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Having watched the clip, imagine that there is a master list of characteristics that make a human being a human being (as opposed to a dog, a tree, an angel, or an amoeba). Click the link above to submit three of the things that should be on that list. Then, tell me why you think the characteristics you list belong there. (For example, I might list “the ability to love” as a human characteristic and then justify including it on the list because the way by which human beings make affectionate connections with one another looks and seems different than the ways other animals do. Human beings often love and continue to love by personal intention — like when two people marry each other — while other animals appear to link up only in order to procreate.) The point of these first impressions is to give yourself and me a chance to be aware of what we initially think it means to be “human.” MUST BE 250 WORDS
Discussion:
On the Discussion Board post a response to the question: Karl Rahner says that all human beings have a natural drive to reach outside of themselves for a sense of meaning (i.e., the Supernatural Existential). How is this dynamic observable in the life of the Whisky Priest?

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Watch the video clip on YouTube “What Happened to Josie King”

Discuss ethical principles that are in contention and state your rationale for your answer.
What role(s) did nurses have in the case you chose?
What would you have done if you were the nurse in this case?

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Review the following case and respond to the questions below:

Case: A military RN is ordered to force feed a terrorist prisoner while he is undergoing interrogation. The prisoner is on a hunger strike protesting his capture and highlighting his cause. The nurse is to ensure the prisoner remains hydrated and fed so he can provide information, and does not starve. The nurse is torn. On the one hand, the nurse has strong loyalty to the military objective of ensuring public safety by uncovering terrorist plots along with fear of reprisal if orders are disobeyed. Yet the nurse is appalled at the over-riding a patient’s wishes by force feeding him against his wishes.

Is this an ethical dilemma or a moral dilemma? Justify your response
What ethical principles are in contention? How?

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