Using the Nursing Code of Ethics, and other scholarly sources analyze the following questions and put together a presentation for the class. This will be approximately a 5-10 minutes for discussion.
Select a technological innovation affecting health care:
Stem cell research
Genetics
Eugenics
Cloning
Organ trafficking
Chimeras
Surrogate parenting
Octo-mom, In vitro fertilization
Assisted reproduction
Placebo studies
What are the major arguments of the proponents and opponents of this development?
What ethical principles are either validated or violated by this development?
What Code provisions or interpretative statements are either validated or violated by this development?
What are the potential outcomes of this innovation for patients, the health care system, the costs of health care and health providers?
How will the nursing practice be impacted by this development by 2025 if it is allowed to proceed?
What ethical challenges will nurses face because of this development?
