Question

choose (AN ARTICLE) that describe ethical dilemmas in health care (INCLUDE SOURCE). Use the theories from chapter 1 to justify the ethical decision that YOU WOULD MAKE concerning dilemma in the article.

the book used is medical law and ethics 5th edition. by bonnie fremgen. You can find theories from chapter 1 from it.

Answer 1

ANS

Medical law and ethics considers the rights of patients and responsibilities of doctors with reference to complex moral debate: being legal does not necessarily make a decision or action ethical. Areas covered include rationing decisions where treatment is not universally available, the ability to consent to or refuse treatment, confidentiality, medical negligence, abortion, fertility treatment, organ donation, death and dying, the detention of the mentally ill and carrying out medical researc.

Physicians frequently encounter ethical dilemmas in all aspects of patient care. The resolution of these dilemmas should always be achieved with a focus on maximizing benefits for, respecting the preferences of, and minimizing harm and suffering to the patient. Patients should be briefed on all of their treatment options, including potential risks and benefits, prior to treatment. Competent patients, or in some cases, their surrogates, have the right to withdraw consent for any intervention, at any time, for any reason. A physician is ethically and legally obliged to keep a patient's medical information confidential except in isolated cases, in which the patient is at risk of harm to self or others.

Medical ethics is founded on a set of core principles.

• Autonomy
  • Respect patients as individuals (e.g., respecting their privacy by maintaining confidentiality and being truthful about their medical care).
  • Provide the information and opportunity for patients to make their own decisions regarding their care (e.g., informed consent).
  • Honor and respect patients' decisions regarding their choice to accept or decline care.
    • In addition to having the right to refuse a diagnostic or therapeutic intervention, patients also have the right to refuse to receive information
• Beneficence
  • Act in the best interest of the patient and advocate for the patient.
  • May conflict with autonomy
• Nonmaleficence
  • Avoid causing injury or suffering to patients
  • May conflict with beneficence
• Justice
  • Treat patients fairly and equitably.
  • Equity is not the same as equality.