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Euthanasia, otherwise known as assisted suicide or “death with dignity” is an incredibly challenging topic from the medical perspective, the right for autonomy, and from the religious or ethical standpoint. Generally speaking, euthanasia is not legal in most countries throughout the world and although one could understand the complexity in the nature of the practice, there is something to be said when looking at it through the experience of an individual who feels as if his or her life is not one worth living. The Spanish film, “The Sea Inside” focuses on the life of a paraplegic man who ...

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A career in nursing seems fulfilling, but nurses encounter challenging situations every day. Regardless of their roles, nurses face ethical dilemmas that may affect them and the patient. Importantly, there is no right or wrong solution to a particular ethical dilemma. However, nurses rely on the legal papers related to nursing standard of health care practice according to legal aspects of nursing. This paper involves the standard and legal relation between nurses and their patient. Even with the nursing standard of health care practice literature, ethical dilemmas still occur in healthcare institutions. The aim of this paper is to ...

Hippocratic Oath was written by Hippocrates and remains to be the oldest document that binds people in doing what is right particularly the physicians. Its objective is to protects the rights of the patients, by preserving their health as well as their privacy in the best way possible, and it is distinguished by words such as “I will” Hippocratic Oath is today used by graduating physicians so as to abide them by what they should do according to their profession, which is to treat people in the best ways possible by swearing to obey the obligations and conducting professionally ( ...

For as long as there are battles, there are prisoners. The captives are held by the so-called rivals. Out of the prisoners, some escape, others are freed; some are exchanged while others are killed. The outline portrays the situation of Bowe Bergdahl, who was held in captivity for almost five years. The sergeant was released in 2014 in exchange for several detainees in a US Camp in Cuba. Hours after his rescue, controversial stories rose accusing him of misconduct and desertion. Bowe is currently facing charges from the US Army on the account of desertion and misbehavior that can ...

Descartes, Hume, and the author of Ecclesiastes express some form of skepticism. From their reading and arguments, we understand the extent of their skepticism and how they differ. In this paper, we will express the form of skepticism from Ecclesiastes, Descartes, and Hume. We will proceed ahead to illustrate how their skepticism differs. Moreover, we will provide insight into the different problems that the three philosophers are trying to confront with their respective versions. Furthermore, we will give viable reasons why Descartes version is the most plausible compared to the arguments of other authors. Furthermore, there might be a ...

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Abortion is a sensitive aspect in the various dimensions of life, which include religious, cultural and political aspects. It is a concern that has led to public debate over the decades and an area of interest in the public health sector as evidenced by the World Health Organization. At least, a huge percentage of the world population come from countries where the practice is prohibited, and if permitted, it is on the grounds of saving a woman's life, such as in Kenya (Izugbara et al., 2015). However, despite the policies to manage the practice, it is important to appreciate ...

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The moral issues that I will personally face in my planned managerial occupation are ethical responsibility, discrimination, and marketing ethical concepts. The paper will analyze three ethical managers face in the business. Moreover, the paper will illustrate two cases of people faced by ethical problems. A natural law approach will be applied to explain the how to solve the ethical dilemma. The paper will address the application of natural law theory in solving the cases of the business leaders (Badaracco 3).

In this contemporary world, the managers face the ethical problems of ethical responsibility. The managers have to be ...

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Funding: Research Information –Details: The management of cancer and chronic illnesses in the early stage is regarded as a key element in enhancing the quality of life in the latter stages of the illness. However, the conventional or norm within the healthcare settings is that the palliative care has been designed for the serious cases and the late stages of cancer. In a majority setting, palliative care is provided within inpatient units meaning that patients in the early stages of their illness and those in preference of home care services with regular visits to ...

Ethics is the accepted code of conduct (principles of wrong or right) that control the behavior of an individual, an organization or group of a profession. It is always considered to be a factor of variation in politics, economic growth, culture and legal systems. Particular practices might be unethical when viewed by other countries' standards. Most common ethical issues are related to human rights, labor standards, and financial standards, accounting standards, environmental regulations, moral obligations, and corruption. The international business setting, through its economic and cultural diversity, time and again exposes foreign executives to significant challenges. On a short ...