Ethics in Medical Profession
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Running head: NURSING ETHICS1Nursing EthicsInstitution’s NameDate
NURSING ETHICS2IntroductionEthics, professional standards and human rights play a crucial role in guiding medics. This it is common and a must to do for all medical professionals. The boards and relevant organizations put in place these measures to ensure that medics work and maintain their profession in a way expected of them (Blumenthal-Barby, & Burroughs, 2012). In addition to that, they also ensure that patients attain the best treatment and respecting their dignity and rights. This essay concentrates on analyzing a case study that puts into context the ethics, professional codes and rights of patients. It also highlights some of the violations that medics cancommit during their practice. Specifically, the case study involves a physiotherapist called Henrytreating a 73 years old patient, for bilateral knee replacement. In the same hospital, there is also asurgeon who comes to work while drunk and Henry decides to report him to practice manager, Sally. Therefore, this paper will analyze the case study in the context of medical ethics, professional standards and human rights and dignity of patients. Lastly, it will provide recommendations for the practice as far as the case study is concerned. Ethical issues and conflictsIn the case study, several ethical issues come out, to start with the first one, Henry discontinues treating Jimy based on the fact that he has a waiting list of other patients. In addition to that, there is a case of the surgeon coming to work under the influence of a substance,specifically, alcohol. This is another ethical issue as far as the case study is concerned. Lastly, Sally, instructs Henry not to report the drunk surgeon again but does nothing to stop the surgeon from coming to work while under the influence of alcohol. Analysis of the ethical issues in conflicts and perspectives
NURSING ETHICS3In the medical profession, the case study presents a scenario where moral obligations are in conflicts. To start with the physiotherapist, Henry, discontinuing treatment for the patient to treat other patients raises ethical concerns (Gostin, & Sridhar, 2014). The patient’s wife suggests that the patients have not been following treatment at home, making his situation worse, which calls upon even further attention. However, despite all this, the physiotherapist decides to discontinue his treatment for him and instead refers him to a massage therapist as he appears to be too busy. On the other hand, treating under the influence of substance can obviously impair one from providing the best medical care. The surgeon comes to work drunk. Henry, the physiotherapist, decides to report him, seemingly, to rectify the situation but Sally argues that he needs not to interfere with the matter and that she will deal with it (Faden, Beauchamp, & Kass, 2014). It is worrying that this condition persists and raises the questions of patient’s risks. Moreover, the scenario begs the question of why should Sally refuse to grant Henry permission to report the grave matter as such, given that it is in the best interest of patients and the reputationof the profession. Lastly, because Jimy is transferred to another medical practitioner, is it not right for him to be given the reasons why this is the case (Chandratilake, McAleer, & Gibson, 2012). Is it not important to refer one patient for others who are in the queue, given that the condition of Henry has worsened?Professional codesThe case study presents us with the various professional code of conduct that was either used correctly, breached or that need to be put in place as far the practice of medicine is concerned. To start with the conduct of the physiotherapist, it a professional code of conduct
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