Introduction: This essay will look at an ethical dilemma encountered in clinical practice while working as a clinical research nurse as part of a lung cancer research team. This essay will give a background to the subject area‚ look at the potential impact of this dilemma on clinical research and identify evidence based potential solutions to the dilemma. Methods of implementing the potential solutions into practice will then be outlined. The NMC (2008‚ p. 6) Code of Conduct states that as a nurse
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Ethical Dilemma An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant. She does not want to kill her unborn child but feels like there is no other option besides having an abortion. There are many reasons that one would decide upon getting an abortion and against having one. This ethical dilemma along with
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Medical Devices For many patients‚ medical devices deliver valuable relief from critical‚ yet failing‚ anatomical mechanisms within their body. An implantable cardioverter – defibrillator (ICD) is one such device that‚ when implanted into the upper left torso‚ delivers high voltage jolts of electricity to patients who are at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. Ultimately‚ they have the potential capacity to resynchronize one’s cardiac rhythm to the extent that imminent death may be averted. Although
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Intercontinental Clothing Distributors has paid cash dividends every year since the company was founded in 1990. The dividends have steadily increased from $0.05 per share to the latest dividend declaration of $1.00 per share. The board of directors is eager to continue this trend despite the fact that earnings fell significantly during the recent quarter as a result of worsening economic conditions and increased competition. The chair of the board proposes a solution. She suggests a 5% stock dividend
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References: Ghosh‚ Madanmohan‚ and John Whalley. 2008. "State Owned Enterprises‚ Shirking and Trade Liberalization." Economic Modelling 25‚ no. 6 : 1206-15. Harman‚ Gilbert. 1999. "Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology: Virtue Ethics and the Fundamental Attribution Error." Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 99‚ no. Article Type: research-article / Full publication date: 1999 / Copyright © 1999 The Aristotelian Society : 315-31
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of and those against the practice‚ human euthanasia spurs the most conflict within political circles‚ differing cultural and religious attitudes‚ and the health care system. I will be defending Tom L. Beauchamp’s theory that euthanasia is ethically moral and sometimes permissible. Beauchamp’s theory states that if voluntary passive euthanasia is sometimes permissible‚ then voluntary active euthanasia is sometimes permissible. Voluntary passive euthanasia is when a patient refuses treatment‚ such
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According to Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good
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Animal testing is an ethical dilemma as it is using animals‚ which are other living creatures to profit humankind‚ when they are incapable of giving assent. Over 115 million animals are burned‚ crippled‚ poisoned‚ and abused in labs every year for any scientific experiment or test. This topic was chosen as it is one of the most controversial issues throughout the world. They raise ethical issues‚ as George Bernard Shaw‚ a political activist has said “The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is
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Avalanche! : A Fracture in the Snow‚ a Fracture to Business. * In response to the ethical dilemma posed at: http://www.globalethics.org/dilemmas/Amazing-Run-or-Avalanche/26/ Every day‚ we are faced with decisions that need to be satisfied. However‚ the way we make these decisions involves a more complex understanding of the situation than simply answering “yes” or “no”. Mike‚ a guide at Ultimate Ski Expeditions‚ Inc. is no different when it comes to his decision at hand. A simple
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of life support in someone who is dying is not euthanasia at all – not even ‘passive’ euthanasia – but acceptable‚ humane‚ and an often necessary part of everyday medical practice” (Orr‚ Schiedermayer‚ & Biebel‚ 1990‚ p. 152). More succinctly‚ Jochemsen has said: “Stopping disproportional medical treatment has always been good medical practice” (Jochemsen‚ 1996‚ p.
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