Argumentative Research
Outline of the study
Name of the student
Name of professor
Date of submission
Topic
The Impact of Applying Euthanasia by Healthcare Providers
Research question
What is the impact of euthanasia application by the HealthCare providers?
Thesis
The application of euthanasia has both positive and negative impacts on its application by healthcare providers.
Detailed outline
1. Introduction
1.1. Background information about euthanasia
Euthanasia is where medical providers end life for the patient suffering from pain that has no cure.
1.2. Objectives
The study's objective is to determine whether euthanasia should be supported or discouraged based on the evidence of its advantages and disadvantages.
1.3. Research questions
What is the impact of euthanasia application by the HealthCare providers?
1.4. Thesis statement
The application of euthanasia has both positive and negative impacts on its application by healthcare providers.
2. Body
2.1. Clinical position about euthanasia
Whether euthanasia should be supported or not based on expert opinion and available scientific findings. Nurses are expected to protect life; therefore, killing is against their codes of conduct.
2.2. Nursing ethics and codes related to euthanasia concept
Nursing ethics on saving the life of the patients. According to nursing ethics of conduct, allowing the patient to die because of suffering pain that has no cure is ethically accepted.
2.3. Arguments for euthanasia
The advantages of practicing euthanasia include preventing endless pain, allowing the patient to prepare for their deaths, and relieving family members from stress and depression because of the patient's condition.
2.4. Argument against euthanasia
It's against the dignity of life as religious people believe life is sacred. It's against the ethics and code of conduct for healthcare professionals whose primary objective is to save lives.
The disadvantages of practicing euthanasia
3. Conclusion and Recommendation
Conclusion and recommendation based on the findings of the study
References
Denys, D. (2018). Is euthanasia psychiatric treatment? The struggle with death on request in the Netherlands. American journal of psychiatry, 175(9), 822-823.
Fontalis, A., Prousali, E., & Kulkarni, K. (2018). Euthanasia and assisted dying: what is the current position, and what are the key arguments informing the debate?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 111(11), 407-413.
Pesut, B., Greig, M., Thorne, S., Storch, J., Burgess, M., Tishelman, C., ... & Janke, R. (2020). Nursing and euthanasia: A narrative review of the nursing ethics literature. Nursing Ethics, 27(1), 152- 167.
Quain, A. (2021). The Gift: Ethically Indicated Euthanasia in Companion Animal Practice. Veterinary Sciences, 8(8), 141.
Part C
Reflection questions
The most challenging aspect of research
The most challenging part of the research process was getting the final decision from the literature, considering the divergent views by different authors. It was hard to come to one conclusion because the topic had both positive and negative impacts, making it hard to conclude.
Effectiveness of the working thesis
The working thesis is effective because it provides the stand of the discussion by stating that the application of euthanasia has both positive and negative impacts; therefore, both arguments for and against euthanasia are right depending on the school of thought.
Arguments presented in the outline
Practicing euthanasia is supported because it helps in relieving patients from endless pain and allows them to plan for their death. Still, on ethical consideration, euthanasia is not supported because life is considered sacred according to religious belief, and it should always be protected. Additionally, its against the ethics of work for medical professionals to leave the patient to die because the primary objective of healthcare professionals is to save a life.
Helpful feedback and specific questions
The helpful feedback will be how best to ensure that the topic is well covered to provide a single stand on the dilemma created by the opposing argument on euthanasia. Other sectors support the concept while the other industry opposes it.
The specific questions
What is the best way of analyzing obtained data to answer the research question?
How are the results tested to ensure that they are valid?