Applied Ethic & Law for Health services managers

Running head: Applied Ethic & Law for Health services managers
Applied Ethic & Law for Health services
managers

Applied Ethic & Law for Health services managers 1
Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Ethical Decision was taken according to the Case Study.............................................................................2
The rationale and evidence on which the decision is based.........................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................4
References...................................................................................................................................................5

Applied Ethic & Law for Health services managers 2
Introduction
Nurses and other healthcare providers constantly face the challenges related to ethical decisions
regarding the life and death issues of the patients, their cultures, values, families and
communities. In order to be relevant and ethical, these decisions should be considered in a
broader context of societal, cultural, personal and professional values ethical principles
(Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, 2018).
I believe that the profession of nursing utilizes the regulatory mechanisms, ethical code of
conduct and other means to make sure that ethical behavior is conducted. For example, the code
for nurses and midwives is formulated by the Singapore Nursing Board for every nurse which
he/she must act upon and uphold. It serves as a guide for every nurse to assist them in ethical
decision making and provide them with a framework for regulating the practice in Singapore
(Singapore Nursing Board, 2018).
So, in this reflective journal, a case study of a patient close to his death would be discussed in the
light of ethical decision making of nurses in Singapore. Furthermore, the rational and evidence
on which the decision is based would also be evaluated in the journal.
Ethical Decision was taken according to the Case Study
According to the case study, the patient is suffering from critical illness and the family members
have decided to conceal the truth of his death from him as they come from a culture where is
considered wrong to tell a person that he is dying. So, according to Principle 1 of Code for