Ethical Dilemmas In Health Care Professionals

Abortion is one of the most polarising moral issues in today’s society. It presents an ethical dilemma for many people and especially all healthcare professionals involved. Firstly, this essay will begin by briefly outlining the highly controversial issue of abortion, discuss why this topic draws fierce debate, for and against, and explain the current legal standing in the UK today. It will then move on to explain how different ethical models can be used in relation to ethical dilemmas, in particular Thiroux’s Five Principles of Ethic’s. Using this model to discuss how each principle individually applies to this contested issue it will then conclude by summarising and highlighting the main conflicts

The role of ethics in organizational behavior is the underlying factor to the success and longevity of any organization. A set of rules and guidelines focusing on promoting safety, trust, and responsible practice within the workplace must be established internally. Organizations develop code of ethics that center upon the promotion of good. Ethics are vital in developing trusting relationships between employees and administration within.

Nurses are constantly challenged by changes which occur in their practice environment and are under the influence of internal or external factors. Due to the increased complexity of the health system, nowadays nurses are faced with ethical and legal decisions and often come across dilemmas regarding patient care. From this perspective a good question to be raised would be whether or not nurses have the necessary background, knowledge and skills to make appropriate legal and ethical decisions. Even though most nursing programs cover the ethical and moral issues in health care, it is questionable if new nurses have the depth of knowledge and understanding of these issues and apply them in their practice

Healthcare professionals will be faced with ethical dilemmas throughout their career, particularly in the hospital environment. Having an education regarding professional healthcare ethics will provide some direction in how to best address these dilemmas at a time when either the patient or their family is in need of making decisions for themselves or their family member. It can be difficult for healthcare professionals to weigh professional protocol against their own personal beliefs and ethical understandings when determining critical care for their patient.

Healthcare management usually involves a wide range of activities. It in loves planning, administration, regulations and legislation all aimed at enhancing the quality of the system for the benefit of the patient and the medics. Planning is important as it provides efficient health care to all who are seeking medical intervention. However, planning should not be used as an intimidating tool denying the individual his or healthcare unless such intervention is necessary to the public health interest (Brody 2010). This has been none of the ethical issues surrounding the healthcare system. There has been a debate on what entails patient autonomy and the extent to which the healthcare team should participate in decision

After reading chapter 2, I learned that healthcare professionals need to be prepared and aware of the dilemmas that their career involve. One broad ethical and moral dilemma is abortion. This dilemma is very controversial because it’s discussed legally and religiously. There are pro-life supporters who claim that it is against religion to kill someone and believe that a fetus has a right to life, while pro-choice supporters claim that woman should have the legal right to make decisions regrinding her body. I think that healthcare professionals should always respect patients’ decisions and that people should also need to respect healthcare professionals’ set of values and morals. For example, some healthcare providers do not perform abortions

I will agree that having healthcare professionals, their ultimate goals are to save lives. Besides, their vocation, nonetheless, with the Hippocratic Oath, they are to protect, and care for the patients as well. Nevertheless, the patient’s rights are not to be ignored or disregarded. In such case, there were some unethical issues. The team has not only violated the patient wish, but rights. Additionally, her religious belief as Jehovah's Witness was overlooked. According to Jonsen, A. R., Siegler, M., & Winslade, W. J. (2015). “Religious belief and the teachings of various faith communities are relevant to medical care”

Two other themes that were mentioned by at least six of out of the thirteen (46%) interviewees were safety and affordability. Although these themes were not as strong in the interviews, they had significant connections to the data in the surveys and community conversations.

An ethical dilemma is a situation that involves a mental conflict between moral obligations and imperatives whereby one obeying them may transgress another. For a situation to be termed as an ethical dilemma; an ‘agent’ must make a decision regarding an action they perceive best. Also, there must be a variety of different course of action that one can choose from, and that regardless of the course of action taken in the situation an ethical principle must be compromised. It means that in an ethical dilemma, there is no perfect solution. One primary source of ethical dilemmas in the medical field today is Euthanasia.

You did a great job with this week's discussion post. I agree with you that the scenario is risky and interesting and I think being in a medical field requires us to be extra careful on how to react to each and every situation. I have a similar experience when I was interning at a mental health center as a requirement for my associates degree. The place where I interned had patient who spoke my native language and they would approach me and ask me if I knew anything about their health. As it was unethical for me to disclose their personal health information, I tried explaining to them but then they would get mad at me. Even though I had empathy for them, I never did release any of their information and I tried to be away from them as much as

Professional standards and institutional ethics involve a twofold obligation. In the first place, a commitment to keep up and enhance the nature of health care. Second, an obligation to maintain the protection of the public from unsafe and inadequate health care practices. Health care organizations have moral commitments, for example, executing a moral policy and verifying it is implemented. Health care quality is a collaboration of several expects that arrive to one contingent purpose; a preferred expected outcome. Ethical problems arise when the institution only focuses on lowering costs or maintain a sufficient amount of surplus. However the decline in the economy hinders the opportunity to provide effective and sufficient quality of care.

There are many ethical cases going on in the health care industry. There have been doctors who give their patients false diagnosis just to be able and get more profit for themselves. Instead of caring and help treat their patients for the right reasons, they’re giving unnecessary treatments that can cause harm to lives.

For example, the Hippocratic oat, the prayer of Moses Maimonides, the bible, the Holy Koran, and the Islamic legacy, as well as cultures, traditions, and social morality have shaped and guided the development of ethical standards in the medical profession. The majority of these historical documents focus on “avoiding harm to patients” Ethics refers to a professional moral conduct. Ethics, particularly professional ethics, describes the moral actions based on professional character and ethical principles in each profession. The statements of medical ethics require the health care providers to do what is best for the patient and place the patients’ interests before the interests of the physician. Above all, the purpose of medical ethics is to protect and defend human dignity and patients’

Genetic research is imperative to the field of healthcare. Genetic research enables healthcare providers to have a better understanding of many genetic diseases and the components of those diseases. This research aids in early detection, prevention, treatments, and sometimes cures. Without the use of genetic research, healthcare would be at a standstill. Genetic and genome healthcare is a powerful tool. As with anything powerful, it often puts the people involved with it into delicate situations. Nurses are on the frontline of patient care, collecting personal and family history, as well as consents for treatments and testing. With this responsibility, nurses can often be put into situation that involve ethical dilemmas. Nurses’ are supposed to advocate for their patients, as well as protect their privacy and confidentiality. When a patient put’s the nurse in a situation that could potentially affect other people, what should she do? The nurse must be familiar with genetic testing, the impact it can have on the patient and society, the ANA Code of Ethics, privacy and confidentiality, and the implications to breach confidentiality agreements.

Patients receiving integrated medicine for their health care needs should feel that they are not a burden. it is ethical to make sure that the patient safety is observed during transport for additional services. Making sure that patient privacy and confidentiality is protected from unauthorized use or view. Perhaps the most important would be informed consent, the patient is aware of procedures necessary and that the patient has signed the authorization. "While your professional staff might not agree with what your patients do, they will still expect you to honor their autonomy and to make sure accurate diagnosis of their condition Morrison, 2011)."