Essays on Medical Ethics

When ethics in nursing concerning respect to decision making is looked at, there are various key areas that are taken into consideration. These fundamental points include; nursing values, subject ethical principles, and finally, the crucial beliefs in nursing. There are four principles when it comes...

Informed consent refers to the permission granted when one is fully aware of the effects of the course of action. The aspect of informed consent has become one of the vital parts of contemporary medical practice. In the healthcare sector, the element of informed consent...

As it has been asked many times, should we talk about medical mistakes? Throughout the years there has been multiple medical mistakes leading to long recoveries and for some even death. The fact that a medical physician has made a mistake is something that no...

The average lifespan of the world is 72 years. However, cancer and certain disorders can cut that number down drastically. One of those disorders is the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a sex-linked disorder that arises from a mutation in the gene that codes...

When I think about an ethical dilemma particularly to nursing, I can’t help but to recall an educational video about a near-fatal medication error. Mike Villeneuve, CEO of Canadian Nurse Association shared his story of a potentially fatal error in the administration of the wrong...

Medical students have traditionally been taught in hospital settings. This prepares students to adapt to the hospitals’ environment and to get oriented to different hospital settings. Hospital visits help students in understanding the different levels of care. It ensures that students are well prepared to...

Utility is promoted when people are safe and protected; in medicine this happens when a physician is able to focus on their main duty: treating the patient in harm. In order for this goal to be achieved, both patient and physician must remain physically and...

There have been many reliable sources on the question of should patient confidentiality be an absolute right and never be broken? The last time people may have heard about doctor-patient confidentiality are in their favorite crime shows or some sort of documentary about the medical...

People are dying helplessly because of the lack of incentive of organ donations. Many opposed to organ compensation claim it is morally wrong to open an organ market. It is undeniably not morally or ethically justifiable to let thousands of people die waiting with the...

In the early hours of February 25, 1990, 26-year-old Terri Schindler Schiavo collapsed in her home in St. Petersburg, FL from a cardiac arrest. There have been no diagnoses indicating a reason for her to collapse. Medical records state a discharge of hypoxic encephalopathy, which...