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Patient Autonomy, 2004.
A look at the argument for patient autonomy.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the meaning and significance of patient autonomy and the way in which it relates to medical paternalism. It attempts to show how the case for patient autonomy is not only ethically valid, but also essential for the moral and practical balance in the medical profession. It also explores how underlying this view is the fact that the issue of patient autonomy does not exist in isolation or in the medical field alone, but relates to other issues and ethical problems in the society at large. These larger issues refer to various forms of control and authoritarianism, which act against personal liberty and freedom.
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"The concept of and motivation for patient autonomy is best understood by understanding the meaning of the term medical paternity. Paternity is a concept that is allied to a wider and predominantly contemporary problem, namely the world wide reaction against forms of control and dominance from persons, associations or groups that are not transparent and open in their dealings. The term paternalism carries with it many loaded meanings based on restriction and control, particularly pertaining to information. The term has been deconstructed in many spheres, including the field of medicine. This deconstruction aims at exposing the hidden layers of hegemony and biased authoritarianism that the term implies."
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The Doctrine of Informed Consent and Patient Autonomy, 2008.
Looks the doctrine of informed consent and patient autonomy as applied to modern medical ethics.
2,795 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper explains that the doctrine of informed consent and patient autonomy emphasizes the dilemma that modern medicine experiences when faced with the issue of a patient's right and autonomy to decide what is going to be done to his or her own body once he or she is committed to a healthcare unit. The paper then points out that the once unquestionable acceptance that the patient should leave him or herself completely in the care of the medical staff seems to be outdated. The paper then goes on to define the concepts of patient's right of patient autonomy and the physician's obligation of informed consent. The issue may appear to be simple; however, there are many aspects to this doctrine. These are discussed in the paper.
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"Wear also identifies many other aspects and medical situations where informed consent and patient autonomy can be harmful from a medical point of view, rather than beneficial. According to Wear, the two bioethics concepts can be termed as 'fast ethics', as in 'fast food', that is, a compromise between real ethical principles and no principles at all. Wear emphasizes thus that the ethos itself and its functionality may be seriously undermined in such cases where the doctors are confronted with the spontaneous behavior of the patients who are confronted with the truth about a serious illness or condition."
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Patient's Autonomy, 2002.
A critical view of the deliberative model with regards to patients' autonomy and the role of physicians.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper claims that patients' autonomy can be meaningfully enhanced through physicians' beneficence. Drawing on the deliberative model and the concept of autonomy, the paper argues that a patient is more active and hence autonomous when the physician is also active.
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Patient Autonomy, 2008.
This paper discusses the patient's right to refuse medications.
788 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 28.95
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The paper reveals that a patient has the right to refuse medical treatment of any kind, no matter how serious the consequences may be. The paper discusses how nurses have the necessary competence to succeed in gaining the patient's compliance. The paper looks at strategies the nurses utilize to gain compliance that not only respect patient autonomy but strengthen the relationship between nurse and patient.
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"According to Beauchamp and Childress (2001, p. 58), "personal autonomy is, at minimum, self-rule that is free from both controlling interference by others and from limitations, such as inadequate understanding that prevent meaningful choice". Immediately the question arises about whether certain patients are just not capable of meaningful choice. For example, patients with dementia and certain psychiatric problems would not seem to be able to make good decisions. However, hospitalization itself interferes with autonomy. Because of autonomy, each patient needs to be respected as well as being involved in all care decisions. In addition, each patient's independence is to be encouraged (Harris, 2005). The patient needs to be able to engage in reasoning, understanding, and making an independent decision. Even patients in mental institutions who have been declared legally incompetent are still able to make a number of autonomous choices including refusing to take medication (Wirshing, et al., 1998,)."
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"Why Doctors Should Intervene", 2004.
Review of Terrance Ackerman's article about patient autonomy.
1,212 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper summarizes the main points presented in Terrence Ackerman's article on patient autonomy. The paper supports Ackerman's contention that there are times when patient autonomy and a policy of non-interference are not sufficiently broad enough to address the real needs of the patient. Under these conditions, it is argued, it is the duty of the attending physician to intervene and take control of the patient's medical treatment.
