Description
Academic scholarship
Assignment directions
Part I: Using academic scholarly research, find an article that addresses an ethical dilemma from the past five years and annotate it thoroughly.
Once you find the article, address the following:
- What are the key points to the article?
- Summarize the dilemma.
- What are the key terms of the article?
- What conflicts or controversies does it raise?
- Where can you offer analysis or an original point of view?
Part II: Once you have a handle on the article and your reaction to the issues it raises, use it as a foundation to :
- Create your own 2-4 paragraph "dilemma.
- Apply Kant’s Categorical Imperative to the problem you invent.
- Apply any other method you have encountered in lecture material and the readings.
- State which method you prefer and why.
The paper should be 3 pages. You MUST provide the source of the foundation dilemma, and thus this paper will require 1 reference using at least 1 correct in-text citation (indicating quoted or paraphrased material from the article and where to locate it). Use APA format in citing the source.
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMA
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Ethical Dilemma
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Institutional Affiliation
ETHICAL DILEMMA
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Ethical Dilemma
Part I
Karnik, S., & Kanekar, A. (2016). Ethical Issues Surrounding End-of-Life Care: A Na
rrative Review. Healthcare, 4(2), 24. http://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare4020024
1. What are the key points to the article?
In this article, Karnik, & Kanekar, (2016) address ethical issues that surround end-of-life
care decision making. Considering the strides that have been made with medical science, there
are increased possibilities of enhancing the circumstances surrounding death and prolonging the
life of a patient in return. Karnik, & Kanekar, (2016) look at how such advancements have been
accompanied by medical dilemmas. Karnik, & Kanekar, (2016) discuss issues like futile
treatments, advance directives and autonomous decision making during end-of-life care. With
medical science having improved in the recent past, Karnik, & Kanekar, (2016) posit that
families and patients are faced with the dilemma of choosing the treatment they prefer during
end-of-life care.
2. Summarize the dilemma.
In summary, Karnik, & Kanekar, (2016) p...