An Exercise in Bioethics A study by Reverby (2011) conducted in Guatemala on prisoners seeking a cure for STDs was ethically wrong. According to the article, a series of studies were conducted on prisoners in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948. The aim of the study was to find possible cures and preventive measures for diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis and chancroid. The research was conducted by inoculating prisoners with sexually transmitted diseases and trying various treatment options. The article demonstrates that research had informed all relevant medical agencies of everything that was happening and that these medical agencies had given their full support to John Cutler. , who was the principal investigator for the Public Health Service. The author claims that the different reports provided by the researchers involved in the study were contradictory and that it was very difficult to understand the exact number of prisoners affected. Based on a report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 696 individuals were exposed to syphilis, 722 to gonorrhea, and 142 to chancroid. The figures provided represented individuals who underwent sexual intercourse and STD vaccinations. From the number provided, it emerged that 14% of subjects exposed to syphilis were not cured, 0.5% of subjects exposed to gonorrhea did not recover and so did 7% of subjects suffering from conchroid (Reverby, 2011) . However, the figures were still not consistent because the count of the number of affected individuals showed that only 678 prisoners had completely recovered from these sexually transmitted diseases. The vagueness derived from the reports demonstrates that the government, through its agencies, has been less… half paper… of nursing practice because it demonstrates irresponsible and irresponsible medical practice. Although the researchers claim that the research was intended to benefit citizens, there have been many ethical violations coupled with professional negligence. Ethical considerations should therefore always be taken into account in all medical professions. Nursing practice should ensure that all activities performed are morally and ethically appropriate to avoid recurrence of violations in Guatemala. Works Cited Reverby, S. M. (2011). Still “ethically impossible”? Report of the Presidential Commission on Sexually Transmitted Disease Inoculation Studies in Guatemala. Retrieved from http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Bioethicsforum/Post.aspx?id=5544&blogid=140Ulmer, J. B., & Liu, M. A. (2002). Ethical issues for vaccines and immunization. Nature examines immunology, 2(4), 291-296.