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"Ackerman defines patient autonomy as a policy which has helped formulate a number of patient rights. The right to refuse treatment is one of the key choices which should lie in the patient?s control. Patient autonomy has given rise to the right to give informed consent to the doctor / medical staff prior to receiving treatment, and the right to receive competition medical care. These rights have been used to form a larger understanding of the policy of non-interference by the doctor and staff once a patient has made his or her decision. Once a patient has expressed his or her desires, the medical staff, in order to honor the patient?s autonomy, is required to take a step back, and allow the patient to have control over their own lives."
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Behavioral Autonomy as an Adolescent Issue Prior to Dating, 2008.
A description and explanation of behavioral autonomy in adolescents.
781 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper discusses the issue of behavioral autonomy which is developed through the adolescent's relationships with family members and peers. It describes the process that the adolescent needs to go through to separate himself from parental care and concludes that the overall outcome of achieving behavioral autonomy should be healthy psychosocial adjustment, which involves healthy separation instead of detachment.
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"Behavioral autonomy refers to the ability to make independent decisions and to act in accordance with those decisions. Autonomy is developed through the adolescent's relationships with family members and with peers (Russell & Bakken, 2002). Behavioral autonomy is a developmental task to be achieved during adolescence but which endures for the life span. Although the development of autonomy is disruptive, research indicates that the majority of families maintain close ties during the period. The results of research into adolescent behavior reveal that, although behavioral autonomy adheres to certain patterns, it can be highly unpredictable and contradictory in the positive and negative outcomes for the young adolescent male. The overall outcome of achieving behavioral autonomy should be healthy psychosocial adjustment, which involves healthy separation instead of detachment."
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Teacher Autonomy, 2002.
Discusses the complexity of teacher autonomy in a high school setting.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the issue of autonomy in the high school as an organization. High schools are hierarchical models where new approaches are superimposed. This makes teacher autonomy a very complex issue.
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Questions of Autonomy, 2002.
Presents an ethical analysis of two cases of patients requesting euthanasia and the common denominator in both cases - the question of autonomy.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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In the two cases of Mrs. White (an old woman requesting withdrawal of life supporting care) and Mr. Black (a younger man with MS who is requesting physician-assisted suicide at a later stage) we are faced with two fundamentally different ethical problems. However, this paper will argue that an ethical analysis would suggest one key to both problems: autonomy. Although there are other ethical issues to both cases, it will be seen that autonomy is the key point at which all of these issues converge and which, therefore, presents us with the best avenue for making a decision as to the physician's action in both cases.
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Autonomy, 2005.
An overview of the concept of autonomy in the nursing profession.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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The main premise of the paper is that nursing is completely based on autonomy. It explains why this concept is so important in the nursing profession and exactly what it means. It further emphasises that the ability of the patient to make a decision depends entirely on the nurse.
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"The main point I learned in the course about autonomy is why this concept is so important for nursing. Autonomy basically is about making decisions, and how well the patient makes a decision depends entirely on the nurse. Nursing is completely based on autonomy. The first theme is about the meaning of autonomy. Autonomy refers to the person being able to decide their own life, and is defined as individual choice, freedom of the will and being our own person (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). Autonomy is very important because it is concerned with the patient's freedom of choice."
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Client Autonomy and Nursing, 2005.
A discussion of the issues of client autonomy in community health and nurse safety in community practice.
1,584 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that nurses involved in community nursing often face ethical and practical dilemmas, particularly with regard to the issue of patient autonomy. It also discusses how community practice differs for nurses in a more formal settings in that there are many complex variables that can intervene in nursing care.
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"Examples of this complexity are cases where access is refused by the client, even when the client is in need of urgent assistance. This presents an acute problem on an ethical level for the community nurse. As Stulginski (1993) points out. "The nurse may be the deliverer of care, but the setting is borrowed and every interaction is negotiated with respect to this." (Stulginski, 1993, p.405) Refusal of entry is only one of the issues that a community nurse might face. In essence the problems that the community nurse faces are often of an ethical nature and need careful consideration. These may include the following examples of some scenarios that community nurses sometimes face."
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Rousseau, Mill, Burke and Individual Autonomy., 2002.
A look at their theories on individual autonomy.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the theme of liberty runs through a significant amount of liberal theory. The views of Rousseau, Burke and Mill are examined in this context.
