Abstract Investigation of four case studies linked on the common ground of pregnancy‚ medical conditions affecting the fetus or mother and the decision to terminate pregnancy have been explored through various perspectives and avenues. The application of ethics throughout one’s daily life is essential; ensuring ethics of the highest standards are in place when dealing with the health‚ well-being and quality of an individual life are vital to render humanity. Discussed are concepts involving the
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nursing practice (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://pageburstls.elsevier.com Daley‚ K. A. (2013). If you were in charge‚ what would RN practice look like? []. The American Nurse. Retrieved from http://www.theamericannurse.org/?p=4433 Florence Nightingale pledge. (1893). Retrieved from http://nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/WhereWeComeFrom/FlorenceNightingalePledge.aspx Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing leading change advancing health. Retrieved from http://www
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are it will end the patient’s and family’s suffering‚ patients will have the option to die in dignity‚ and the choice to live or die should be legal. Although some physicians argue it is in direct violation to the Hippocratic Oath and it is unethical to kill a patient‚ the Hippocratic Oath is outdated and it is more unethical to leave a patient in pain when all other pain management options fail. In the first place‚ if physician assisted suicide is legalized‚ it will help end the suffering of
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traced back to the time of the development of some selected code of ethics. Professional codes in the West typically follow the Hippocratic tradition (Veatch‚ 19997) which is often acknowledged by both physicians and lay people as the foundation of medical ethics for physicians in the west. Among the Christian cultures‚ a new version of the Hippocratic oath called the oath According to Hippocrates insofar as a Christian may swear it (Jones‚ 1924)‚ emerged for Christian physicians with some changes
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Physician assisted suicide is defined as suicide committed by a terminally ill person with help from another person. This subject causes many controversies of ethical and moral issues. Some of these issues are that it violates the doctors Hippocratic Oath‚ suicide is ruled wrong in many religions‚ and some even say it degrades the value of human life. However‚ physician assisted suicide should be legalized because it offers terminally ill people an opportunity for a peaceful death and allows a
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worldwide because‚ for one‚ abortion is murder‚ it’s unsafe and also this practice goes against the oath and religious
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Brianna Coleman Professor Wayne Urffer Ethics (Monday‚ 1pm) 20 November 2012 Euthanasia On a daily bases we are faced with many ethical issues. In today’s society‚ ethical dilemmas are seen as relative. What happens when you have to make a dire decision that does not only effect you‚ but the people around you. What happens when you have to make a decision for a chronically ill loved one? How do you handle the situation? In the case of Euthanasia‚ there is no room for error or for extreme
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Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? April J. Bundy Ethical Decision Making in Heath Care January 22‚ 2012 Betraying Trust or Providing Good Care? The Hippocratic Oath‚ taken by all healthcare professionals states that‚ “What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men‚ which on no account one must spread abroad‚ I will keep to myself‚ holding such things shameful to be spoken about. I will respect the privacy of my patients
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Shuster‚ E. (1997). Fifty years later: The significance of the Nuremberg Code. New England Journal of Medicine‚ 337(20)‚ 1436–1440. doi:10.1056/nejm199711133372006 Tyson‚ P. (2001‚ March 27). The Hippocratic Oath today. Retrieved 21 February 2015‚ from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/hippocratic-oath-today.html Venes‚ D. (Ed.). (2009). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (21st ed.) (pp. 250‚ 1594). United States: F. A. Davis Company.
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art of compassion and caring in a creative way. Creativity allows nurses to individualize nursing care. Through science‚ nurses obtain the skills and technology they rely on to achieve each patient ’s optimal health ("Nursing"‚ n.d.). Florence Nightingale became a nurse because she wanted to help those less fortunate. Her compassion and concern gave her the motivation she needed to help others. She strived to improve nursing and the lives of those she touched (Isler‚ 1970). Living in an area with
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