Elaborate in detail the ethical positions arrived at by using the Kantian categorical imperative relative to the long standing debate surrounding the death penalty or abortion. Argue the ethics from the point of view of the prisoner or from the fetus.

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Elements of moral philosophy

This is for discussion post. Reference the textbook “the elements of moral philosophy” by James Rachel.

Introduction
Kant’s famous First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative reads, “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” Kant taught morality as a matter of following maxims of living that reflect absolute laws. “Universal” is a term that allows for no exceptions, and what is universal applies always and everywhere. Don’t forget about the second formulation of the categorical imperative which states, “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means.” It is just as important.

Instructions
Elaborate in detail the ethical positions arrived at by using the Kantian categorical imperative relative to the long standing debate surrounding the death penalty or abortion. Argue the ethics from the point of view of the prisoner or from the fetus.

Compare and contrast the difference between an ethical code and the law. Explain why a social practitioner needs to have a clear understanding of the law.

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Social science code of ethics

1.Select one social science code of ethics.

a.-Identify the underlying ethical theory that frames the chosen ethical code.
b-Provide at least three examples from the ethical code that support your conclusion.

2.Select one of the non-Western ethical theories.( Ethical Theories in the book are, Middle Eastern Ethical Theories-Islamic Ethics, Judiac Ethics. Then Eastern Theories of Ethics- Confucian Ethics, Taoist Ethics, Hindu Ethics, Buddhist Ethics)

a.-Explain how that theory provides a framework for ethical decision making.
b.-Provide two examples demonstrating the viability and applicability of the model in everyday professional practice.

Compare and contrast the difference between an ethical code and the law. Explain why a social practitioner needs to have a clear understanding of the law.

3.Explain why it is important for a social science practitioner have an understanding of each of the following:

a.-Multicultural sensitivities in professional practice
b.-Technology issues in professional practice
c.-The rationale for clinical supervision of professional practice

Links provided
http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/
https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
https://www.naadac.org/code-of-ethics
https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/ethics

Choose two of the moral theories you learned about this week. Briefly explain how each of these two theories might supply different ways of thinking about The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Who Refused to Provide Care for Healthy Unvaccinated Children case.

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Applying Different Moral Theories

We now return to the case introduced in Week 1: The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Who Refused to Provide Care for Healthy Unvaccinated Children.

Sally Smith DNP is a pediatric nurse practitioner who decided she no longer will provide care for healthy children whose parents have chosen not to have them vaccinated.

This is a segment of her practice that has grown in recent years. She believes children without medical contraindications who are not vaccinated place other children in her practice at risk for preventable contagious diseases and the potentially harmful complications of these diseases.

Prepare

Review the Beauchamp and Childress (2019) required reading and the four main moral theories in the lessons.

Here are the 4 theories:

  • Utilitarian Theory
  • Kantian Theory
  • Rights Theory
  • Virtue Theory

Choose two of the moral theories you learned about this week. Briefly explain how each of these two theories might supply different ways of thinking about The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Who Refused to Provide Care for Healthy Unvaccinated Children case.

Can virtue be taught? What does ethics, morality and ethical ‘persons’ mean? Identify a general ethical goal to work toward in this class, one that we will be using for your final Ethics Reflection Paper.

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Module 3 Paper

For your first class paper, not to exceed 2 pages and worth 100 points, please answer the following questions in APA/MLA format and use resources to supporting your thinking:

1)Can virtue be taught?

2)What does ethics, morality and ethical ‘persons’ mean?

3)Identify a general ethical goal to work toward in this class, one that we will be using for your final Ethics Reflection Paper. Share your topic, why it is important to you, what you need to learn about the topic and questions that the instructor can help you with. Complete directions about the Ethical Reflection Paper will be provided soon. At this point, we only need to worry about a ethical topic that you are interested in writing about.

4)The short paper will be graded via the following standard (expected time to complete this paper is two (2) hours:
– 40 points…were the questions answered?
– 30 points…grammar and APA/MLA formatting standards (including citations)
– 30 points college level work with appropriate higher level thinking

Who should get the kidney? Why should that candidate receive it over the others? Devise a course of social action and a solution for this case by using the ethics of egoism and then utilitarianism to a key moral conflict involving health care in this case.

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Organ donation

Option 3: John Doe, Patient One, is in late stage of kidney disease. If he does not receive a new kidney, then he is predicted to die within a week. Doe is 45, single, and has no children. Doctors theorize that Doe damaged his kidney by not following a low-salt diet. Doe inherited one million dollars and is known for giving money to charity. Without a transplant, he will probably be forced to spend all his money searching for a kidney outside of the usual legal channels. Patient Two is Jane Doe (no relation to John). Patient Two is a mother of two children (ages 21 and 24). She is divorced and 55 years old. She developed kidney problems due to eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet. If she does not receive a kidney within one month, doctors believe she will die. Patient Three is an orphan. This orphan lives in a state facility. She was born with a genetic condition that constantly damages her kidney. The only known approach to her condition is to provide her with a kidney transplant every so often. She is 11 and has already undergone two kidney transplants. She will perish in two months if she does not receive another transplant.

