Category: Ethics

  • Obesity in Afro-Americans: Ethics of Intervention

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Considerations and Plan to Protect Human Rights Limitation of Proposed Study Implications for Practice Conclusion References Introduction Nowadays, black people in the United States of America face the problem of obesity. Approximately forty percent of Afro-American citizens (between sixty and ninety years old) have significant overweight issues. The following paper…

  • Euthanasia for Terminally Ill and Religious Ethics

    Table of Contents Introduction Christianity and Buddhism: Comparing Major Canons and Beliefs Disease Interpretation in the Context of Christian Worldview Malady Perception in the Context of Buddhist Worldview Personal Judgments Conclusion References Introduction The present study investigates the case of an attorney from Oregon named George who is in his fifties and has been recently…

  • Medical Law and Ethics. Increased Claims

    Table of Contents Introduction Medical Malpractice Ethical Component Recommendations References Introduction The case of medical malpractice under examination describes the inappropriate actions of health care professionals that resulted in the patient’s death. In 2001, Arturo Iturralde went to HMC, a Hawaiian state-owned hospital. He was diagnosed with degenerative spondylolisthesis and scheduled for surgery after several…

  • Ethical Practices in Nursing Healthcare

    Ethics refer to principles that govern the character, conduct, or attitude of a person. The field of healthcare is not an exception when it comes to ethics. In the 1950s, the American Nurses Association (ANA) created the Code of Ethics, which contained guidelines and standards followed by the nurses (Joseph et al., 2020). The Code…

  • Nurses’ Ethics: The Main Principles

    The scenario in which the doctor does not allow the patient to ask questions about the treatment or procedures performed on his body concerns autonomy and justice. The first principle of nurses’ ethics involves that all patients have rights to know about the possible risks and consequences of the procedure since it is they who…

  • Ethical Issues in Healthcare Delivery

    Changing Reality of an Older Population The United States has recorded unprecedented demographic changes within the past three decades. The number of elderly people in the country is on the rise. Within the next 30 years, the number might double to over 80 million. The aging population will definitely change the country’s demographics. Unfortunately, the…

  • Euthanasia for Terminally Ill and Religious Ethics

    Table of Contents Introduction Christianity and Buddhism: Comparing Major Canons and Beliefs Disease Interpretation in the Context of Christian Worldview Malady Perception in the Context of Buddhist Worldview Personal Judgments Conclusion References Introduction The present study investigates the case of an attorney from Oregon named George who is in his fifties and has been recently…

  • Research on the Ethics of Patient Autonomy

    Recently, there has been an increasing need for expanding patient autonomy within the care process in order to make it more efficient and less time-consuming. Patient autonomy refers to the right of patients to make sound decisions regarding their medical care without involving care providers in influencing the decision. The debate about patient autonomy has…

  • Applying Ethical Frame Works Into Practice

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical implications of a breach of confidentiality Ethical principles of confidentiality Reasonable alternative to the dilemma The ethics committee’s Approach to the dilemma References Introduction Confidentiality is receiving information that is personal and confidential from an individual and not passing it to another person without the consent of the person you…

  • Healing and Autonomy: Four Medical Ethics Principles

    Medical Indications: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence James, an eight-year-old boy, was accepted to a medical facility with kidney failure and elevated blood pressure. The condition was acute enough to suggest immediate dialysis as a temporary measure. The boy’s parents decided to forego the treatment, and the patient was let go. After two days, James was readmitted…