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Ethical Issues/Neonatal Death
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An 8 page research paper that discusses end-of-life ethical issues in regards to neonates in the NICU. This discussion of medical ethics is framed by a scenario that concerns providing nursing care for a premature neonate with multiple congenital anomalies who is on full life support management, infant Clara. This discussion uses the facts of this scenario as a springboard to considering broader ethical issues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khclnicu.rtf

Ethical Values in Nursing
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A 5 page paper discussing whether it is possible to teach ethics and ethical values in nursing. The answer is a resounding yes, of course. In support of that position, the paper discusses the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls. While Kant and Mill (the categorical imperative and “the greater good”) provide a sound basis, the philosophy of Rawls is seen as being most directly applicable to teaching ethics in nursing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthics.rtf

Ethical, Legal Views on Healthcare
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A 4 page research paper that offers tutorial advice to the student in regards to writing a reaction paper responding to questions pertaining to ethical and legal views on healthcare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khtuetle.rtf

Ethical, Philosophical and Moral Issues in the Delivery of Health Care
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A 15 page analysis of the numerous issues interlacing health care delivery. The author observes that while these issues are most often addressed from a strictly business approach, a philosophical analysis is often warranted. The utilitarian philosophies of John Stewart Mill are compared with John Rawls’ two principles of justice, principles that contend that a concentration on the "greater good" can equate to a "tyranny of the majority". Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPmedEt1.rtf

Ethics and Laws/Healthcare Organizations
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses ethics and legality, which are concepts that are integrally related, but not necessarily synonymous, particularly within the scope of divergent cultural situations. In general, laws institutionalize what the majority of people in a culture recognize to be ethical conduct. However, what is considered to be ethical conduct can differ greatly between culture. Interpreting the subject of ethics, and particularly bioethics, within the framework provided by national laws that are not necessarily congruent is becoming increasingly problematic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khethlaw.rtf

Ethics in Health Care Practice
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This 4 page paper looks at various aspects of health care ethics. Should health care be a right? How might a health care professional deal with the issue of euthanasia? These and other issues are explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA709hth.rtf

Ethics in Nursing
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This 5 page report discusses how, in school, it may seem as though "ethics," fall into some clear cut areas, and we might nod a little to ourselves, thinking we have a rough handle on the types of moral decisions we might be considering during our professional lives This author suggests that another layer of parameters exists concerning elder abuse, due to our societal influence of "determined respect." The inherent societal overlay may detract us from getting accurate information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWrneth.rtf

Ethics in Nursing
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A 10 page paper examining the applicability of the philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls for decision-making in nursing. Today's nurses face decisions and situations that were not technologically possible only a few years ago, and they are called on to make decisions in realms that were barely considered a generation ago and did not exist earlier in the last century. The old (and some still living) philosophers provide a framework in which to approach decision-making and emerge with sound, ethical and moral decisions even though the specific situation at hand may appear to be quite thorny. Though any specific situation is likely to be complex, the old philosophers can help to illuminate the proper decision path. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: KSnursEth2.rtf

Ethics, Blood Transfusions & Jehovah's Witnesses
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A 7 page research paper that discusses how to go about resolving ethical dilemmas in nursing. The writer centers this discussion around the conflicting values that cases involving Jehovah's Witness patient generate, as these patients are bound by their religion to refuse blood transfusions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khjwseth.rtf

Euthanasia and Applied Ethics
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A 4 page paper which discusses the concern of euthanasia as it involves applied ethics today. The essays examined are "Active and Passive Euthanasia" by James Rachels, "Buddhist Views of Suicide and Euthanasia" by Carl B. Becker, and "The Survival Lottery" by John Harris. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAeutheth.wps