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AN ETHICALDILEMMA

·INTRODUCTIONThis is aimed at developing and addressing the principles which effectively guide thehealth professionals to work in an ethical manner. This ethical dilemma confuses the humanmind in choosing their alternatives which are morally accepted and choosing one among theanother. The current problem is aimed at dealing with four major principles which are asfollows: such as the respect for autonomy, Benefiecence, Nonmaleficence and the justice. Thediscussion is about the fact that how these principles ares used to addressed and how theseprinciples are helpful in dealing with the conflicts so arisen in the workplace. This is justifiedwith the best real life examples and can be explained with the help of the case studies. This isaimed in one direction which is fulfilling the needs of patients and providing them with thebetter quality of service and care.·ETHICAL DILEMMAAn ethical dilemma is a state of confusion in the minds with respect of choosing amongthe two morally acceptable options or choosing two unacceptable options. This dilemma occursbecause of the fact that both the options cannot be chosen together. Opting one option foregoesthe another option and this is the reason why the dilemma occurs (Monrouxe, 2017). Theoccurrences of ethical dilemmas are not necessary occurred in the minds of just the doctors, itcan be there in the minds of nurses, people, family members, medical staff etc. The main aim isto get rid of the ethical dilemmas and to conquer the same via a means of ethical means and notfollowing the unethical means of solving or getting out of those dilemmas.Ethics basically means resolving the two conflicting issues with the help of some moralprinciples which one has learned principle is basically is guiding force towards the achievementof objectives. The main reason why these conflicts arise is because of the mindset of twodifferent individuals (Mandal, 2017). As individuals perceive things differently. Hence the mainconflict is because of the priority order which I set in the minds of people regarding theprinciples and this result into conflicts. Ethics exist everywhere. The workplace ethics is a practice of following the ethics evenat the workplace. Ethical dilemmas in the health care mean the conflicting behaviors that havethe potential of becoming a problem. For example: nurse not responding to the relatives about

the patient condition as per their professional ethics becomes a conflict in the mind of therelatives. There are various ethical dilemmas faced by the patients, family members, staffincludes the following such as decisions regarding the life end, confidentiality of theprofessional people, conflicts with the providers of health care, regarding pain control (LindIrgens, 2016). Clashes between the family members and the doctors are seemed to be verycommon.·ETHICAL THEORYThere are various ethical theories which acts as a guidance for decision making. Theseare: Deontology, means adherence to the duties. This aims that each [person should follow theirobligations and they should never disobey the principles that are particularly on them. Anotherthoery is of Utilitarianism, this is predicting one, ability to predict the consequences of theaction and hence comparing the consequences against each other and aims at achieving themaximum benefit for the act done (Meslin, 2015).Another ethical theory is based on the Rights, and is aimed at protecting the rights of thepeople and giving them the highest priority. The rights and duties of the individuals must betaken care of and the action must be directed towards them. The Ethical theory of Virtue, thismeans it is based on the judgment of the person on the basis of the situations which areconsidered ethical and which are not.·ISSUES REGARDING HUMAN DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTSThere are various issues regarding the human dignity and the human rights. Humandignity refers to the respect for the human being whereas on the other hand, human rights are thefundamental rights which are entitled to all the individuals and the same is not judged by theircapabilities. This is given to them by birth. There are various ethical principles which includesthe Respect for the Persons convey two important message which are that the individuals shouldbe treated with dignity and the people should not be biased on the basis of their caste, gender etc.and the second message being the people with less powers should not be defined (Kotalik, 2016).In short, this means giving respect to all the people and not segregating them on any basis. Thepeople with fewer powers are needed to be given with extensive protection so that they do notfeel diminished.

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