Nurse Jackie's Rule Utilitarianism Theory

Organ donation is a significant trend used tremendously in the 21st century. It could benefit everyone, including men, women and newborns. Organ donation is the tissue removal from a body to be transplanted into another. The giver can be either a living donor, someone who is brain dead, or who has recently died. This case study will reflect on Nurse Jackie’s episode in which Nurse George follows a series of actions to save other lives. I’d like to mention briefly for myself; I found these actions to be unethical of him. I will be using the Rule Utilitarianism theory to explain my reasoning for this case. I strongly reason that Utilitarianism is a good theory to implement in the 21st century and is an important approach to ethical decision-making. There are different types of utilitarianism. However, rule utilitarianism will be used to explain my reasoning. This theory states that the right action is which follows with the set of rules, if generally or universally accepted, would maximize utility (Crisp et al. 2011). This type focuses on achieving ultimate maximization of
Deontologists explain that if an action is morally right, it can be seen as a universal law (Burkhardt et al. pg. 43). Deontologists would argue to do the right thing or to do it because it is the right thing to do. George would feel that taking matters into his hands, and he made the right choice because he saved lives. However, I completely disagree with this because if every nurse took things into their hands, why are there rules, regulations, and consent guidelines in a hospital setting? What if the patient had cultural and religious issues concerning organ donation? Utilitarianism is a critical theory that is the basis for many policy-level decisions about the distribution of health care services and can be essential to emergency decisions as well. (Burkhardt et al. pg.