Essays on Medical ethics

Singapore Nursing Board Standards for Nursing Practice state that nurses and midwives have a professional responsibility and accountability to uphold the Standard of care. This includes contributing to the dissemination, interpretation, and development of the standards. Despite medical advances, social and demographic changes, and an increasingly complex healthcare delivery system, nurses must ensure they provide…

The topic of truth versus lies is a common experience in childhood. It is considered impolite to lie and usually reflects our parents’ moral attitudes. However, we are taught different interpretations of truth and lies and how to use that information. In the article “To Lie or Not to Lie? – The Doctor’s Dilemma” (2007),…

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The ethical principles of nursing, which emphasize the responsibility of nurses to ensure patient safety, include nonmaleficence or do no harm. Harm can be caused to patients due to communication failures, whether intentional or resulting from errors in technology or humans. These failures may involve inaccurate information conveyance, provision of incorrect messages, and equipment malfunction….

According to Webster’s New World Compact Office Dictionary, euthanasia means ‘the act of causing death painlessly, so as to end suffering’. There are many opinions about this subject, along with important questions. The question this paper examines is, “Should the government legalize euthanasia? ” If euthanasia were to become legalized, it would simply be the…

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat, has introduced a bill aiming to make New York the first state to assume individuals’ willingness to donate their organs unless they explicitly opt out. Presently, consent for organ donation is indicated by checking a box on driver’s licenses or completing a donor card. The proposed legislation comprises two…

            The Hippocratic Oath states this line, “I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggested any such counsel”. This is part of the oath sworn upon by physicians. It is a vow which they promised to fulfill but up to what extent should they follow this creed? Up to what…

Abstract The issue on whether or not assisted suicide should be legalised has been posted in every generation.  For many years, people all over the world debate over this sensitive issue that involves choosing between one’s moral aberration or just mere practicality when face over life’s desperate situation, that is, choosing between granting life or…

The should be a legal option for terminally ill patients, that is my beleif. A perfect example of this statement is the case of forty-one year-old Peter Cinque who was in the terminal stages of diabetes several years ago. He was blind, had lost both legs, and suffered from ulcers and cardiovascular problems, as well….

Euthanasia refers to the intentional act of ending the life of a seriously ill person to alleviate their suffering. It can be categorized into various types, including voluntary, non-voluntary, involuntary, active, and passive euthanasia. Voluntary euthanasia occurs when an individual clearly expresses their wish to die and seeks help from someone else. Non-voluntary euthanasia involves…