Ethical Decision Making Issues On Palliative Seduction

Author : Patrick Kimuyu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783668658998

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Ethical Decision Making Issues on Palliative Seduction by Patrick Kimuyu Pdf

Polemic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Medicine - Medical Frontiers and Special Areas, grade: 1, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: This paper will provide a critical analysis of palliative seduction, especially with regard to ethical decision making in physician-assisted suicide. It is evident that nurses play pivotal roles in the implementation of palliative seduction. Arevalo et al (2013) state “that nurses are important participants in the different phases of implementation of palliative sedation; starting with the day-to-day care of terminally ill patients and their relatives” (p. 618). Palliative seduction has become one of the most contentious ethical issues in the United States of America. Consequently, ethical decision making has also become one of the most challenging issues to baccalaureate prepared nurses and society at large. Nurses experience immense challenges while caring for patients in palliative care, especially in making end-of-life decisions. Fernandes and Moreira (2012) reaffirm the challenges faced by nurses in ethical decision making by stating that nurses “consider that end-of-life decisions, privacy, interaction between nurse/patient and/or family, team work, and access to care arise in their daily life” (p. 81). This is, probably the principal reason as to why current debate over whether palliative seduction in physician-assisted suicide should be legalized or not has evoked unprecedented controversy in the society. From a critical approach, the issue of palliative seduction has been complicated by the doctrine of double effect. However, this doctrine does not have legal, empirical and ethical relevance.

Author : Sheldon Rubenfeld,Daniel P. Sulmasy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781793609502

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Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia by Sheldon Rubenfeld,Daniel P. Sulmasy Pdf

Unlike Nazi medical experiments, euthanasia during the Third Reich is barely studied or taught. Often, even asking whether euthanasia during the Third Reich is relevant to contemporary debates about physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia is dismissed as inflammatory. Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Before, During, and After the Holocaust explores the history of euthanasia before and during the Third Reich in depth and demonstrate how Nazi physicians incorporated mainstream Western philosophy, eugenics, population medicine, prevention, and other medical ideas into their ideology. This book reveals that euthanasia was neither forced upon physicians nor wantonly practiced by a few fanatics, but widely embraced by Western medicine before being sanctioned by the Nazis. Contributors then reflect on the significance of this history for contemporary debates about PAS and euthanasia. While they take different views regarding these practices, almost all agree that there are continuities between the beliefs that the Nazis used to justify euthanasia and the ideology that undergirds present-day PAS and euthanasia. This conclusion leads our scholars to argue that the history of Nazi medicine should make society wary about legalizing PAS or euthanasia and urge caution where it has been legalized.

Author : Eduardo Bruera,Irene J. Higginson,Charles F. von Gunten,Tatsuya Morita
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 2517 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781000280890

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Textbook of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care by Eduardo Bruera,Irene J. Higginson,Charles F. von Gunten,Tatsuya Morita Pdf

This new edition provides the essential clinical guidance both for those embarking upon a career in palliative medicine and for those already established in the field. A team of international experts here distil what every practitioner needs to know into a practical and reliable resource.

Author : Gail A. Van Norman,Stephen Jackson,Stanley H. Rosenbaum,Susan K. Palmer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139489850

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Clinical Ethics in Anesthesiology by Gail A. Van Norman,Stephen Jackson,Stanley H. Rosenbaum,Susan K. Palmer Pdf

Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. In this clinical ethics textbook, authors from across the USA, Canada and Europe draw on ethical principles and practical knowledge to provide a realistic understanding of ethical anesthetic practice. The result is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives from clinical leaders in anesthesiology. Building on real-life, case-based problems, each chapter is clinically focused and addresses both practical and theoretical issues. Topics include general operating room care, pediatric and obstetrical patient care, the intensive care unit, pain practice, research and publication, as well as discussions of lethal injection, disclosure of errors, expert witness testimony, triage in disaster and conflicts of interest with industry. An important reference tool for any anesthesiologist, whether clinical or research-oriented, this book is especially valuable for physicians involved in teaching residents and students about the ethical aspects of anesthesia practice.

Author : Robyn Boeré
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Children and death
ISBN : 9781506481838

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Befriending the North Wind by Robyn Boeré Pdf

Befriending the North Wind is about the moral lives of children and their agency in decisions about death. It examines the dimensions of human meaning children reveal and the new horizons they open to us. It asserts that children can die a good death and that they can and should have a voice in their end-of-life care.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323860086

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Neuropalliative Care by Anonim Pdf

Neuropalliative Care, Part Two, Volume 191 covers a type of care that is given when there is no cure for the neurological disorder and the patient is in distress. It provides a scholarly background of neuropalliative care, from historic underpinnings to its practice in various geographical regions, along with best practices for specific neurological disorders. It covers the work of multi or interdisciplinary teams whose care is intended to make the patient as comfortable as possible and includes partners and families in treatment plans. Summarizes research in neuropalliative care Identifies current practices in different geographic regions Provides best practices for specific neurological disorders and patient populations Includes advanced care planning

Author : Paulina Taboada
Publisher : Springer
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789401791069

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Sedation at the End-of-life: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Paulina Taboada Pdf

The book’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of the book chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing “existential suffering”? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in the book. The different chapters address these issues from the perspectives of the relevant disciplines: Palliative Medicine, Bioethics, Law and Theology. Hence, helpful accounts of the clinical and historical background for this issue are provided and the importance of drawing accurate ethical and legal distinctions is stressed throughout the whole book. So the volume represents a valuable contribution to the emerging literature on this topic and should be helpful across a broad spectrum of readers: philosophers, theologians and physicians.