All three patients are at the same hospital. The hospital only has one kidney to give out. The orphan’s birth parents were known to be of a religion that is opposed to organ donation. The other patients come from religions that do not oppose organ donation. Who should get the kidney? Why should that candidate receive it over the others? Devise a course of social action and a solution for this case by using the ethics of egoism and then utilitarianism to a key moral conflict involving health care in this case. Appraise the interests of diverse populations (in terms of ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc.) and how they relate to the case. Consider whether differing ethical beliefs globally might or not agree with what you say.

Based on that information, explain how you would weigh cultural considerations in deciding if it is ethical or not ethical to withhold the diagnosis from the woman in the case.

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Withholding Information from Patient Reply Post 2

The guidelines is different for this post, GUIDLINES: Respond to a second student after searching CINAHL Database to explore Chinese cultural beliefs and practices related to disclosure of diagnoses. In your reply, cite an article published in a professional journal, and based on that information, explain how you would weigh cultural considerations in deciding if it is ethical or not ethical to withhold the diagnosis from the woman in the case.

What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones?

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Moral controversy on Euthanasia

Next, detail the positions of each side of the ethical debate. Note at least two moral reasons each side presents to show their view on the topic is correct.

Now, we want to evaluate these positions using the moral theories we studied this week:

What would an Ethical Egoist say about this topic? What side would the Ethical Egoist take? What would the Ethical Egoist say to justify their moral position? Is there a conflict between loyalty to self and to community relevant to your topic? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action.

What would a Social Contract Ethicist say about this topic? What side would the Social Contract Ethicist take? What would the Social Contract Ethicist say to justify their moral position? Does your topic involve a collision between personal obligations and national ones? If so, how so? Note what you feel is the best course of action.

Finally, reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, or any other pertinent professional code. State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties.

Cite from the textbook “the elements of moral philosophy” by James Rachel and incorporate outside sources, including citations. I will attach some pages, if needed

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Articulate and evaluate a time when you or someone you know saw personal obligations collide with national obligations. How did that tension involve differing positions on a moral debate? Did those positions rely on any key moral theories? If so, how so? If not, why not?

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Discussion 3

Use the textbook “the elements of moral philosophy” 9th edition by James Rachel to make at least one reference. In addition to one scholarly source. I have included a couple screenshots of the text.

Initial Post Instructions

Rather than living in chaos, danger, and the hostility of our neighbors, we find ways to live together. It isn’t easy, but can we avoid doing so?

If everybody has self-interest in their own welfare and safety, then everybody also has self-interest in the welfare and safety of others. Self-interest involves community interest, and we must think about what we are willing to give up in order to get that safety and stability for ourselves, our families, our community, our nation, and even the world.

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are just two examples of social contract moralists. Locke’s philosophy helped Thomas Jefferson formulate the United States Declaration of Independence. We are interested in what it means to live together in an orderly way under a social contract.

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, address one of the following sets of questions:

What is a time when you or someone you know of experienced a conflict between duty to self and loyalty to the community? What would logical reasoning say should be done in that case? Why that? What would an Ethical Egoist say to do? Why would they say to do that? Note what you feel is the best course of action.

What is a time when you or someone you know experienced a clash between professional duties and familial duties? Reference a professional code such as that of the American Nurses Association or American Bar Association in explaining the clash. What moral values should have been used in that case? Why those values? What would social contract ethics have said to have done? Why would social contract ethics say that? Note what you feel is the best course of action.

Articulate and evaluate a time when you or someone you know saw personal obligations collide with national obligations. How did that tension involve differing positions on a moral debate? Did those positions rely on any key moral theories? If so, how so? If not, why not? Note what you feel is the best course of action.

Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references

In A Few Good Men, what was the right course of action for Dawson and Downey, and why is that course of action right? Use the philosophy of Deontology to support your argument.

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Deontology & “A Few Good Men”

You should compose a response to the prompt below using only your assigned readings from Exploring Ethics and the film A Few Good Men as sources – no outside commentary or criticism is allowed.

Within a closed society like the Marine Corps, there are strict rules about duty and honor that make independent thinking difficult. In A Few Good Men, what was the right course of action for Dawson and Downey, and why is that course of action right? Use the philosophy of Deontology to support your argument. Remember that you can use a theory to support or contrast your ideas.

Can you think of practice situations as a Nursing Professional that caused you moral distress? Do you consider yourself to be morally resilient? Which of the 12 traits of moral resilience discussed in Lesson 2.3 do you possess?

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INSTRUCTIONS

Are You Morally Resilient?

Consider the following questions:

  • Can you think of practice situations as a Nursing Professional that caused you moral distress?
  • Do you consider yourself to be morally resilient?
  • Which of the 12 traits of moral resilience discussed in Lesson 2.3 do you possess?
  • Which of these traits would you like to cultivate?

 Post

Share your responses to the discussion forum below. Your post should be two well-developed paragraphs (300–400 words). Use all the references 2018 and up

Here is the list of 12 traits which were mentioned above:

Trait 1: Rebounding / Reintegration

Trait 2: High Expectancy / Self-Determination

Trait 3: Positive relationships / Social Support

Trait 4: Flexibility

Trait 5: A Sense of Humor

Trait 6: Self-esteem / Self-efficacy

Trait 7: I stay true to myself even when I’m afraid to do so.”

Trait 8: “My deeply held values guide my choices.”

Trait 9: “I make decisions that are consistent with my beliefs.”

Trait 10: “I know what’s most important to me and this knowledge guides my life.”

Trait 11: “Make unpopular decisions.”

Trait 12: “Can handle unpleasant feelings.”