Category: Bioethics

  • Week 7 Discussion Board response

    This is for the response portion of this assignment. I will attach two peers posts for you to choose to respond to, what I originally posted (titled DB 7), the rubric and the resources used for this weeks module. According the instructor The response post to another student should add significantly to the discussion and…

  • Midterm Essay

    PHI 312 A WIP INT 5-6 pages (double-spaced, size 12 font, one-inch margins) MLA format ( ) **Note that I will review outlines, thesis statements, and introductory paragraphs, but not entire drafts of essays. Please answer the following essay question: In recent years, ethicists have argued against most forms of medical paternalism. They have claimed…

  • Ethical dilemma in genomic healthcare

    6.2 Online Ethical Debate Identify an ethical dilemma related to genomic healthcare issues. Each student needs to select their own unique scenario. Please do NOT duplicate material. Incorporate the ethical principle violated by the dilemma suggested. Be creative in your approach to the presentation of the debate scenario. Each student works independently on this assignment.…

  • Ethical dilemma in genomic healthcare

    6.2 Online Ethical Debate Identify an ethical dilemma related to genomic healthcare issues. Each student needs to select their own unique scenario. Please do NOT duplicate material. Incorporate the ethical principle violated by the dilemma suggested. Be creative in your approach to the presentation of the debate scenario. Each student works independently on this assignment.…

  • The Morality of Patenting Life

    The Morality of Patenting Life. CO-2, CO-3, CO-4 In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the Myriad Genetics case that a discovered human gene cannot be patented because it is naturally occurring. In other words, discovering something that exists is not a new creation. But what about a modified gene? Or a life form…

  • End of Life Exercise Paper

    Overview Nurses sometimes work with individuals at the end of their life. This can be difficult for nurses, many of whom hope to help individuals recover. This exercise is intended to help nurses better prepare themselves to engage in care at the end of life. This exercise is divided into four parts. Be sure to…

  • Ethical dilemma in medication risk and patient informed cons…

    While rounding with a cardiology team in the hospital, I encountered an ethical dilemma involving medication risk and patient understanding. During rounds, a cardiologist recommended starting a newly approved anticoagulant for a patient with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease. The patient shared concerns about bleeding. In response, the cardiologist emphasized the benefits of the medication based…

  • Moral right to unproven drugs for patients with no other tre…

    Please follow instructions as attached Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): Characterizing_expanded_access.pdf, An_analysis_of_common_ethical_.pdf, Instructions.docx Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

  • Bioethics

    Vera is a 21-year-old woman who has faced a series of difficult medical interventions due to serious medical issues, including kidney failure, pulmonary obstruction, diabetes, and liver disease. Vera’s doctors have determined that Vera’s lung disease requires surgery but Vera has become resistant to medical intervention. Veras parents, with whom she lives, have gotten Vera…

  • Bioethics

    Vera is a 21-year-old woman who has faced a series of difficult medical interventions due to serious medical issues, including kidney failure, pulmonary obstruction, diabetes, and liver disease. Vera’s doctors have determined that Vera’s lung disease requires surgery but Vera has become resistant to medical intervention. Veras parents, with whom she lives, have gotten Vera…