Ethical Debate

by | Mar 8, 2023 | ethics

 

 

 

 

Instructions
In your initial post, write 400 words responding to one of the ethical situations provided using one of the ethical frameworks (deontology or teleology) as your focus. Support your post and discussion with the Code of Ethics for Nurses versus your personal opinion.

Ethical Situations
Driving privileges of uncontrolled diabetics should be restricted to protect others on the road.
Nurse practitioners should report blood sugars that drop below or exceed specified limits to the DMV to protect public safety.
Discussion Prompt
Select one ethical situation and state whether you agree or disagree. Include three scholarly sources using your chosen ethical framework to support your rationale.

 

 

 

Sample solution

Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

Sample Solution

For this discussion, I will focus on the ethical situation in which nurse practitioners should report blood sugars that drop below or exceed specified limits to the DMV to protect public safety. Based upon the deontological framework, my personal opinion is that nurse practitioners should not be obligated to report such information as it violates patient confidentiality and could potentially cause unnecessary fear or anxiety amongst those who have diabetes and rely on their driving privileges for daily activities.

Sample Solution

For this discussion, I will focus on the ethical situation in which nurse practitioners should report blood sugars that drop below or exceed specified limits to the DMV to protect public safety. Based upon the deontological framework, my personal opinion is that nurse practitioners should not be obligated to report such information as it violates patient confidentiality and could potentially cause unnecessary fear or anxiety amongst those who have diabetes and rely on their driving privileges for daily activities.

The American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Code of Ethics states “the nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient…Nurses must maintain a standard of practice based on knowledge and skill derived from nursing science.” Therefore when making decisions involving ethical dilemmas such as this one, nurses are encouraged to keep their patients foremost in mind and strive towards providing care with compassion and respect (ANA, 2015).

Additionally according to research conducted by Rippon et al. (2018), although public safety is an important consideration when determining laws surrounding uninsured diabetic drivers – it is equally important for medical professionals consider individual circumstances since some may be need of transportation due insufficient access available alternatives like walkable neighborhoods or reliable public transportation systems.

Finally another point worth considering when debating whether or not nurses should report blood sugar levels DMV involves potential consequences associated with loss of autonomy; specifically studies have found that restricting driving privileges can result in decreased quality life due lack mobility options forcing people stay home instead errands grocery shopping etc…(Mentz et al., 2018)

Overall I believe reporting low/high blood sugar levels individuals whose driving abilities are still under control represents violation both professional ethics as well human rights hence why I think nurse practitioners should not be required do so unless absolutely necessary.

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