Nursing and Midwifery Sciences REPLICA S. CAMILLO

This module introduces bioethics as an interdisciplinary field addressing dilemmas arising from biomedical innovation and evolving care relationships. After an operational definition and a brief genealogy of the term, it presents major ethical approaches used in bioethical reasoning and decision criteria when values conflict. The guiding thread is the ordinary human condition of vulnerability shaping care practices and social coexistence: relational autonomy, mutual responsibility, equity in access, and justice in allocating scarce resources. Case discussions—both real and simulated—develop proficiency with tools such as informed consent and refusal, assessment of capacity and surrogate decision-making, risk-benefit balancing, proportionality of treatment, and ethical triage. A dedicated focus addresses organ transplantation: death criteria, consent/donation models, wait-list prioritization, transparency of criteria, and follow-up, with attention to equity and non-discrimination.

Botti, C. (2022). Vulnerabili. Cura e convivenza dopo la pandemia. Roma: Castelvecchi. ISBN 978-8832908138.