Nursing Intervention-Fundamentals of Philosophy

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Nursing Intervention-Fundamentals of Philosophy
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NURSING INTERVENTION-FUNDAMENTALS OF PHILOSOPHY1
The article illustrates on the ethical dimension of the nursing practice that incorporates
morality, conscience, ethical principles, goodness, responsibility and dignity into account.
The case study provided is based on the nursing interventions on euthanasia. In this systemic
review there are eighteen articles that inclined to the ethical concepts, theories and the
principles of nursing but since the topic is argumentative four of the articles selected for the
review were in favor of euthanasia while six were against the concept while the remaining
authors choose to be neutral.
Morality: It is indeed a challenge in the nursing profession to maintain the morality in
nursing practice and possess the ability to take tough stands for the right cause and ensure
living by the moral values of an individual. Nurses need moral courage in all the areas as well
as at all levels. There are several attributes that contribute to the moral competence in nursing
which includes loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity, responsibility,
discipline, respect and honesty for the human values, rights and dignity (Parahoo, 2014).
Based on the case study the act of euthanasia can be rewarding, emotionally laden, morally
complex and ambiguous. It is considered ethically impermissible for a nurse to aid a patient
to end his life. Compassion was considered as the foundational as well as the enduring value
in the nursing ethics that can be considered in the debate of for and against euthanasia.
Conscience: Conscience directs to the best possible care that can be provided to the patient
exploiting the moral responsibility of recovering the treating patient from the ailment. This is
evolved out of a strong conscience. Conscience aids to guide the nurse when focusing on
personal matters or stress to choose the consistent application of best practices (Council, S.
A. N., 2013).
The nurse aims at working on the behalf of the betterment of their patient and in avoiding to
cause any harm. This is in favor of their conscience to execute euthanasia on the willingness