Essays on Hippocratic Oath

Morality and Abortion

1. Is abortion in any sense a moral question, or is it purely a question of individual rights? One strongly believes that abortion is both, a moral issue, as well as a question of individual rights. According to one’s research, abortion falls within the ethical and moral realm in terms of the curtailment of life of the unborn . Accordingly, the authors asserted that “pro-life activists make the cunning argument that abortion is equivalent to murder, and murder is not ethical. Therefore, abortion is unethical” . However, abortion is also a question of individual rights since the woman carrying the ...

Debate whether John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was moral and ethical – vigilante or caring father. John Q’s action of taking 11 people as hostages in return for the hospital accommodating his demand was immoral and unethical, exhibiting actions of a vigilante, yet caring father. From the incidents shown in the movie, it was apparent that the spouses were actually running out of time and immediate surgery of a compatible heart needs to be found . Yet, as revealed the health insurance coverage of John Q from ...

The Hippocratic Oath is a sacred oath taken by all healthcare professionals, one which underscores their responsibility for the privacy of their patients. However, there are circumstances where this privacy must be breached. Even the modernized version of the Hippocratic Oath makes little mention of such circumstances (Tyson, 2001, p. 6). Moreover, such privacy violations can be justified with sound reasoning derived from philosophic theories. In cases of patients who are diagnosed with HIV, the healthcare professional also has a responsibility for public health. According to Thiroux & Krasemann (2015), physicians are charged with the responsibility to inform the spouses ...

In an article entitled “Unethical Clinical Trials Still Being Conducted in Developing Countries,” it exposed that even as recent as 2013, there are still clinical trials being conducted in the developing countries in Africa and Asia that violate research ethics. Carome, M. (2014) mentioned that even with the presence of two effective vaccines for rotavirus, United States funded clinical trials are still being conducted without being held accountable for the possible consequences of the trials considering that the illness at hand is said to be life-threatening. Rotavirus is an ailment affecting millions of children worldwide especially in the developing ...

Human life is sacred. The teaching about life is similar in its application in both religious perspectives as well as in nursing perspective. Just as the way religions such as Catholic Church view the aspect of human dignity, so is the way nursing profession view it. This discussion will focus on some of the major key principles of Catholic Social teachings and their application in nursing practice.

Dignity of a human person

According to the Catholic Church teachings, human life is sacred, meaning that it5 has been sanctified and should be given the respect it deserves. Their teachings also argue that human dignity depicts ...

Application of Decision-Making Models in Ethical Dilemma

Application of Decision-Making Models in Ethical Dilemma An ethical dilemma is normally a complicated situation when a person is fixed to choose what to do between tow equally important things, thereby engaging in a mental conflict that forces him to obey one and going against the other (Corley et al., 2005). In this case, a 6-yrs old child has been rushed to the hospital, only to be diagnosed with meningitis. The illness requires an immediate treatment, but according to the professional code of ethics, a doctor cannot initiate a treatment without consulting either the patient or the parents. Given ...

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 ( ...

The paper discusses the following codes of ethics.

Hippocratic Oath: The basic ethics of medical practice and moral code of conduct for doctors was set up by a Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates, which is known as the Hippocratic Oath. They are said to be core principles by General Medical Council (GMC). The Hippocratic Oath can be summarized as follows.

Unity with teachers and other physicians

Of beneficence and non-maleficence towards patients. Not to support suicide or abortion. Do not hurt, especially not to seduce patients. Remain confidential and never to gossip American Association of Medical Assistance It provides professional medical assistance with proper education, acknowledgment, opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, certification, and support for ...

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Euthanasia or Physician assisted suicide (PAS) is the act of relieving pain and suffering by giving terminally ill patients drugs that induce death. Pros of euthanasia include living wills, the Hippocratic Oath and the utility theory as well as the lowering of the cost of health care services. Living wills written by most individuals can deny them the right to extraordinary health care services which are aimed at prolonging their lives. However, it is important to note that a lot can change between when a will is written, and the time of death. Physicians are sworn by oath to ...

Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge are taken by the healthcare professionals with the aim of promoting ethics in their profession. Healthcare professionals undertake this by pledging to lead by example, faithfulness, accuracy, devotion, responsibility, quality, and accountability (Kantarjian & Steensma, 2014). Nurses are responsible for giving quality care and therefore, the decision they make in their profession should be seen to promote quality care for all. One of the fundamental duties of a nurse is to maintain the noble traditions of the nursing profession and not going against the code of ethics that govern their profession. This, therefore, shows that ...

Euthanasia is the deliberate assistance by medical staff to a terminally ill patient to end his life so as to end his or her suffering. Euthanasia should be made legal since the patient has a right to avoid the suffering he or she will undergo leading to death. Under the Procon website, there are a few reasons that oppose euthanasia in the United States. They go contrary to my earlier view that euthanasia should be legalized in the United States. First, killing of patients by the medical staff is considered illegal under the Hippocratic Oath. Doctors take this oath ...