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Right to Die Issues of Public Policy

In eight pages this paper considers 'right to die' issues of public policy and includes group and elite theories as well as increm...

Nursing, Management, and Stress

stress and exhaustion sets in (1992). Nurse managers are subject to continual stress as many of their tasks involve life an...

Nurse's Perspective on the Midwifery Profession

most often have a great deal of training and, in most mainstream settings, are also nurses or nurse-midwife practitioners. Many ar...

AMA, Ethics, and PAS

of the term does the taking of a life, or the assistance to take ones own life, fall under the definition in anyones dictionary of...

Assisted Suicide and Quality of Life

merely deny treatment. This is a commonly understood doctrine and one upheld by most medical professionals. However, many argue...

Debate on Euthanasia Legalization

often, years of pain, suffering and despair (Paris, 1997). Patients like Karen Ann Quinlan were trapped by technology that could w...

Nurses and Stress

have more opportunity to encounter difficulties involved in nursing the critically ill. "How frequently a given stressor occurs d...

Nursing and Issues Related to Case Management

Case management is an important consideration in the nursing profession. Many examples are provided in the context of this researc...

A Euthanasia Discussion

The pros and cons of assisted suicide and euthanasia are considered using the case studies of Oregon's 'Death With Dignity Act' an...

Theological views on Euthanasia

In five pages theological views on euthanasia and assisted suicide are examined in a conclusion that religion and not law should e...

Last Wish by Betty Rollin

with introducing Ida Rollin to the reader. She was a remarkable woman. A "people" person, Ida "adopted" people. Rollin explains ho...

Florence Nightingale's Life and Nursing Contributions

In twelve pages English nurse Florence Nightingale's life and many innovative nursing profession contributions are examined. Six ...

The Ethical Issues Involved With Assisted Suicide

forced nutrition, and hydration. Such treatments cannot reverse a patients underlying medical problem and refusing such treatments...

Euthanasia Controversy

1997, p. 4) in any persons life. To be sure, this is one of the "most compelling arguments" (Kowalski, 1996, p. 45) that supports...

Discussion of U.S. Supreme Court Cases with Controversial Issues

This single, historic decision brought forth a great many opportunities for each state to recognize the importance of allowing peo...

Jewish Community and Health Issues

their religious convictions. While that is an extreme illustration, behavior as expressed by particular groups does impact their o...

The International Issue of Assisted Suicide

In five pages the legalities involved in the issue of assisted suicide are examined from the perspectives of the Canada, the Nethe...

Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Role in Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

on this journey is Michael Betzold, author of Appointment With Dr. Death, in which he rivets our attention to Dr. Kevorkian as he ...

Nursing and U.S. Government Immigration Facilitation

In five pages this paper examines how the nursing profession has been affected by the U.S. government's immigrant facilitation in ...

Nursing and Altruism

In seven pages the nursing profession with regards to five altruism examples are contrasted and compared and includes a detailed n...

Physician Assisted Suicide and the US Supreme Court

In five pages this paper examines the growing and highly controversial issue of physician assisted suicide and the position of the...

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

In seven pages physician assisted suicide and euthanasia are examined in a consideration their history and related issues with dif...

'Right to Die' and Euthanasia Issue

In seven pages this paper considers various arguments before arriving at the conclusion that assisted suicides should be outlawed....

Euthanasia, Physician Assisted Suicide, and Ethics

In ten pages this paper considers the act of physician assisted suicide from a perspective of ethics and morality and determines t...

Assisted Suicide, and Ethical, Social, and Political Theoretical Applications

In six pages the controversy of assisted suicide is discussed with an application of various ethical and sociopolitical theories. ...

Dangerous Practice of Assisted Suicide by Dr. Jack Kevorkian

In six pages this essay presents and argument against Dr. Jack Kevorkian's practice of assisting terminally ill patients to commit...

Discussion of Professional Nursing

the factors that make nursing unique The Department of Nursing at California State University at Fresno defines nursing as a "uni...

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Legal and Ethical Dimensions

or another, enter into ethical quandaries as a result of their regular operations. This is because virtually all organizational ac...

Legal and Ethical Views on Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

a patients life so that the individuals life reaches its natural conclusion without any intervention measures to prolong suffering...

How Euthanasia is Treated in New York

Laws that govern each of the named practices reflect a judgment call and they vary ("When Death is Sought" 49). Physicians often ...