Considering Organ Donation
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5 pages in length. When one considers the fact that a single individual can give life to more than seven people, it is astounding to think that anyone would not consider organ donation. However, there are those who cannot see past their own personal concerns, knowing full well that once they are dead, their organs are of no further use to them. Typically, when asked for a reason, the most common answers incorporate religion or fear, both of which carry with them heavy ethical motivation. The writer discusses the controversy behind organ donation, as well as addresses the views of Aristotle, Kant and Mill. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCdonat.wps

Correct Site Surgery: Measures to Prevent the Horrors of Wrong Site Amputations and Other Flawed Site Surgeries
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A 4 page discussion of the importance of standards released by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in 2003 in addressing wrong site surgeries. These measures have three important components: 1. preoperative verification, 2. marking, and 3. patient involvement in the marking process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPmedSrg.rtf

Cost of Life Support
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A 5 page research paper that investigates the cost, for emotional and financial, to families of patients who are in a vegetative or comatose state, but who did not indicate their wishes regarding aggressive medical intervention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khcotlif.wps

Critical Analysis: Euthanasia Article
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This 3 page paper is a critical analysis of a journal article that tackles this controversial subject. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVCritEu.rtf

Critique of Student Nursing Ethics Paper on Patient Autonomy
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A 5 page paper which critiques a student paper supporting the position that the primary responsibility of a nurse or healthcare professional is to the patient and these wishes take precedence over those of the family and community. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGpatcare.rtf

Cultural Concerns for EMS Workers
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A 6 page paper which discusses cultural concerns and differences that EMS workers may encounter. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAEMS.wps

Currently Accepted Definition Of Death
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3 pages in length. With the agonizing demise of Terri Schiavo, the question of what defines death has come to the forefront of philosophical and medical debate. When is a person dead? When they can no longer take care of themselves? When they have no quality of life? When there is no hope for reversal of deterioration of brain and other organs should the individual awaken from a coma? Indeed, while one might surmise how the definition of death is quite finite and straightforward, it has proven to be anything but. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCDeathDef.rtf

Cyborg or Quality of Life?
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A 13 page paper discussing where IT should go in supporting "bionics" research. Biomedical and biomechanical research is totally dependent on the availability of high-volume and high-dependability computing systems. The fears of creating a cyborg are ill founded. Though they make great entertainment and provide many ideas for philosophical exercise, they cannot overcome the laws of physics on which reality is based. The benefits of biomedical enhancement are clear, however. They have the ability not only to improve afflicted individuals' quality of life in practical terms, but also to carry positive effect in sociological realms. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSsocITcyborg.rtf

Death and Dying
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An 8 page discussion of the variation that exists among cultures in regard to the way theology affects the way death and dying are approached by the individual and the family. This paper explores Christian and Muslim theology and how it determines such things as receptivity to physician assisted suicide and family vigilance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrlgDth.rtf

Defining Death
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A 7 page review of the evolution in the way we define death. This paper suggests technology has played a critical role in that definition. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPdeathBrain.rtf