Antidepressant Use in Children
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A 6 page paper discussing the dramatic increase in antidepressant use in children and adolescents in recent years that has created controversy among clinical practitioners. Some are vehemently opposed to their use; others believe they should be used with caution if they can serve a positive purpose. The paper recommends that clinicians call in parents when they are tempted to prescribe antidepressants for a child or adolescent. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSantiDep.wps

AORN Journal’s 2002 Ethics in Nursing Series
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A 3 page paper discussing a series of nine articles appearing in the AORN Journal between April and December, 2002. The value of the series of articles is that each article focuses on a specific point of stated, formal ethics code to explain to perioperative nurses precisely what the standards mean for them. Ethics codes necessarily must be broad enough to apply to a wide range of situations, but narrow enough to be meaningful and to provide direction when questions arise. This AORN Journal series has the effect of narrowing perspective to illustrate the relevance of ANA’s code of ethics to perioperative nursing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KSnursEthSeries.rtf

Are You Listed as an Organ Donor?
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(5 pp) How do you make a convincing argument to convince someone that they should participate in an organ donation program? Do you appeal to their sense of the continuation of life? Do you site those people who will die without a transplant? Or, do you just claim it is 'the right thing' to do? All of these appeals will be examined in this discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBorganD.rtf

Argumentative Essay Supporting the Practice of Intravenous Feedings
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A 3 page paper which argues that intravenous feedings should be mandatory. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGivfeed.rtf

Arguments For and Against Assisted Suicide
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This 5 page paper plus 1 page outline looks at the arguments for and against assisted suicide. The thesis of the paper is that that, whilst it is important to have as many safeguards as possible to ensure that assisted suicide is used correctly, the availability of assisted suicide in controlled condition may be seen as adding value to human life rather than devaluing life. In this way it may reduce suffering and increase the value that is placed on the quality as well as quantity of human life. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEastsui.rtf

Article Analysis: Bioethics of Pharmaceutical Pricing.
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This 3 page paper analyzes an article by Schofield and Rothestein regarding Abbott Labs' 400% price increase and the NIH response. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVPhrmPr.rtf

Article Review (Organ Donation)
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This 6 page tutorial reviews an article submitted by a student. The subject is organ donation. The article takes the position that organ donation should not involve compensation. The paper agrees with that position. Additional sources are used to discuss the topic in depth. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA445or.rtf

Article Reviews in Nursing Ethics
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This 3 page paper includes two article reviews in nursing ethics. One article examines a survey on ethical issues in nursing while the other focuses on the idea that nurses often engage in rule bending behavior. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA505nur.rtf

Artificial Intelligence and Medicine
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This 28 page paper outlines the use of artificial intelligence in medicine. This paper outlines some of the major ways in which AI has improved the function of physicians and researchers. Bibliography lists 55 sources.
Filename: MHAIMedi.rtf

Assisted Suicide: Education Over Legal Infiltration
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8 pages in length. Allowing a person the same inherent right to die that accompanies the right to live is to respect the fact that people are free to make any and all choices that pertain to their individuality. Just because one person believes it is unethical for a doctor to commit physician-assisted suicide does not mean that this is the deciding factor; rather, what stands as opinion can be taken only for opinion and not law. A terminally ill patient who elects to be euthanized in order to escape the ravages of pain is not in a position to be judged. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCsuici.wps

Australia: Law And Ethics Of Euthanasia
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5 pages in length. The concept of right to die is one that prevents terminally ill patients from having to endure one more moment of an artificial existence. Being kept alive through the intervention of drugs and other invasive treatments goes against the very grain of what is known as one's quality of life. In order to have quality of life, the patient must be in such a frame of mind and body where life is a pleasure and not merely a perpetual struggle. A person who is suffering from a terminal illness inevitably experiences many things that negatively impact the daily routine; it is not long before the patient is forced to depend upon others to do many of the menial tasks that once were a simple part of everyday life. As this occurs, individuals encounter feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy, believing that they have become a burden to those around them. Australian law recognized these issues when the Northern Territory legalized active voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide in 1995; with this legislation, the terminally ill breathed a heavy sigh of relief. However, the laws affecting euthanasia are complex and differ from State to State in Australia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCAusEu.wps

Baby Owens: When Medical Professionals and Parents Clash
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A 4 page examination of the ethics and law surrounding an infant diagnoses with Downs Syndrome and duodenal atresia. The baby needed medical intervention to survive. The baby's parents, however, refused treatment on the basis of their religious beliefs. The parents were Jehovas' Witnesses and believed that medical interventions such as blood transfusions were prohibited by the Bible itself. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPmedRf2.rtf

Back To The Future of Gene Therapy
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Shaywitz and Ausiello, in their article, Back To The Future, Medicine and Our Genes, argue that the emerging gene sciences will reunite the patient, doctor and researcher in ways not seen since the 19th and early 20th centuries. This 5 page paper proposes that, in exploring the issues concerned with gene therapy, it seems as though the judgment of Shaywitz and Ausiello is well within the ethical bounds of religious and medical tenets. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTknethy.rtf

BIO-MEDICAL ETHICS
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This 3-page paper answers some questions about the difficult issue of sperm harveseting, following the death (or in this case, the brain death) of a man, whose wife wanted to have his child. The two had discussed while he was alive, and this paper addresses the pros and cons of her request. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTbimeet.rtf