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Employee Autonomy, 1994.
This paper discusses organizational and performance benefits of employee autonomy: Reduction of sick leave, turnover, dissatisfaction, burnout, accidents, distrust and stress.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 17 sources, $ 87.95
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".... report that in the early years of Industrial Psychology, the dominant perspective was that organizational inefficiency resulted from the fact that workers were both given a job to perform and allowed to decide how the job should be done. In other words, the belief was that employee or job autonomy decreased performance and productivity and thereby had a negative impact on organizations.
However, the authors note, that existing research slowly and steadily indicated that this view of employee autonomy was incorrect and that, rather than being a negative, autonomy was strongly linked to both organizational and performance benefits. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current research on employee autonomy in an effort to answer two research questions: ... "
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?The Vicissitudes of Autonomy in Early Adolescence?, 2002.
Reviews this 1986 article by Laurence Steinberg and Susan B. Silverberg.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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The article ?The Vicissitudes of Autonomy in Early Adolescence? (1986, by Laurence Steinberg and Susan B. Silverberg, 'Child Development') looks at young adolescents and the development of autonomy between childhood and adolescence. The paper shows that the researchers recognized that autonomy may be an umbrella term and actually consist of several different types. The paper examines how the researchers divided developing autonomy into three types: emotional, freedom from peer pressure and personal feelings of self-reliance.
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"The researchers' findings supported their hypothesis. They found that the participants did not move simply from non-autonomous to autonomous on one continuum. Rather, as the youth moved emotionally away from parents, they transferred that emotional dependence to their peer group. This left them more susceptible to peer pressure. There were age variants: fifth graders were less susceptible to peer pressure, and so were ninth-graders. Fifth graders were more able to resist peer pressure when it involved poor choices than older students; eighth graders were the most susceptible. At all levels, girls were more autonomous than boys."
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Globalization vs. State Autonomy, 2005.
Examines the impact of globalization on state sovereignty, focusing on political economic aspects.
3,417 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 96.95
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The paper raises and answers the following questions. What is the scope of state autonomy in an age of "globalization"? Can states realistically achieve stability, autonomy, development and prosperity? How does the design of the international monetary system and the rules/norms of the international financial system impact the role of the state? What is the relationship between national-state and multi-national corporations?
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"Responses to the question of the scope of state autonomy within the context of globalization differ tremendously because the response ultimately reflects the responder's own attitude towards, and definition of, globalization. For some economists, such as Prof. Robert Wade, globalization has severely curtailed state autonomy to the extent which states are virtually incapacitated when confronted with a domestic financial or monetary crisis. In essence, the governance of financial markets has largely transferred from states to those international institutions and actors which, and who, function to order and manage the global financial and monetary systems. Theoretically speaking, that transference is justified by the overall aim of coordinating economic activity among and between states so as to reduce financial crisis and ensure the implementation of an economic agenda which moves towards economic growth and stability. However, as Wade points out, that aim has not been fulfilled as is evidenced in the fact that crises have increased. It is within the framework of financial and monetary systems that are increasing characterized by instability and susceptibility to shock resulting in crisis, that the issue of the scope of state autonomy acquires special significance."
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Autonomy of the Law, 2007.
This paper highlights the independence of the judiciary as an important pillar of the US government.
1,894 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper discusses the autonomy of the judiciary branch of the US government. The author presents a brief history as to how this independence was established and further discusses the importance of its autonomy. Several different perspectives of the judiciary system are considered.
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Introduction
Roosevelt's' New Deal Plan & Courts
The Internalist Approach
The Externalist Approach
Courts Handling of Commerce Power Issues
United States v. Lopez
Heart of Atlanta (Motel) v. the United States
Discussions and Conclusions
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"The executive, legislature and judiciary are the three branches of the national government in United States. Speaking on the occasion of 2003 Law-Day, President Bush highlighted the independence of the judiciary as an important pillar of the administrative system. He said, "Our constitutional system of separation of powers places careful limits on the powers of judges and separates the responsibilities of making laws and interpreting laws between the Legislative and Judicial branches. Independent Federal judges have the autonomy to make decisions and interpret the law unfettered by outside influences. In this way, we are assured that our laws will be interpreted justly and applied with uniformity". "
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