The question of ethics: should we follow our heart or common sense?
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This paper discloses moral and ethical questions of how should we behave, the analysis of specific situation using as a basis the story which had happened to a nurse of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Stella and her patient, Sally, who was diagnosed an incurable brain tumour and got a DNR order placed on her chart. The way Stella had decided Sally’s fate causes disputes questioning whether her act should be considered to be virtuous or not. The Kantian theory - deontology - reveals us the background of people’s behaviour in professional incidents and provides us with the possibility to examine the problem from a certain point of view.
Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intensive care unit, do not resuscitate.
The Question of Ethics: Should We Follow
Our Heart or Common Sense?
These days the question of ethical behaviour towards other people is widely discussed. Each day we choose how to act and react to different incidents in our life. Often our descisions are based on our experience: we can predict the consequences …show more content…
And the answer is next. It is always better to follow your reason, your common sense. This will never remain you in trouble because the reason is what has to guide us on a daily basis. Emotions often embarrass us and because of them we take the wrong descisions. But following your duties and doing your best according to your resporsibilities in the society will only benefit to all people around you. Deontology fully reveals the ethics in responsibilities and shows us that it is better to follow your duty based on the desire of the universal good than emotions or feelings which are often based on fear and rash
Author’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Abstract
This paper discloses moral and ethical questions of how should we behave, the analysis of specific situation using as a basis the story which had happened to a nurse of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Stella and her patient, Sally, who was diagnosed an incurable brain tumour and got a DNR order placed on her chart. The way Stella had decided Sally’s fate causes disputes questioning whether her act should be considered to be virtuous or not. The Kantian theory - deontology - reveals us the background of people’s behaviour in professional incidents and provides us with the possibility to examine the problem from a certain point of view.
Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intensive care unit, do not resuscitate.
The Question of Ethics: Should We Follow
Our Heart or Common Sense?
These days the question of ethical behaviour towards other people is widely discussed. Each day we choose how to act and react to different incidents in our life. Often our descisions are based on our experience: we can predict the consequences …show more content…
And the answer is next. It is always better to follow your reason, your common sense. This will never remain you in trouble because the reason is what has to guide us on a daily basis. Emotions often embarrass us and because of them we take the wrong descisions. But following your duties and doing your best according to your resporsibilities in the society will only benefit to all people around you. Deontology fully reveals the ethics in responsibilities and shows us that it is better to follow your duty based on the desire of the universal good than emotions or feelings which are often based on fear and rash