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Bioethics in Nursing, 2005.
Examines issues of confidentiality and patients' autonomy in the field of nursing.
1,259 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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The American Nurses Association says that patients or individuals make decisions on how they act or want to be treated, based on their cultural beliefs and cultural values. This paper shows that nurses and other health workers need to draw their own ethical reactions or responses to patients' decisions on the principles of bioethics. The paper examines two of these principles which concern autonomy and confidentiality.
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"But the individual and his preferences or rights do not occur all alone in all situations. Quite often, these rights or preferences coexist with the distinct rights of other individuals affected by them, wherein an individual's preference may override or be overriden by the rights of others in the same community (Schroeter). Examples include attacks of bioterrorism and epidemics, which can limit an individual's right to autonomy. In cases of epidemic, the individual may be subjected to isolation, which in turn restricts or limits the infected person's right to the freedom of movement."
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Ethics in Nursing.
This paper discuses various ethical codes and the concept of beneficence as applied to the nursing profession.
945 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that traditional bioethics places its primary focus on respect for autonomy; but, on a broader perspective, traditional bioethics rejects extreme individualism and individual rights in fostering a healing environment. The author reviews the Ana Code, pointing out its statement of respecting persons as the fundamental ethical principle or value underlying nursing care: Respect for individual autonomy and self-determination and for individuals as interconnected members of the same human community. The paper relates that principle of beneficence simultaneously interplays with non-malfeasance in nursing care, coming out of preventing harm, removing harm or promoting good; but conflicts in values between nurse and patient do occur including financial reimbursement, approved services, laws covering the reporting of sexually transmitted diseases or abuse and protocols regarding the sources of orders or commands.
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"This current state does not mean that quality services and access have become incongruent with managed care, but that the goals of cost containment and survival values in the competitive environment in the health care market have tipped the balance and outweighed values, which put fundamental emphasis on respect or individuals and fair access to care for all who needed it.Those who hold the reins today even refer to managed care as "managed utilization" or "managed cost"."
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Bioethics, 2004.
A discussion of the article, ?Bioethics, Public Health, and Firearm-Related Violence: Missing Links Between Bioethics and Public Health".
1,115 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This is an analysis of the concepts, treatment, and findings of a paper, entitled ?Bioethics, Public Health, and Firearm-Related Violence: Missing Links Between Bioethics and Public Health". The writer looks at the arguments, their rationality, and impact on current American society. The author powerfully criticizes the negligence of the practitioners of bioethics in addressing the more important issues of concern to their science.
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"It is agreed that practitioners have neglected the more serious issues concerning public health and should be more interested in them than the more superficial and less serious issues. Public health, social medicine and community health sciences deserve a lot of these practitioners? time and attention in the form of honest-to-goodness investigative work and purposeful resolution of problems, especially firearm-related violence in these fields. Besides physicians who are the first to confront victims of combat wounds and gun-related injuries or deaths, it is the bioethics practitioner who must exhibit the strongest concern over the prevalence of such violence in the US."
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Utilitarian Bioethics, 2006.
This paper discusses the philosophy of utilitarian bioethics in reference to the management of medical resources.
1,655 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that utilitarian bioethics directs health care resources to people who have the most potential of contributing to society. The author argues that utilitarian bioethics is putting patients and standards of health care at risk by making the most vulnerable people such as the poor, handicapped, elderly and disabled at the greatest risk of not receiving advanced and costly medical care. The paper relates that utilitarian bioethics, which were originally introduced by Jeremy Bentham in 1789, do not adhere to any moral value or acknowledge the sanctity of life; therefore, it is easy for a utilitarian to justify ideas that make most ethicists cringe.
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"So far, we have examined extreme cases and ideas governed by the Utilitarian movement. In its everyday use, this ideology is terrifying, because it affects so many people. In the past the Hippocratic Oath directive guided physicians to do everything medically necessary to keep a patient alive as long as possible. This was not always the best course of action for a patient and started the idea of patient autonomy. Autonomy gives the patient the right to refuse care if he or she desires. As an example, being dependent on a medical machine to prolong life is not what many people want."
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Bioethics, 2001.
An in-depth look at the development of bioethics over the years.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper examines bioethics by discussing the emergence of the term "bioethics" and the phenomena that is now referred to as bioethics. It proceeds to explore the controversies surrounding issues such as abortion, euthanasia, human research subjects, human cloning and genetic engineering.
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"Bioethics is a term that has emerged on the American scene during the last half of the twentieth century and has become a familiar controversial term ever since. This term literally is defined as "the ethics of life" (DiGiacomo & Shannon, 1979, p.1). This is a broad definition that consists of many realms of thinking and beliefs. In other words, what do we believe is right and wrong when it comes to the ethics of how we deal with human life? Undoubtedly, this is why bioethics has become a widespread and controversial topic in America and around the world. It is a fascinating topic, but who is to truly say what is right and wrong when it comes to human life? In a world in which subjectivity and tolerance in diverse beliefs is becoming the norm of society, some bioethical topics can become unanswerable questions. Though the court system of America has specific laws towards some of these issues, the law continues to change and evolve as beliefs of the people continue to change and evolve; this will be discussed in more detail as we continue."
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Bioethics and Abortive Procedures, 2002.
