Ethics in Healthcare And Management Report

Ethics in Healthcare
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Ethics in Healthcare
Ethics in Healthcare
Ethics in the healthcare sector refers as an application of principles related to bioethics
which include autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice which reflect in medical and
healthcare professional's decisions (Vermont Ethics Model, 2020). This discussion covers
ethical dilemma faced by the healthcare professionals. A 53 years old lady namely Jo Ellen, had
a suicidal attempt and her son has notarized direction which clarifies that the lady
specifically deny for life support. But as a healthcare professional, the first duty of a doctor is
saving people’s life. Now is difficult for the health professionals to deciding whether letting the
lady die or giving her life support and try to save her life. There are some ethical theories such as
deontological, consequentialist, and virtue theory which will be helpful for the making decision
for healthcare professionals in such an ethical dilemma.
A Greek philosopher namely Immanuel Kant introduced deontology theory. The theory
of deontology forces on the action those are right or wrong instead of the consequences of the
actions. This theory advocates for attempting the right actions under a series of rules and norms.
According to deontology, in the above scenario healthcare professionals should consider as on
the action. Yet deontology avoids the concept of maximum good or social welfare and centered
on human experience, personal skills, and insights while making a decision. In this scenario,
major action is giving life support to Jo Ellen and considering the will of her. Although the
consequences of this act will lead to the death of the lady, this approach says that a person should
take action as per the norms (Barrow & Khandhar, 2019). This theory is centered on
professional duties, thus as per written notarized direction healthcare professionals should not
give the life support to the lady.