Select a current example of a population that is oppressed by life experiences or factors in the environment. Here are some populations from which to choose:
- Teen girls captured for human trafficking in the sex trade
- Teen boys trapped by poverty in violent gangs
- Children caught in abusive homes
- Homeless schizophrenics
- Elderly Alzheimers patients whose family financially exploits them
- Wounded warriors suffering from PTSD
Then, answer the following questions in a Microsoft Word document. Each response should be 35 complete sentences in length. Refer to the learning material presented in this module for guidance.
- Is this an ethical dilemma or a moral dilemma?
- What ethical principles are in contention? How?
- Are there any virtues at risk? Whose? Why?
- What justifies overriding an individuals autonomy to make his own choices?
- How does the Code of Ethics for Nurses guide the nurse in invoking conscientious objection?
- What lessons can be learned from this nurses dilemma?
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