Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Darren Monaco Darton State College Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment Withholding and withdrawing treatment is the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment that the patient does not desire‚ either because of a perceived disproportionate burden on the patient or family members or for other reasons (Butts & Rich‚ 2013‚ p. 264). Withholding and withdrawing treatment is a major ethical dilemma for healthcare providers and family members alike. The
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prognostic or diagnostic medical information if believe will be detrimental to patient’s well-being. The belief of withholding medical information can be viewed as physicians fulfilling their obligations to act honorably and to promoting patient’s overall well-being. The practice of nondisclosure was established by Western medical ethics‚ such as Percival’s Medical Ethics‚ which promotes withholding medical information to minimized patient’s distress. The American Medical Association AMA Code of Medical
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Doctors advise pregnant woman who are using drugs to substitute their drug of choice with methadone treatment because the baby can suffer from severe withdrawal symptoms in the womb. Doctors will closely examine the mother and baby. It is much better for the soon to be mother to be on methadone rather than any other drug because it is less stress on the baby. Some states offer residential treatment‚ homes for the homeless in severe cases. One specific program offers sterilization for men and women
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this topic; Meaning I understand both pros and cons of evidence-based treatment. Although‚ I can say this discussion encouraged me to think more about the importance of evidence-based treatment. There are many pros to using evidence-based treatment. First and foremost‚ I think the most beneficial part of using evidence based treatment is that since there is proof of success with the treatment both the client and therapist can have confidence in the treatment. I think that it is especially important
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past decade‚ the media has broadcasted many reports of inmate abuse. By subjecting prisoners to unfair treatment by guards and inhumane living conditions‚ the United States criminal justice system violates the “nor cruel and unusual punishment” clause of the eighth amendment. (Mrs. Brown has approved this introduction) The system should hold prison guards accountable for excessive or vicious treatment of prisoners. Guards do not possess the right to hit or harm inmates unless it is reasonable‚ given
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authority in government to withhold information from general public Some information the public has the right to know while other information is better to be withheld. There are plenty of reasons why it is better not revealing information. Withholding information that may put the population in danger would be better than revealing information which would bring chaos. On the flipside‚ transparency and honesty between the government and the public are very important. Transparency is essential
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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