Ethical Issues In Health And Social Care

1. Is there an ethical violation, dilemma or concern and, if so, what is it?

Ethics are statements written that mirrors the principles of society it reflects society’s views of what is right or humanitarian. However, morals are not written and are codes setting out what is thought to be good enough or offensive behaviour.

Running a business in multicultural Ireland requires a company to address the issues that diversity and multiculturalism can bring. A company like Highfield Healthcare would have to look closely at best practices in the area of cultural diversity and multiculturalism. Highfield would have to look at how employee’s best work with persons of different cultural and ethnic background. A person’s culture affects decisions concerning end of life care, diet, treatment and recreational activities. These issues will change how Highfield Healthcare runs their business. Below are some examples.

Advocacy ensures that people who are vulnerable have a voice for the voiceless on their behalf for the injustice and policies that may impact them directly. Advocacy is helping or assisting an individual in acquiring the services they need. “Advocacy involves stepping forward on behalf of the client to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources” (Zastrow, 2013, p. 46). When advocating these issues can make the difference between a child being in a good position to make healthy choices in their life.

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

I blew the whistle in this situation when the lack of ethical care for residents and work ethics fell short of the normal standards. As a care provider one must always be aware of that the dignity of the client when it comes to their care. I return to my regular position after three months of working graveyards to find that the residents were being brought to the dining room in the hospital gowns. There was no regard for the resident’s dignity. Their backs were exposed and often the gown was exposing their chest. No one took in count how the resident must feel going into the dining room so exposed. The staff could of a least put on clothing over top of the gown or a sweater to hide what they were wearing. And use a lap blanket so they

While visiting my mother in the hospital this past weekend, I was a witness to an event that was quite unsettling. A homeless gentleman, who looked to be about 35 years old, was asked to pay $150 upfront for medical services due to his lack of insurance. The man informed the medical assistant that he was homeless and did not have the funds, to which the assistant responded that no services would be rendered without pay and turned the man away. The man stated that he was experiencing continuous chest pains, which could be an early symptom of a more serious condition. However due to his lack of funds and the fact that he was uninsured he was not permitted to be seen by the doctor.

In this situation I first refuse to render services due to this is a matter of committing fraud against insurance company. Second, I would inform the school that this is unethical pertaining to my code of ethics as well as inform the child’s parent of the schools manipulation of my services as the Behavioral Analyst. Finally I would report the school’s intention to the insurance company as this might has been an on going situation with other children at the school. The Analyst responsibility is to report this to the insurance company in order to maintain their integrity of their position. According to Bailey & Burch (2016) it states that the behavior analyst needs to leave the company and seek employment else where who is more

Staff starts to get really excited to have a new manager, after four months without one. The charge nurses on the unit were excited to have a new manager who will provide feedback and not afraid to discipline staff. According to the new manager’s interview, she has experience firing staff who do not follow her guidelines. The charge nurses had a meeting where the interim manager and new manager where they met up and discussed what needed revamping and what difficulties the staff had providing feedback to our colleagues. The charge nurses previously felt unsupported and didn't know how to hold their colleagues responsible for their actions. It was difficult because they would get push back from their colleagues, with no feedback from their

The ethical principle that was violated which could result to a civil act based facts was the patient right more specifically right of privacy. Whenever patient information is withholding and could not be given to the patient as long as the patient is deemed competent regardless of the medical status, this considers as a violation which can be prosecuted. According to Thomas and Moore (2013), individuals are entitled to make decisions about their healthcare if they are deemed competent. To be competent is the capacity or the ability of the person to understand information presented, to appreciate the consequences of acting or not acting on that information, and to make a choice. This patient was deprived from his own information which is entitled

Ethical issues are “moral challenges” facing the health care profession (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012, p. 127). Ethical issues are major concern in the healthcare field because healthcare providers observe ethical issues every day and have to make ethical decisions. A great example in the medical field is advance directives these documents are written to address individual’s medical preferences. These documents usually take effect when patients are no longer able to make informed health care decisions for them. These documents are helpful to everyone and health care providers, there are ethical considerations that can make the use of advance directives difficult (Llama, 2014). This author is a geriatric nurse that recently observed an advance directive ethical issue in the clinical setting. The purpose of this paper is to outline the steps of ethical decision-making within the seven steps for the framework. This paper will also identify the facts of the case from the perspective of each person impacted by the situation and identify which ethical principles were involved in the situation.

LEGAL ISSUES Unauthorised posting of ‘sorry for your loss’ on Carla’s Facebook (FB) wall is, according to Heaton (2018 p. 80), a nurses’ breach of Carla’s privacy, even if her privacy settings are set in a private group, this private and personal information has been shared without her knowledge, authorisation or consent. Consent is ‘to give assent or permission (to do something)’, (dictionary.com 2018). The (MPSL 2015) Medical Protection Society Limited (2015) summarises that not asking Carla for her consent or respecting her right to self-determination or wishes or following consent law by respecting her autonomy, is not only illegal but is also unethical. Valid consent requires three key conditions as per Atkins (2017 p. 107) and MPSL (2015)

Thank you for reading my post and for your insightful comments, it is human nature to protect things and conditions that make us comfortable, however, doing so at the expense of others in the society is unethical or immoral. In my opinion, some people as well as businesses, tend to try and derail public policies that are unfavorable to them through various avenues; avenues such as, the use of Lobbyists to influence policies makers. Furthermore, the self-interest groups’ agendas couple with other bureaucratic issues that are inherent in the public health sectors of the government usually results in longer than necessary time for enacting changes to some public health policies.

Medical institutions have primarily been "charitable," a not-for-profit institution existing primarily to serve the community. Those who favor the advancement of health care for profit claim that an improved role in the delivery of healthcare will result in a more economical and successful health care system. For others, having health care for profit is unethical to the significance and nature of medicine and only exaggerates the growing problem of access to care. There has been limited access to health care for the poor, the aged, and those with chronic and devastating health problems due on the part of the mounting cost of care and the unwillingness of insurance companies to cover the cost, along with government budget cutbacks (Andre & Velasquez,

Patient safety does not stop with the assurance of accurate data or best practices to facilitate positive outcomes. The security of patients’ privacy and confidentiality must be maintained. Along with basic computer skills, including the ability to use desktop software and disease databases, nurses should also be able to demonstrate information literacy competencies which include the demonstration of privacy, confidentiality, and security policies which secure and protect data (Hallley, Sensmeier & Brokel, 2009, p.5).