Nursing Theory the Ethical Implications Thesis

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(Newman, 1) Here, it can be evidenced that the empathy accorded by the theoretical framework will provide an ideological umbrella for how best to address one's condition while simultaneously abiding the regulatory medical requirements common to most forms of modern treatment.

This means possessing a degree of pertinent information where nursing theory is concerned that will allow for such pragmatism and a firm understanding of the practices pertinent to kidney donation as denoted in the annotated bibliography provided here below.

Cohen, E. & Pifer-Bixler, J. (2009). Surgeons Remove Health Kidney Through Donor's Vagina. CNN. Online at http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/03/kidney.vagina.surgery/index.html

The article here described a first-ever successful procedure in which a healthy kidney was removed through a donor's vagina rather than through traditionally employed and far more invasive surgical procedures. This is useful to our discussion because it reduces the strain and cosmetic impact of making a kidney donation. The article cites the possibility that this new procedure could help to encourage potential donors.

Griffin, D. & Fitzpatrick, D. (2009). Donor Says He Got Thousands For His Kidney. CNN. Online at http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/01/blackmarket.organs/index.html

This article describes figures and exchanges on the organ black market.

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The piece identifies black market kidney sales and purchases as violated specific U.S. laws but also of occurring with some degree of regularity. This demonstrates both the serious need for available kidneys in the legitimate medical context that justifies the research project and simultaneously highlights the serious ethical dilemmas that enter into asking live, healthy donors to part with a kidney.

McKay, R. (2010). Kidney Donor Needed Own Transplant. Chicago Tribune. Online at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tc-nw-man-kidney-0104-0105jan05,0,2513301.story

This article reports on a man who suffered kidney failure and required a new kidney after having been a donor eight years prior. The article details several aspects of the story that are of interest to us. Particularly, that the man ultimately suffered the need for a transplant of his own causes investigation into the potential dangers of being a live, healthy kidney donor. Ultimately, research suggests this to be a rare case, with one study noting that of 3700 donors in one trial, only 11 suffered this outcome.

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