Ethical decision-making is the process of deciding what is right and wrong. Ethical decision are made by comparing the benefits and the drawbacks of a situation. Without even knowing it, these decisions are made constantly. For an example, is it worth it for me to risk getting pulled over while speeding to school to make it on time? Or should I drive the speed limit and be a few minutes late? An ethical claim is a statement saying whether a situation is ethical or not, and giving reasons why it is
Confidentiality is one of the main duties of health care providers. They are required to keep information about patient’s health private unless the patient give permission to release his/her health information (De Bord et al, 2013). Dilemmas in patient’s confidentiality may arise when there is disagreement between confidentiality and other ethical principles such as avoiding harm to the patient or others. The aims of this essay is to describe my professional viewpoint on the confidentiality of a
1. Describe the ethical principles involved in decision making for adolescent patients. The four ethical principles of Beauchamp and Childress’s framework are essential in the medical decision making for adolescent patients. Those bioethics principles include justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, and autonomy (Ishibashi, Lewis, & Baker, 2016). Generally, all patients regardless of their age should be involved in their care along with their families. Moreover, patients are entitled
and the World Health Organization (WHO). These guidelines not only provide clear requirements for respecting the privacy of research participants and maintaining the confidentiality of their personal information., but also for all health care professionals to adhere too. Confidentiality is one of the
Ethics is the moral principle that governs an individual’s or group's behavior. Everyday nurses encounter challenging ethical dilemmas in providing care for their patients. Some of the challenging dilemmas include providing care that will prolong life but decrease quality of life, euthanasia, whether to break confidentiality to provide care for a patient, stem cell research, etc. Currently, ethical decisions in the nursing profession and health care are becoming more complex. Due to this change nurses
Ethical Issues Ethical issues are “moral challenges” facing the health care profession (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2012, p. 127). Ethical issues is a major concern in the healthcare field because healthcare providers observe ethical issues every day and have to make ethical decisions. Advance directives are written documents that addressed an individual’s medical care preferences. These documents usually take effect when patients no longer can make informed health care decisions for themselves. While
Ethical Issues 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
Ethical Healthcare Issues There are questions about transplant allocation in regards to the four major ethical principles in medical ethics: beneficence, autonomy, nonmaleficence and justice. Beneficence is the “obligation of healthcare providers to help people” that are in need, autonomy is the “right of patients to make choices” in regards to their healthcare, nonmaleficence, is the “duty of the healthcare providers to do no harm”, and justice is the “concept of treating everyone in a fair manner”
HIPAA The changing nature of the health care provision worldwide has paved way for the enactment of laws to check this desired improvement. Human rights require that all people attain the highest attainable or best standard of healthcare. This is a fundamental human rights accorded to every person under all Charters of the United Nation on human rights. As people get this essential service, it is important that other rights they have such as the right to human dignity, privacy, and protection of
Ethics Principles and Initiatives Vaccinations go through rigorous testing and research to ensure its safety before being distributed to the public. Each step of creating, research, and distribution of treatments are surveyed. Each prevention, policy, and prevention display ethical principles of beneficence, justice, and non-maleficence. The Global Vaccine Safety Initiative (GVSI) is a current health initiative that increases and optimizes the overall safety of vaccinations (World Health Organization