Author : Peter Wilson,Paul Watson,Jennifer Haythornwaite,Troels Jensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781444109818

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Clinical Pain Management : Chronic Pain by Peter Wilson,Paul Watson,Jennifer Haythornwaite,Troels Jensen Pdf

The second edition of Chronic Pain now covers a vast scientific and clinical arena, with the scientific background and therapeutic options much expanded. In common with the other titles comprising Clinical Pain Management, the volume gathers together the available evidence-based information in a reader-friendly format without unnecessary detail, an

Author : Helen Stanton Chapple
Publisher : Left Coast Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781598744033

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No Place for Dying by Helen Stanton Chapple Pdf

This book shows how dying is a management problem for hospitals, occupying space but few billable encounters and of little interest to medical practice or quality control. An anthropologist and bioethicist with two decades of professional nursing experience, Helen Chapple goes beyond current work on hospital care to present fine-grained accounts of the clinicians, patients, and families who navigate this uncharted, untidy, and unpredictable territory between the highly choreographed project of rescue and the clinical culmination of death.

Author : Fiona Randall,R S Downie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0198567367

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The Philosophy of Palliative Care by Fiona Randall,R S Downie Pdf

The philosophy of palliative care has long remained undisputed by health care professionals and philosophers. This unique book reviews the ethical problems inherent within care of the terminally ill. It suggests a new philosophy statement that could improve clinical care and take the specialty forward.

Author : John Keown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521009332

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Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy by John Keown Pdf

Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is one of the most vital questions facing all modern societies. Internationally, the main obstacle to legalisation has proved to be the objection that, even if they were morally acceptable in certain 'hard cases', voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide could not be effectively controlled; society would slide down a 'slippery slope' to the killing of patients who did not make a free and informed request, or for whom palliative care would have offered an alternative. How cogent is this objection? This book provides the general reader (who need have no expertise in philosophy, law or medicine) with a lucid introduction to this central question in the debate, not least by reviewing the Dutch euthanasia experience. It will interest all in any country whether currently for or against legalisation, who wish to ensure that their opinions are better informed.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309084376

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When Children Die by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families Pdf

The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurses, and other medical personnel usually play a central role in the lives of children who die and their families. At best, these professionals will exemplify "medicine with a heart." At worst, families' encounters with the health care system will leave them with enduring painful memories, anger, and regrets. When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these children and their families, the extent to which such needs areâ€"and are notâ€"being met, and what can be done to provide more competent, compassionate, and consistent care. The book offers recommendations for involving child patients in treatment decisions, communicating with parents, strengthening the organization and delivery of services, developing support programs for bereaved families, improving public and private insurance, training health professionals, and more. It argues that taking these steps will improve the care of children who survive as well as those who do notâ€"and will likewise help all families who suffer with their seriously ill or injured child. Featuring illustrative case histories, the book discusses patterns of childhood death and explores the basic elements of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for children and families experiencing a child's life-threatening illness or injury.

Author : President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.)
Publisher : Executive Office of the President
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : MINN:31951D02591321X

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Taking Care by President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Harvey Max Chochinov
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780195176216

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Dignity Therapy by Harvey Max Chochinov Pdf

Maintaining dignity for patients approaching death is a core principle of palliative care. Dignity therapy, a psychological intervention developed by Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov and his internationally lauded research group, has been designed specifically to address many of the psychological, existential, and spiritual challenges that patients and their families face as they grapple with the reality of life drawing to a close. In the first book to lay out the blueprint for this unique and meaningful intervention, Chochinov addresses one of the most important dimensions of being human. Being alive means being vulnerable and mortal; he argues that dignity therapy offers a way to preserve meaning and hope for patients approaching death. With history and foundations of dignity in care, and step by step guidance for readers interested in implementing the program, this volume illuminates how dignity therapy can change end-of-life experience for those about to die - and for those who will grieve their passing.

Author : Renee S. Katz,Therese A. Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317505754

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When Professionals Weep by Renee S. Katz,Therese A. Johnson Pdf

When Professionals Weep speaks to the humbling and often transformational moments that clinicians experience in their careers as caregivers and healers—moments when it is often hard to separate the influence of our own emotional responses and worldviews from the patient’s or family’s. When Professionals Weep addresses these poignant moments—when the professional's personal experiences with trauma, illness, death, and loss can subtly, often stealthily, surface and affect the helping process. This edition, like the first, both validates clinicians’ experiences and also helps them process and productively address compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. New material in the second edition includes increased emphasis on the burgeoning fields of hospice and palliative care, organizational countertransference, mindfulness, and compassionate practice. It includes thought-provoking cases, self-assessments, and exercises that can be used on an individual, dyadic, or group basis. This volume is an invaluable handbook for practitioners in the fields of medicine, mental health, social work, nursing, chaplaincy, the allied health sciences, psychology, and psychiatry.