Explain The Challenges Of Applied Ethics
Discussion 4: Challenges of Applied Ethics/Ethical Decision Making/Ethics of Distribution Actions for Discussion 4: Challenges of Applied Ethics/Ethical Decision Making/Ethics of Distribution
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ASSIGNMENT:
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Part 1
1. With the Information Age, communication and access to information has been made easier and faster. These new dynamics allow us to develop greater knowledge and use of technologies. Therefore, do you agree that our responsibility to minimize unanticipated consequences is now greater than ever? Why?
- Yes I agree, I believe that it is our responsibility as we …show more content…
We have access to doctors via skype. For example with access to websites such as WebMD, people begin to self-diagnose (although most of the time incorrectly) almost anything we believe we have, we have access to answers and have a better understanding of the diagnosis that are written and can find a common ground with people all over the world who may have the same diagnosis as us. We are connecting to people in different ways and accessing our health in new ways each day.
2. Would you agree that given the new and ever-changing technological dynamics, a new global culture is evolving and possibly a future that we may be able to control? Do you recognize some threats to this social phenomenon? What set of values (individual or social) should be at the center of decisions?
- I think that technology is a wonderful thing and also a horrible thing. It is about what life was like before things like cell phones …show more content…
The pros of RN are that they have the ability to administer drugs and they have a better understanding of diagnosis's and physiological side effects to drugs/treatment. MAT's only require a few number of hours in order to begin working in an assisted living home, where they would have the ability to administer medication, if they were to administer medication incorrectly it would be a direct reflection on the nurse, whether they are on duty or not. (Morrison & Furlong, 2014) The con of requiring RNs in all facilities is the payroll increases, and this takes away from the number of people a facility can house.
3. On what ethical grounds would a practitioner "hold the patient hostage" by hesitating to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration?
a. Artificial nutrition or hydration are used to "restore someone's health." There is no universal need for artificial nutrition and hydration to sustain life. The usage of these substances are specific to each patient and depends on the prognosis of the patient. (Morrison & Furlong, 2014) A practitioner would use their ethical judgment on whether they should continue to administer artificial nutrition or hydration if a patients does not have a family and they are in a coma, and there is no one available to make a decision for them, or if the family can’t be reached.
Click here to start your thread. Make sure you read both articles and cover most questions.
ASSIGNMENT:
You must show a word count! You are required to have a minimum of 350 to 400 words!
Part 1
1. With the Information Age, communication and access to information has been made easier and faster. These new dynamics allow us to develop greater knowledge and use of technologies. Therefore, do you agree that our responsibility to minimize unanticipated consequences is now greater than ever? Why?
- Yes I agree, I believe that it is our responsibility as we …show more content…
We have access to doctors via skype. For example with access to websites such as WebMD, people begin to self-diagnose (although most of the time incorrectly) almost anything we believe we have, we have access to answers and have a better understanding of the diagnosis that are written and can find a common ground with people all over the world who may have the same diagnosis as us. We are connecting to people in different ways and accessing our health in new ways each day.
2. Would you agree that given the new and ever-changing technological dynamics, a new global culture is evolving and possibly a future that we may be able to control? Do you recognize some threats to this social phenomenon? What set of values (individual or social) should be at the center of decisions?
- I think that technology is a wonderful thing and also a horrible thing. It is about what life was like before things like cell phones …show more content…
The pros of RN are that they have the ability to administer drugs and they have a better understanding of diagnosis's and physiological side effects to drugs/treatment. MAT's only require a few number of hours in order to begin working in an assisted living home, where they would have the ability to administer medication, if they were to administer medication incorrectly it would be a direct reflection on the nurse, whether they are on duty or not. (Morrison & Furlong, 2014) The con of requiring RNs in all facilities is the payroll increases, and this takes away from the number of people a facility can house.
3. On what ethical grounds would a practitioner "hold the patient hostage" by hesitating to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration?
a. Artificial nutrition or hydration are used to "restore someone's health." There is no universal need for artificial nutrition and hydration to sustain life. The usage of these substances are specific to each patient and depends on the prognosis of the patient. (Morrison & Furlong, 2014) A practitioner would use their ethical judgment on whether they should continue to administer artificial nutrition or hydration if a patients does not have a family and they are in a coma, and there is no one available to make a decision for them, or if the family can’t be reached.