Ethical Decision Making Assesment Report

Running head: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Health law
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING 2
Question one
One of the ways I would respond to the children’s request is to give them multiple alternatives
based on what they have requested. According to Christians et al, (2020), ethical decision
making in nursing involves analyzing various choices that one have and deciding on one choice
that is consistent with the ethical principles that guides decision making. For instance, in this
scenario the children might request that the patient to be held in the life support for some more
days. It is important that I reason with the children on the reasons they want the patient to be held
on the life support. Ethical decision making require choices to be right regardless of the choices
according to Thokala et al, (2016). Regardless of my ethical decision, one of the problems that
may arises from the decision I choose is criticism from the patient’s children. The criticism may
make me fear guiding the children on the right decision they should make. The children will take
the decision as personal and not according to the codes of ethics. Therefore serious disagreement
between me and the children to the patient.
Question 2A
Dr. Jones have conflict of interest. According to Marsh et al, (2016), conflict refers to the
circumstance in which an individual have competing of duties to more than one individual or
institution. For example, in Dr. Jones scenario he has a responsibility to ensure that the patient he
treats gets the best pacemakers according to their needs. Consequently, Dr. Jones is a major
stakeholder in Acme Company and he has a role of educating people on the benefits of
pacemakers from Acme Company. Such a move is a conflict since some of the pacemakers from
the Acme Company might not fit the needs of some patients. However, Dr. Jones still have a role
to convince the patients that the pacemakers are the best product.

ETHICAL DECISION MAKING 3
Question 2B
One of the ethical principles that might be involved when addressing the issue of Dr. Jones is the
concern for others according to Franquet-Santos-Silva et al, (2017). It is the ability to care for the
needs of other people. For instance, whether the pacemakers from Acme Company is matching
all the needs of every patient that John serves. The second principle that would guide me as the
president of the board is the leadership skill. As a leader, Cano et al, (2018) stated that one have
to be a role model and show positive stand on the ethical decision. The other members will
follow the decisions that I make as the president of the board. However, when I am not firm on
the ethical decision other members might have varying options. The other principle is about
loyalty to the institution I am working with at the moment. As a president I need to show trust to
the Acme Company. Fairness principle must also prevail in every move I make. Han, S. D.,
Barnes et al, (2020) illustrated that one of the way in which these principle may influence decide
to do is that they limit the decisions I make. They show whether I stand for ethics as the
president of Acme company board.
Question 2C
Dr. Jones have no right to decide on which pacemaker a patient should use in the hospital.
However, according to Brodinova et al, (2019) the decision should be guided by the needs of the
patient. The reason is that it will be unethically right when a patient develop further complication
due to use of pacemaker from Acme Company that do not match the needs. Dr. Jones might have
insisted on the pacemaker only to get the dividends from the company. Consequently, when
pacemakers from Acme Company matches the need of the patient Dr. Jones have the right to
make decision of using it.