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HLSC220 - Health Care Ethics

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Health Care Ethics (HLSC220)

   

Added on  2020-05-04

HLSC220 - Health Care Ethics

   

Health Care Ethics (HLSC220)

   Added on 2020-05-04

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Running head: HEALTH CARE ETHICS 1Health Care EthicsStudent’s NameUniversity Affiliation
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HEALTH CARE ETHICS 2ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................31.Ethical issues at stake in the chosen case study.......................................................................32.A clear ethical perspective on the issues..................................................................................43.An alternative perspective on my own.....................................................................................54.Discuss the ethical issues from the perspective of:..................................................................6The requirement to respect human dignity and human rights......................................................6My future professions code of ethics/professional conduct & professional standards................6One ethical theory I have studied in this unit...............................................................................7The principles of health care ethics..............................................................................................85.Recommendations for professional practice............................................................................9Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9References......................................................................................................................................11
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HEALTH CARE ETHICS 3Health Care EthicsIntroductionThis assignment will analyse case study 2, which explains the experience of Camilla when caring for Sam in the inner-city hospital. This paper will analyse the case study based on ethical theories, ethical principles, virtues ethics and professional requirements. Firstly, it has identified the abusive character of Sam and the application of restraints as the main ethical issues. Secondly, the ethical issues will be discussed from the perspective of deontology and egalitarianism as the alternative perspective. Thirdly, it will discuss the ethical issues in relation to respect for human dignity and human rights, my future professional code of ethics/conduct, utilitarianism and three healthcare ethics including beneficence, non-maleficence and the respect for patient autonomy. Finally, it will recommend how health professionals can address the healthissues. 1.Ethical issues at stake in the chosen case studyThe first ethical issue in the selected case study is the abusive character of Sam. According to the case study, the medical team arrives to find Sam verbally abusing Camilla. The abusive behaviour triggers a negative feeling in providers especially when the patient appears inconsiderate. From an ethical perspective, Sam and Camilla have competing rights. There is the right of the provider to be safe and deliver care without danger and the right of Sam to receive the best possible treatment. In this case, there is no balance between these two rights. Literature suggests that health care providers experience violence often. Health professionals assert that it isdemoralising to experience verbal abuse from patients (Stellenberg & Dorse, 2014).
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HEALTH CARE ETHICS 4The second ethical issue in this case study is placing Sam in restraints without addressinghis concerns or accessing his condition. In fact, Julia argues that patients like Sam are a waste of time. This act can be termed as negligence since Sam requires treatment without discrimination. The public health ethics is instituted on a societal responsibility to protect and promote the healthof the entire population (Buchanan, 2008). The ethical issues arise because there is a conflict between the duty to care vs. self-protection. Camilla seems concerned about the condition of Sam and is willing to perform her duty to care. On the other hand, Camilla is concerned about the safety of the other patients. 2.A clear ethical perspective on the issuesThe ethical perspective on the ethical issues identified in the case study is deontology. The deontological ethics focus on the rightness or wrongness of an action, rather than the rightness or wrongness of the implication of that action. Based on the Kant perspective, some duties are absolute (Misselbrook, 2013). Hence, based on deontology, the goodness or badness of an action depends on whether the action that brought it was right or wrong (Morrison et al., 2014). Julia should not have recommended Sam to be placed in restraints and left unattended. Attempting to deliver care to Sam is more important than discontinuing the treatment. This kind of harm is unacceptable regardless of its consequence. In cases, the action may be appropriate forthe patient but might not produce good results. The principle of deontology is encouraged in medical practice, and hence the relationship between a health professional and a client should be deontological. In the case study, placing Sam in constraints is negligence and a breach of deontology (Mandal et al., 2016). The right choice in an ethical situation is its conformity with a moral norm. Although autonomy is paramount in medical practice, Sam should have restrained
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