Week 1 Virtue Ethics
Essay
Respond to one of the following three “news clippings”
related to virtue ethics from your Pozgar text.
Write a 1- 2 page essay addressing the discussion questions posed for
the one you selected. Be sure to clearly
identify the news clipping you selected.
Adhere to APA formatting and cite all sources. Review the
rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.
Due: Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time)
Points: 40
Watch the following 3 videos and choose one to address for
your assignment.
#1. Wrong-Operation Doctor
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to frame your discussion.
The Pain of
Wrong Site Surgery
Judgment Upheld in Arkansas Brain Surgery Lawsuit
National Quality Forum
Assignment Discussion Questions
1. Discuss the issues of integrity in this case.
2. Should criminal charges be considered in this case, if
accurately reported? Discuss your answer.
3. Why did you choose to respond to this story?
4. How is integrity displayed in your clinical setting?
#2. Cheney’s Staff Cuts Testimony on Warming
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to frame your discussion.
The full story Cheney’s Staff Cut Testimony On Warming
CDC on Air Quality
Assignment Discussion Questions
1. Discuss how headlines such as this affect your opinion of
politicians.
2. At the end of our days, the most basic principles of
life–trust and survival–are on trial. What is your verdict, if you believe
there was a cover-up?.
3. Why did you choose to respond to this story?
4. How are government and political trust displayed in your
clinical setting?
#3. Surgeon Uses Ministry in Medical Practice
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to frame your discussion.
The full story:
Praying with patients: A Dallas surgeon finds a way to put ministry into
practice
Should Your Doctor Pray With You?
South Korean Hospitals Shut Over MERS Fears; 11th Person
Dies
Note the picture in this article
Assignment Discussion Questions
1. Discuss the pressure, if any, placed on the patient to
responding to the suggestion of prayer prior to surgery.
2. Describe how you, as the surgeon, or nurse, would address
a patient’s religious or spiritual needs if the risks of a complex surgical
procedure appear to be threatening.
3. Why did you choose to respond to this story?
4. How is religion or faith displayed in your clinical
setting?