A look at "The Foundations of Bioethics" by H. Tristram Engelhardt.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten page paper looks at the book The Foundations of Bioethics by H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr and discusses certain issues within the book such as abortion and how ethics and morals codes such as liberalism and conservatism can affect the outcome of views.
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Bioethics, 2006.
This paper discusses the medical field of bioethics.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The paper answers in numerical format questions regarding the application of bioethics in various medical fields. The different topics briefly discussed in line with the above include autonomy and the inter-sexed, maternal-fetal conflicts, organ transplantation, assisted reproduction, euthanasia, genetic revolution and the use of xenotransplantation and infants in transplantation.
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"Dreger's statement that "One person's abnormality is another person's life" must be looked at from two perspectives: the normal versus pathological and the full spectrum of normality. The first perspective groups persons into these groups based on defined norms, such as laboratory norms and absence of criteria defining a certain pathology. In contrast, the second perspective uses no such dichotomy; rather, it accepts the different variants of normality. An inherent feature of modern medicine, the "ideal" norm is a state of health, where the person is free of any disease or congenital or inherited abnormalities. The latter, especially where anatomical variants are concerned, is sometimes prone to norms set by cultural and social biases that may adversely affect medical treatment decision-making."
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Asian Bioethics, 2002.
The dilemmas Hindu and Buddhist Bioethics face in the West.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 19 sources, $ 178.95
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This paper argues ethical beliefs of Buddhists and Hindus against those of Western bioethics.
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"Jewish Bioethics", 2002.
This paper reviews the work "Jewish Bioethics" by Fred Rosner.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This review examines how Rosner sees the moral connections and constraints between modern medicine and Jewish philosophy. It gives references from the Talmud, specifically to the patient-doctor relationship and how that is of the highest importance. It also discusses various ethical questions and gives brief interpretations.
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"Dr. Fred Rosner collaborates with Rabbi David Bleich in Jewish Bioethics to bring together nine reknown medical and rabbinic experts from the field of medical sciences and Jewish Law. They address many of the questions and ethical considerations regarding the advances in medical science today (Rosner, 1979). Some of the issues discussed are euthanasia, defining the precise moment of death, ?test tube? procreation, abortion, sex-change operations, cloning, genetic engineering, and medical experiments on human subjects. According to Jewish Law, medical science must subordinate itself to the ethical and legal imperatives of the faith (Rosner, 1979)."
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The Bioethics of John Kass, 2004.
This paper discusses the bioethics beliefs of John Kass, especially regarding birth defects.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that Kass is very much opposed to the notion of interfering with nature, as well as producing a separate standard of existence for children who are born with defects. The author points out that Kass believes that, by terminating a pregnancy just because the child has a birth defect, is like saying that all society is only good if everyone is perfect and ?normal? and suggests that individuals who are disabled are somehow less than acceptable and worthy. The paper stresses the importance of examining each case on a unique and personal basis before offering generalizations about what is good and what is right.
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"The government does not have the right to determine whether it is ok or not for someone to give birth to a child with defects, who might face a life of nothing but suffering. If your choice is to raise that child from cradle to grave, that is a decision that you can make for yourself. Regardless of whether the child is biologically or physically deficient, one takes risks when they endeavor to reproduce and have children."
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Abortion, Justice and Bioethics, 2002.
Examines the issue of abortion in terms of justice and bioethics.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper asks the question: When is performing an abortion just or unjust to the mother and when is it just or unjust to the fetus?
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Bioethics and Dementia, 2002.
Looks at the ethics surrounding the choice of euthanasia for people sufferering from dementia.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the questions relating to bioethics and dementia: Specifically, is euthanasia acceptable for people with dementia or Alzheimer's disease? And, is it ethical or are there ethical alternatives?
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Human Cloning and Bioethics., 2002.
A debate of human cloning from an ethical point of view.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 44.95
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A 5-page bioethical debate on human cloning.
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Bioethics, 1999.
Examines difficult ethical issues in life extension, medical technology, in vitro fertilization, genetic engineering and epidemic work.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, $ 63.95
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"Advances in medicine and biology offer great possibilities for future medical procedures and for entirely new procedures such as genetic splicing to create new forms of life for good or ill.
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"Advances in medicine and biology offer great possibilities for future medical procedures and for entirely new procedures such as genetic splicing to create new forms of life for good or ill. These new possibilities bring with them great responsibility and require that experimentation and development in biology be conducted following ethical precepts. The issues raised are not simple and are not easily answered, making it all the more vital that critical thinking be developed and applied to issues of bioethics.
It is necessary to apply critical thinking even to the determination of what underlying ethical structure to apply. There are those who believe that there is a natural law that is to be followed in making these decisions and that we have to be true to nature in making our ethical decisions, while others argue ..."
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Bioethics, 2001.
Examines policy questions & clinical decisions; research & applications; genetic engineering; recombenant drugs; cloning. Debate over technology.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 55.95
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" Bioethics is the examination of policy questions and clinical decisions that have to be made because of advances in medical and other biotechnologies. It represents an attempt to decide what values ought to guide the practice, application, and development of biotechnological techniques, processes, and products in agriculture, health care, food processing and distribution, waste management, chemical and other engineering fields and endeavors. In health care and medical practice alone, a number of controversial issues in this larger context have been identified: abortion of defective fetuses, termination of heroic measures that will prolong life, removal of life support and other systems that also prolong life, surgical and other interventions in the case of severely damaged infants and others, allowing individuals to determine the span of their own..."
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