle is possible, and that she should not be taken off of life support, and she should be left as she is. One of her children, who is different from the other three, believes that her mother should be taken off of life support and should be left to die comfortably. In this paper, I will first state my stance as to why Mrs. Celeste should be taken off of life support using ethical concepts. I will then debate about possible counterarguments, and explain any sociological concept related to this case. I will conclude with how this case should be handled and, how it could be applied to related cases.

To apply the moral theory to Janice’s case, we must consider the possible actions the physician can take and find the utility of them both. Then, we can determine which action the physician is morally obligated to do. There really are only two actions that the physician can perform: administer the life-ending drug, or not administer the life ending drug. If the drug is administered, Janice will die. Her pain will end, and before she dies, she will feel some pleasure that the physician is carrying out her wishes and that she will no longer need to be a burden to her family, but some sadness (pain) to have to leave her family behind . The physician, having to perform this operation, feels pleased to follow Janice’s wishes and see her out of

Medical professionals are frequently confronted to make ethical decisions about life and death matters when giving aid to individuals and families. Ethical decisions need to be considered in a wider context than personal, professional and ethical principles. When making the decision, nurses and other health care providers should try to look from the viewpoint of the patient and the patient’s family by standing in their shoes. The author describes futile treatment as when there is 10% or below success rate for survival. Michael Li believes that the crucial decision of withdrawing or withholding treatment is not only up to the doctors, but should be deliberated with the patient and the family as early as possible so that they are able to contemplate

Christian virtue remains a stable reality, something which firmly establishes in believers the capacity to accomplish those deeds which are worthy of the Kingdom of God. Virtue ethics seeks to cultivate a good life, or seeks to answer, “what kind of person should I be?” but It seems to me virtue ethics is more accurate at exploring the deeper complexity of the human person and divine ordering of things.

Health care providers are often confronted by various ethical dilemmas in their course of practice. When a person’s values and beliefs conflicts with another person’s values and beliefs, an ethical dilemma occurs. An example of an ethical dilemma in a healthcare setting is when a nurse interacts with an elderly woman who is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and hears that she is in a lot of pain and wishes to end her sufferings. When confronting this issue, it is beneficial to follow Jonsen’s Model of case-based approach to ethical decision-making. The model consists of four paradigms that provide a framework for analyzing a clinical ethical situation and propose a potential solution. The four paradigms are medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, and contextual features.

Shouldn’t the parents have asked if what Andrea is experiencing is, in fact, absolutely terrible, before they decided that active euthanasia is best option for her (autonomy)? Just because she cannot be a moral agent that does not mean that her wishes and concerns are not important. With support from parents and health care team, the nine-year-old girl would definitely be able to express how she feels and what she would like to do. The two moral agents, the parents and the physician, seemed to have forgotten that the decision they are making was for Andrea.

Research question: What makes the decision of the medical ethics team better than the life of the patient?

2. Ethical Theories used to justify Anglo-American’s Obligation to the ethical issue in Chilean Mines

Virtue Ethics is focusing on a person's character and not on the nature or consequences of the specific action taken,Virtue ethics, or moral ethics, is one of the theories of normative ethics. Virtue ethics focuses on the moral subject, that is, the motivator of the act, the character of the moral subject as the driving force of ethical behavior. And the teleology, the greatest difference between the obligations of virtue, moral ethics is not in accordance with a single standard to determine whether the behavior is in line with the moral, but from the overall judgment. In order to understand ethics, we must understand what makes people a virtuous person.but in my view

All along the history of man, there has been that big question of who or what determines what is moral. Ethics started to take shape when man began to question his actions and the reasons surrounding those actions. Am I doing the right thing? How do I know if it is the right? In a bid to explain the different ways in which individuals view morality, ethical theories evolved. There are five main theories; Intuitionism, Consequentialism, Deontological theory, Virtue ethics and Natural law. For the sake of this discussion, I will be focusing on Virtue Ethics. According to Aristotle, a virtue is “a trait of mind and character that helps us achieve a good life”. (Routledge, ND) Aristotle, like his predecessors, Socrates and Plato,