Question

Choose an ethical area of concern. Consider a real life problem that is timely and presents an ethical dilemma for the healthcare provider or the healthcare industry. This dilemma can be a healthcare related ethical dilemma from a recent magazine, healthcare journal, or reputable newspaper article.

Answer 1

Medical ethics is a crucial component in the course of providing treatment and care to the patients and depends on facts and values and choose the most appropriate manner to deal with the situation not hindering or obstructing the patient or the system for the beneficial services.

Some principle govern these ethical values which includes :

a)Justice in the treatment

b) Provide with the maximum and the most efficient treatment

c) In any terms not harm the system or the caregiving process

d) Patient preference and right to their health

An example for this scenario is when considering the case of the paediatrics,geriatrics,coma patietns etc..Since the people of these age groups are in a condition where they cant make certain decisions and may not be in a state to understand and fight with their physical and emotional states as the adult population, a justice where all the treatment measures to tackle and provide the best of caregiving is of utmost importance for the healthcare professionals despite of these patient limitations.

An other example is the preferance for maximum care without giving much importance to the profit side.