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Ersek/Challenge of Assisted Death
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A 4 page research/ reaction paper that summarizes and offers reaction to an article by Ersek (2004) entitled "The Continuing Challenge of Assisted Death." No additional sources cited.
Filename: khersek.rtf

Essays On Death and Dying
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10 pages worth of short essays on writings related to death and dying. The first reflects on the writings of Volkhart and Michael and their discourse on bereavement. The second considers Waechter's reasoning concerning children and terminal illness. The final essay considers the impact of Moody's book about "near-death" experiences. The primary sources are cited.
Filename: Death2.wps

Establishing an Outpatient Pain Management Clinic
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A 15 page paper discussing the establishment of a freestanding pain management clinic attached to a nursing home but also available for adult day care. The paper discusses pain management philosophies; alternative methods of managing pain; past problems of abuse of pain-killing drugs in the elderly; and the business issues of establishing and maintaining the clinic. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSbizPainClin.rtf

Ethical & Legal Concerns/SNPA
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A 6 page research paper that considers the impact, ethical and legal ramifications of the Safe Nursing and Patient Act of 2005, which is designed to limit the amount of overtime required by employers of their nursing staff. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khnurma3.rtf

Ethical Approach to Practicing on the Newly Dead
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A 3 page paper written from the perspective of weighing options in practicing on the newly dead (intubation, subclavian line insertion, other procedures). The ethics committee will be meeting to determine policy after several instances of premature activity; the purpose here is to suggest an ethical policy. The paper uses the philosophies of Kant and Mill to conclude that the policy should take the form of allowing practice on the newly dead, but only after receiving permission from the nurse assigned to the case at the time of death. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthNewlyDead.rtf

Ethical Challenges of an Aging Society
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A 9 page research paper --8 page report and a 1 page abstract-- that addresses the ethical challenges involved with the demographic dilemma of an aging population. Topics addressed include professional and legal considerations for healthcare practitioners. These issues are examined, first of all, by delineating their relevance to a healthcare manager's professional perspective. Then, the report addresses the concept of professional ideas and values that impact these issues. There is an extensive discussion of ethical obligations and, also, a concluding section on what actions should be undertaken by healthcare practitioners in regards to the future. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khecas.rtf

Ethical Considerations in a Medical Research Project
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This 5 page paper considers the appropriate ethical considerations for a medical research project concerning the use of specialised medical care workers and the impact on both patients and their families. The paper looks at the broad ethics as well as the more specific ethics relevant to this case. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEethicts.wps

Ethical Decision Making
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A 5 page paper evaluating the case of Andrew, an elderly man on life support whose only known relative is an adult who is not competent to make any decisions about his care. The paper proposes an appropriate solution including alternatives, and includes a discussion of the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls as informing decision-making about how to proceed with Andrew’s care. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthDec.rtf

Ethical Decision Making Exercise
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A 6 page paper evaluating the case of Mr. P, an elderly man on life support whose only known relative is an adult who is not competent to make any decisions about his care. The paper proposes an appropriate solution including alternatives, and includes a discussion of the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls as well as guidelines of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) as informing decision-making about how to proceed with Mr. P’s care. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthDec2.rtf

Ethical Decision Making in the ER
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A 9 page paper discussing the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls to inform decision-making in nursing, but perhaps the philosophy of Rawls is most directly applicable to nursing. Though wholly unworkable on a national scale, using Rawls’ philosophy in teaching nursing ethics and values works beautifully with nursing’s reason for being. From the nursing perspective, the “least advantaged member of society” is that one confined to a hospital bed. Ethics of choice does not require a great deal of time to process, for it is intent – rather than outcome – that carries greatest weight in determining the morality and justice of a decision. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthER.rtf