Euthanasia, the painless killing of a patient suffering from an agonizing disease, is a very controversial topic. Some argue that it is an act of murder and doctors should do all they can to extend life. Others argue that life should not be forced by resuscitation but patients should instead be relieved of their suffering through death. Barbara Huttman addresses the opposers of euthanasia in her essay, "A Crime of Compassion". Huttman tells the reader of her experience with Mac, a terminally ill cancer patient. Within the essay, Huttman explains how she watched the treatment take all he had, affecting Mac and those around him, and ultimately allows him die. Using rhetorical devices, she conveys the message that suffering patients should have…
In high school, I took a graph design class and we were learning about pictures and how each picture out there is made of small pixels that you cannot really have a picture without, and you need to zoom in and focus to see these pixels but each pixel alone does not have any meaning. Only when you put these pixels together that is when you start to notice the small details that makes the bigger picture.…
Having a service like yoga that can benefit caregivers of older adults with dementia is essential because it ultimately can mean that caregivers are in a better physical and mental state which then means they can better care for their loved one as well. In addition self-care for caregivers is important because “over time, the stress of helping others can cause symptoms like anxiety, sleeplessness and irritability that interfere with everyday life. This response is often referred to as "compassion fatigue." Left untreated, compassion fatigue can lead to burnout and other conditions that may not go away on their own” (2014). Thus, it’s important that caregivers strive to avoid burned-out and implementing yoga for caregivers at adult day centers…
In the passionate essay, “On Compassion,” by the respected Barbara Lazear Ascher, the author convincingly depicts her view towards how she feels about why people show compassion. Ascher’s purpose is to demonstrate to the reader the different classes of society and allow the reader to think about how people may appear compassionate but naturally have a fear that causes them to carry out compassionate acts. The author effectively and steadfastly builds the essay by utilizing an observant and speculative tone, a series of figurative language and an emotional appeal in order to convey her outlook towards the homeless and compassion.…
In "Dispensing Morality" (2005), Ellen Goodman asserts that she wants people to have strong moral grounds ("To each his own conscience...") but they have to understand other people’s moral grounds and priorities and not meddle into other people’s personal lives ("But the drugstore is not an altar. The last time I looked, the pharmacist’s license did not include the right to dispense morality."). Goodman illuminates how conscience clauses starts to increasingly empower and gives people opportunities to make choices based on their moral beliefs to the point of inconveniencing people; It starts with laws of exempting doctors in 47 states who don’t perform abortions which the author believes is fair as “Doctors are not automatons who leaves their…
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and compassion, not in fear or prejudice. A society does not discriminate on the basis of…
We are a country deep in hate and turmoil due to anti-Islamic protests, Black Lives Matter, anti-police protests, and homophobia. We have mosques being burned to the ground in fear of ISIS. Innocent Muslims being emotionally and physically attacked for their religion. African Americans and Police officers are being shot because of prejudices and stereotypes held against one another. These shooting have also given rise to protests that often escalate dangerously, causing harm to the people and property around them. There are people majorly offended by marriage equality and they take their anger out on those who it benefits. A nightclub was lit up like a christmas tree because it was a known gay bar. There are even protests erupting over our new president-elect. In short, everything that happens today engender riots and tumolts.…
Compassion fatigue has been defined as a combination of physical, emotional, and spiritual depletion associated with caring for patients in significant emotional pain and physical distress (Anewalt, 2009). It can also include depression, apathy, and impaired judgement. It is considered a unique form of burnout that affects individuals in care giving roles (Lombardo, 2011). While compassion fatigue can sometimes be precipitated by burn out, that is not always the case. Burn out is defined as “a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced accomplishments that can occur among individuals who do ‘people work’ of some kind” (Maslach & Jackson, 1986, p.1). While the symptoms of both are similar, the warning signs differ greatly.…
Maggie goes above and beyond not only for her students, but also in most all other aspects of her activities for the College. She truly cares about her students’ well-being and exemplifies our Culture of Caring. For example, she immediately came to the aid of a student in one of her classes who was experiencing a domestic violence situation. She noticed that the student had been in a depressed mood and/or was crying when she came in to class. After speaking to the student, she provided information to help the student get out of that terrible situation. At faculty meetings where concerns about student behavioral issues arise, Maggie is often the one to remind us to show students we care to help prevent those issues. She almost always knows…
In the field’s early days of treating abnormality, many believed the forces of good versus evil were at work. The treatment of those days would be viewed as barbaric by today’s standards. A treatment called trephination would be conducted where a stone trephine, or a saw, would be used in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages.…
Healthcare providers have agreed when entering the healthcare profession to give the utmost care to all patients and families. They have dedicated their time and energy to assure all patients are cared for the way the want and need to be treated. Many endless hours are provided to assure that quality and empathetic care is given, which can often end up in what is called compassion fatigue and caregiver burnout. There are warning signs to both issues that healthcare providers can be on the lookout for to lessen the risk of developing caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue and strategies and resources that can help the healthcare professionals and caregivers to overcome it.…
Virtue theory defines a behavior as being ethical when the consequences and outcome are a result of virtuous and moral behavior. PharmaCARE’s behavior is observed as not being ethical because the company makes high profits and has the necessary tools to act in a virtuous manner by providing its workers more than one dollar a day, protecting the environment, and create better living standards afro its employees. Instead the company chooses not to be virtuous. Virtue theory also states that people learn to act morally from habit. If PharmaCARE demonstrated care for the Colberian land by having a positive impact on the people, environment, land, the Colberians would cultivate the same…
In “A Crime of Compassions” Barbara Huttman (writer) told the audience in the Phil Donahue show and every person that read A Crime of Compassion about Mac and the way Mac suffered from lung cancer. “Mac was a young, witty, macho cop who walked into the hospital with 32 pounds of attack equipment, looking as if he could of single-handedly protect the whole city, if not the entire state” (par 4). By the vivid description and effects Barbara Huttman gives her audience of Mac makes you wonder if she is trying to manipulate the audience.…
Working in the healthcare field, especially in nursing, is more of a calling than a job, in this student 's opinion. It requires passionate dedication to patients, long hours and often means putting the needs of others before oneself. However, these things are the very reason that many nurses experience exhaustion, disappointment, and the ever-famous "burn out." Compassion fatigue is more common than many believe and can be serious. This paper will discuss the issues that arise from compassion fatigue and its causes,…