Category: Ethics

Table of Contents Introduction Terminal Cancer Surgical Procedure References Introduction In the given scenario, the nurse is faced with the choice of whether she should provide relief from choking because the patient has a DNR. A DNR order means that healthcare professionals cannot apply “chest compressions, defibrillation, endotracheal intubation, assisted ventilation, or cardiotonic drugs” to…

Table of Contents Ethical Problem Ethical and Communication Approaches Ethical Principles Conclusion References Vaccines have often been used to boost young children’s immunity, generally below 3 years. Regarding the non-maleficence principle, the vaccination process does not harm children but instead enhances their immunity. Children are able to behave in a stable health system and would…

Introduction The subjects of withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments are one of the most ethnically and morally complex issues in the healthcare industry. Advances in technology and medical sciences have raised several ethical dilemmas. The most common issues raised include the concept of the sanctity of life, the definition of “futile treatment”, and what “a…

Conflicts Between Ethics and Obamacare / Trumpcare The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was introduced by Obama to improve access to health care services and promote their quality, focusing primarily on adults aged between 19 and 64 years. It allowed more than 25 million previously uninsured persons to provide themselves with medical care.…

Table of Contents Introduction The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: Some History Concerning the Ethical Issues: Patient’s Consent The Positive Experience: Rethinking the Approved Principles The Impact on Modern IRB: Changes in the Accepted Course The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment and the Today Research Standards Conclusion Introduction In terms of ethics, healthcare and healthcare research issues seem to…

Table of Contents Introduction Overview of the Case Study (Incident 10) Analysis of the Ethical Issues in the Case Study Using the Ethical Decision-Making Model to Analyze the Case Study Effectiveness of Communication Approaches in the Case Study Resolving the Ethical Dilemma by Applying Ethical Principles Conclusion References Introduction During their medical career, health professionals…

Table of Contents Introduction Principles of ethical pain management The ethical model, care quality, and patient outcomes The ethical model in practice Conclusion References Introduction The article by Bernhofer is devoted to the issue of pain management, which the author characterizes as elusive. The reason being, the perception of pain severity and the necessary amount…

Table of Contents Introduction Clinical Ethics Business Ethics Law Conclusion References Introduction The phenomenon of ethics is a big concern in the health care sector. A lot of efforts and literature have been directed towards clinical ethics. However, there are other forms of ethics, which are of great importance and have attracted little attention. These…

Latest advancements in transplantations of aborted fetal tissue portend an increase in demand for embryos as a resource of donor cells. Aborted fetal tissue is already being transplanted into individuals to manage health problems like diabetes and other illnesses. Such tissue has the potential to be effective in the process of developing cures for several…

The human brain is one of the most gripping fields for research. However, it has not been studied in detail yet. The lack of thorough investigation of the brain has resulted from the lack of means to make the research possible. Nowadays, scientists have become enabled to look insight the braincase, thanks to new methods,…