Religion And Ethics In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Author : Ronald M. Green,George A. Little
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190636869

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Religion and Ethics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Ronald M. Green,George A. Little Pdf

Each year, neonatal Intensive care units (NICUs) in the U.S. and around the world help thousands of sick or premature newborns survive. NICUs are committed to the ideals of family-centered care, which encourages shared decision-making between parents and NICU caregivers. In cases of infants with conditions marked by high mortality, morbidity, or great suffering, family-centered care affirms the right of parents to assist in making decisions regarding aggressive treatment for their infant. Often, these parents' difficult and intimate decisions are shaped profoundly by their religious beliefs. In light of this, what precisely are the teachings of the major world religious traditions about the status and care of the premature or sick newborn? Few studies have grappled with what major religious traditions teach about the care of the newborn or how these teachings may bear on parents' decisions. This volume seeks to fill this gap, providing information on religious teachings about the newborn to the multidisciplinary teams of NICU professionals (neonatologists, advance practice nurses, social workers), as well as to parents of NICU patients, and students of bioethics. In chapters dealing with Judaism, Catholicism, Denominational Protestantism, Evangelical Protestantism, African American Protestantism, Sunni and Shi'a Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Navajo religion, and Seventh Day Adventism, leading scholars develop the teachings of these traditions on the status, treatment, and ritual accompaniments of care of the premature or sick newborn. This is an essential book that will serve as a first resort for clinicians who need to understand the religious dynamics influencing anyone making a difficult decision about her sick newborn.

Author : Ronald Michael Green,George Alexiy Little
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Medical ethics
ISBN : 0190636882

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Religion and Ethics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Ronald Michael Green,George Alexiy Little Pdf

What are the teachings of the major world religious traditions about the status and care of the premature or sick newborn? This question becomes important in the context of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) committed to the ideals of family-centered care, which encourages shared decision making between parents and NICU caregivers. In cases of infants with conditions marked by high mortality, morbidity, or 'great suffering, ' family-centered care affirms the right of parents to assist in decisions regarding aggressive treatment for their infant. But while there is evidence that families' religious beliefs often profoundly shape their approach to medical decision making, few studies have tried to understand what major religious traditions teach about the care of the newborn or how these teachings may bear on parents' decisions. This volume seeks to address this need

Author : Ronald M. Green,George A. Little
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780190636852

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Religion and Ethics in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Ronald M. Green,George A. Little Pdf

Each year, neonatal Intensive care units (NICUs) in the U.S. and around the world help thousands of sick or premature newborns survive. NICUs are committed to the ideals of family-centered care, which encourages shared decision-making between parents and NICU caregivers. In cases of infants with conditions marked by high mortality, morbidity, or great suffering, family-centered care affirms the right of parents to assist in making decisions regarding aggressive treatment for their infant. Often, these parents' difficult and intimate decisions are shaped profoundly by their religious beliefs. In light of this, what precisely are the teachings of the major world religious traditions about the status and care of the premature or sick newborn? Few studies have grappled with what major religious traditions teach about the care of the newborn or how these teachings may bear on parents' decisions. This volume seeks to fill this gap, providing information on religious teachings about the newborn to the multidisciplinary teams of NICU professionals (neonatologists, advance practice nurses, social workers), as well as to parents of NICU patients, and students of bioethics. In chapters dealing with Judaism, Catholicism, Denominational Protestantism, Evangelical Protestantism, African American Protestantism, Sunni and Shi'a Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Navajo religion, and Seventh Day Adventism, leading scholars develop the teachings of these traditions on the status, treatment, and ritual accompaniments of care of the premature or sick newborn. This is an essential book that will serve as a first resort for clinicians who need to understand the religious dynamics influencing anyone making a difficult decision about her sick newborn.

Author : Winifred Pinch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0761823166

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When the Bough Breaks by Winifred Pinch Pdf

Ethical dilemmas abound in the neonatal intensive care unit as hour-to-hour life and death decisions are made for premature or compromised newborns. This book is a rich tapestry of parental perceptions woven from the many stories parents tell about their experiences with a baby in the unit, as well as major events after discharge related to the ethical decision making. When the Bough Breaks can serve as a supplementary text for a number of courses, including counseling, psychology, sociology, philosophy, theology, nursing, and allied health.

Author : Albert R. Jonsen,Michael J. Garland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Critical care medicine
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007513638

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Ethics of Newborn Intensive Care by Albert R. Jonsen,Michael J. Garland Pdf

Author : Dan R. Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Critical care medicine
ISBN : 1620750112

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Critical Care Ethics by Dan R. Thompson Pdf

The intensive care unit can be the site of many ethical controversies. Critical Care Ethics: A Practice Guide, explores thought-provoking ethical questions that critical care professionals must face in real-life situations. Topics include: euthanasia, artificial nutrition, the ethics of drug shortages, palliative care, religious views of end-of-life care, and unique considerations regarding pediatric and neonatal care. The references and suggested readings that accompany each chapter will help the reader pursue further information.

