Case study Nursing Ethics 19(4) 581–589 ª The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav 10.1177/0969733012448348 nej.sagepub.com Pediatric consent: Case study analysis using a principles approach Adaorah NU Azotam Villanova University‚ USA Abstract This article will explore pediatric consent through the analysis of a clinical case study using the principles of biomedical ethics approach. Application of the principles of autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence
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what were the principal investigators‚ the participants (gender‚ race‚ age)‚ why and how did this study end. The original study of the Tuskegee research was a disreputable medical experiment carried out in the United States between 1932 and 1972‚ in which almost 400 black Americans with syphilis were offered no medical treatment‚ allowing researchers to see the course of the disease. The events of the Tuskegee research triggered extensive values of legislation‚ including the National Research
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and withdrawing treatment is a major ethical dilemma for healthcare providers and family members alike. The majority of Americans do not have an advanced directive in place. An advanced directive is a written expression of a person’s wishes about medical care‚ especially care during a terminal or critical illness (Butts & Rich‚ 2013‚ p. 255). Advanced directives can be self-written instructions or prepared by someone else as instructed by the patient. These will become instructions about their future
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Ethical Health Care Issues Paper HCS/545 July 28‚ 2014 Shawna Butler In the last decade‚ the debate over the ethics of organ and transplant allocation has intensified and the attention sensationalized in the media. At the core of this issue‚ critical questions remain. They include but are not limited to those regarding economics‚ race‚ and geographic inequity and about the moral relevance and weight of geography‚ economics‚ and other disparities and inequities in transplant
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Competency 724.7.2 Continuing Competency in Nursing Marisha Grimley Course Mentor March 04‚ 2012 Nursing Roles and Value The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a case study addressing ethical leadership‚ analyzing application of standardized code of ethics on nursing practice‚ and discussing issues in safety for quality patient care. This paper will support the importance of confidentiality when discussing protected patient information. In addition‚ the need for continuing education and training for
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this were instigated for precisely this reason‚ to prevent providers from running roughshod over patient’s rights. Code of Ethics Not only does the nurse have a legal obligation to advocate for the patient‚ but an ethical one as well. Statement three in the ANA code of ethics mandates that: “The nurse promotes‚ advocates for‚ and
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References: American Nurses Association. (2000). Code of ethics for nurses: Draft nine. [on-line]. Available: http://www.ana.org/ethics/code9.pdf Appelbaum‚ P. S.‚ Lidz‚ C. W.‚ & Meisel‚ J. D. (1987). Informed consent: Legal theory and clinical practice. New York: Oxford University Press. Cummins‚ R. O. (Ed.). (1994). Textbook of advanced
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their pain‚ by killing them. Is this murder? I believe it is; Dr. Kevorkian killed his victims. He had their permission‚ but nonetheless‚ he ended their lives. DNR is different. Why should we have to stay alive or suffer? There comes a time when medical technology is just impending in the grand scheme of life. What ’s wrong with death? What are we so afraid of? Why can ’t we treat death with a certain amount of humanity‚ dignity‚ and decency? Whether the patient believes in an afterlife or not‚ death
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In my research of Euthanasia‚ you can pretty much consider euthanasia as basically suicide because it gives the person the option to decide how and the time when their life should end‚ even if it is their own decision or someone else such as a family member or a physician that makes the decision because their unable to make the choice to end their life. There are many types of euthanasia; Voluntary euthanasia‚ which is assisted suicide‚ Involuntary euthanasia‚ which is the decision to end someone’s
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Cited: Chapple‚ A.‚and S. Ziebland. “What People Close to Death Say About Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Qualitative Study.” Journal of Medical Ethics 32.12 (2006): 706-710 Gunderson‚ Martin. “A Right to Suicide Does Not Entail a Right to Assisted Death.” Journal of Medical Ethics 23.1 (1997): 51-54 Zaritszky‚ John‚ dir. Documentary. The Suicide Tourist‚ 2009. Youtube. Web. 6 Jul. 2010. “Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide.” Drexel University.(n.d.). Web. 9
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