feel better; do no harm”. So it should be clear in our mind that‚ if we cannot treat a patient then we should not harm also and we should not be involved in contribution of making the condition more worse. This statement is also included in the Hippocratic Oath that a doctor must take after his graduation from medicine‚ which states “I will not be ashamed to say “I know not‚” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery”. The article starts
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John is under great distress and great pain understandably speaking and although we respect and honor his decision there is an ethical dilemma to the lethal treatment he so desperately seeks. First‚ we must address the Hippocratic Oath of our doctors who administered an oath to not take part in suicide or killings of their patience. There is a moral and ethical dilemma in a physician’s direct action that leads to the death of their patient‚ even if the individual state has allowed such practice
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physician assisted suicide has its the pros‚ it also has its cons. First‚ it violates the doctor’s hippocratic oath. According to Dictionary.com Hppocratc oath‚ “an oath stating the obligations and proper conduct of doctors‚ formerly taken by those beginning medical practice”. This is an oath all doctors take. The oath that has been made up with a lot of thought‚ so why negate such an important oath? The oath considers human life as sacred; therefore‚ commanding respect. The consent to end one’s life from
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Socrates and Aristotle were both Greek philosophers who contributed philosophies. Socrates believed that all people contained real knowledge within them and that self critical examination was needed to bring this knowledge out. Socrates once stated‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In this philosophical idea‚ Socrates is suggesting that an individual‚ who chooses to not think about their own actions‚ does not truly care about their own life. Aristotle believed in the concept of examining
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Electronic Medical Records and Confidentiality Issues Abstract Electronic Medical Records save health care facilities thousands of dollars every year‚ and this accounts for the cost of the electronic system itself! Major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Louisiana‚ showcase the benefits of the electronic medical record system. Electronic medical records are stored throughout the country so that if a tragic/unplanned event occurred‚ it won’t destroy the health care
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action? Is it ethically correct to do this? Dr. Mathis was quite certain in having no remorse for doing such a thing‚ for he believed it did not raise any direct ethical or moral issues. He even believed this did not cause a violation to the Hippocratic Oath. For him‚ the principle of non-maleficence applied because he could no longer hurt the patient‚ Mr. Swensen since he was already dead. By doing the fraud‚ he only corrected an injustice done to him since he was being framed. But‚ can this be
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numbness pains” as if drugged‚ addressing a nightingale about the reasons of its happiness “being too happy in thine happiness” The nightingale which can be seen as an image of freedom and eternal life “immortal bird”‚ appears to be a gateway through which the poet wants to experience pure bliss. The poet wants to get drunk “O‚ for a draught of vintage”‚ to be able to take him away and disappear from this world and further comes to criticise the nightingale as he “… never known‚ the weariness‚ the fever
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Law and Ethics essay For the purpose of this assignment I will look at the legal and ethical aspects involved in the following scenario and this will be discussed. I will take into consideration both the deontological and consequentialism theory. Laws relevant to this scenario will be looked at. Scenario To maintain confidentiality the name of the patient has been changed. The patient D is 60 years old male who had kidney cancer he had been admitted to the hospital for further treatment. On
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and Dennis 2008) stated that “In the 5th century BC‚ the Hippocratic Oath was considered to be the beginning‚ if not the foundation of a medical code of ethics”. Medical ethics are considered to be the study of law and professionalism in the healthcare field. As many of the words spoken today derive from the Greek language‚ the study of medicine and the moral basis of ethics do too. However it can be concluded from the Hippocratic Oath that the study of medicine has become more informal and
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and ethnic backgrounds. Even the Islamic hospitals employed staff from Christian‚ Jewish and other marginal backgrounds. After reading a portion of Conduct of a Physician I came across this passage which is in some way the Islamic for of the Hippocratic Oath (Howard‚ 1997). “Scientists are accountable to God for their activities‚ they are required both to serve the community and to protect and promote its ethical and moral institutions. The way they use science‚ therefore‚ must reflect the values
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