Author : Kenneth L. Vaux
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015015058590

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Birth Ethics by Kenneth L. Vaux Pdf

Discusses human sexuality, population contral, women's rights, genetic research, abortion, AIDS, and childcare.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 791 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309101592

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Preterm Birth by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes Pdf

The increasing prevalence of preterm birth in the United States is a complex public health problem that requires multifaceted solutions. Preterm birth is a cluster of problems with a set of overlapping factors of influence. Its causes may include individual-level behavioral and psychosocial factors, sociodemographic and neighborhood characteristics, environmental exposure, medical conditions, infertility treatments, and biological factors. Many of these factors co-occur, particularly in those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. While advances in perinatal and neonatal care have improved survival for preterm infants, those infants who do survive have a greater risk than infants born at term for developmental disabilities, health problems, and poor growth. The birth of a preterm infant can also bring considerable emotional and economic costs to families and have implications for public-sector services, such as health insurance, educational, and other social support systems. Preterm Birth assesses the problem with respect to both its causes and outcomes. This book addresses the need for research involving clinical, basic, behavioral, and social science disciplines. By defining and addressing the health and economic consequences of premature birth, this book will be of particular interest to health care professionals, public health officials, policy makers, professional associations and clinical, basic, behavioral, and social science researchers.

Author : Robert F. van Brederode
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811500893

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Ethics and Taxation by Robert F. van Brederode Pdf

This book does not present a single philosophical approach to taxation and ethics, but instead demonstrates the divergence in opinions and approaches using a framework consisting of three broad categories: tax policy and design of tax law; ethical standards for tax advisors and taxpayers; and tax law enforcement. In turn, the book addresses a number of moral questions in connection with taxes, concerning such topics as: • the nature of government • the relation between government (the state) and its subjects or citizens • the moral justification of taxes• the link between property and taxation• tax planning, evasion and avoidance • corporate social responsibility• the use of coercive power in collecting taxes and enforcing tax laws • ethical standards for tax advisors • tax payer rights • the balance between individual rights to liberty and privacy, and government compliance and information requirements • the moral justification underlying the efforts of legislators and policymakers to restructure society and steer individual and corporate behavior.

Author : James L. Bernat
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781790603

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Ethical Issues in Neurology by James L. Bernat Pdf

Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making. The book features outstanding presentations on dying and palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia, medical futility, and the relationship between ethics and the law. New chapters in this edition discuss how clinicians resolve ethical dilemmas in practice and explore ethical issues in neuroscience research. Other highlights include updated material on palliative sedation, advance directives, ICU withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, gene therapy, the very-low-birth-weight premature infant, the developmentally disabled patient, informed consent, organizational ethics, brain death controversies, and fMRI and PET studies relating to persistent vegetative state.

Author : Paola Lago,Franca Benini,Elvira Parravicini,Brian S. Carter
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9782889711413

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Perinatal Palliative Care by Paola Lago,Franca Benini,Elvira Parravicini,Brian S. Carter Pdf

Author : Eduard Verhagen,Annie Janvier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9402408231

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Ethical Dilemmas for Critically Ill Babies by Eduard Verhagen,Annie Janvier Pdf

Most neonates who now survive intensive care would have died 50 years ago, and “nature” would have decided the outcomes, making ethical discussions about initiating or withholding resuscitation irrelevant. Medical developments in neonatology have changed the way we respond to diseases of neonates, to their illness, and to their parents. Not only as physicians, but also as a society. Decisions on when to start, withhold, or withdraw life-saving interventions in critically ill neonates are among the most difficult decisions in pediatric practice. These decisions are fraught with ethical dilemmas, for example deciding whether withholding intensive care –leading to death- is superior to uncertain survival with a risk of disability and the additional burden of intensive care. This book covers important ethical questions that arise in neonatal intensive care units. Questions such as, whether to intervene medically and whether we are good at predicting the outcome of fragile neonates; whether a medical intervention should be withheld or withdrawn, and who should be primarily responsible for these decisions and how?

Author : Rasa Gustaitis,Ernlé W. D. Young
Publisher : Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015010143173

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A Time to be Born, a Time to Die by Rasa Gustaitis,Ernlé W. D. Young Pdf

Author : Elizabeth E. Friberg,Karen J. Saewert
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323935562

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Conceptual Foundations - E-Book by Elizabeth E. Friberg,Karen J. Saewert Pdf

NEW! Two new chapters include Fostering a Spirit of Inquiry: The Role of Nurses in Evidence-Based Practice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Impact on Health Care and Nursing Care Strategies. NEW! Expanded content on interprofessional collaboration is added to this edition. NEW! Trauma-Informed Care chapter covers the evolving science and role of nurses in addressing the care of individuals who have experienced trauma in multiple forms. NEW! Discussions of Healthy People 2030 and the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 are added to this edition.

Author : Johanna Schoen
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813597287

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Abortion Care as Moral Work by Johanna Schoen Pdf

Abortion Care as Moral Work brings together the voices of abortion providers, abortion counselors, clinic owners, neonatologists, bioethicists, and historians to discuss how and why providing abortion care is moral work. The collection offers voices not usually heard as clinicians talk about their work and their thoughts about life and death. In four subsections--Providers, Clinics, Conscience, and The Fetus--the contributions in this anthology explore the historical context and present-day challenges to the delivery of abortion care. Contributing authors address the motivations that lead abortion providers to offer abortion care, discuss the ways in which anti-abortion regulations have made it increasingly difficult to offer feminist-inspired services, and ponder the status of the fetus and the ethical frameworks supporting abortion care and fetal research. Together these essays provide a feminist moral foundation to reassert that abortion care is moral work.