IT Service Management: Ethical Dilemma Post 2 - ACS Code Review

This discussion board post examines an ethical dilemma concerning robotic surgery and its impact on patient care. The author analyzes a case study where a patient undergoing prostate cancer treatment experienced a near-death experience due to the use of robotic arms. The post applies the ACS code of ethics, a part of the Australian code of professional conduct, to evaluate the actions of the healthcare organization. The analysis considers the ethical values of privacy, enhancement of quality of life, honesty, and competence. The author concludes that the hospital authority's actions align with the ACS code of ethics, as they prioritize public interest, aim to enhance the patient's quality of life, and demonstrate honesty and competence. References to relevant literature support the analysis.

Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMA: POST 2
Ethical Dilemma: Post 2
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Post 2: Application of ACS code of ethics
The ACS code of ethics is a part of the Australian code of professional conduct and
Society regulation Constitution that determines whether and action performed has been
actively correct or incorrect. There are several aspects or core ethical values of the ACS code
of conduct that determines if the action performed has been acting against the law within the
law or along with the adherence to the societal values [1]. According to the action that has
been taken in this particular case for using robotic arms for treating a patient with prostate
cancer and causing a near death experiences for the patient, the code of conduct will be
undertaken according to the analysis and synthesis of the actions conducted by the Healthcare
organisation [2]. The code of ethics would solve the dilemma and bring about the conclusion
if the undertaken action was aligning to the law or not aligning to the law.
According to the first virtue of the code of ethics, privacy of public interest comes
first. The hospital authority also placed the patient and there will be across their personal
business or social interest [3]. This is why the use of robotic arms can be regarded as an
action to enhance the primacy of public interest which is absolutely ethical.
According to the enhancement of quality of life, which forms the second value of the
code of ethics, the people in the Healthcare organisation where looking forward to provide
the robotic arm operation to the patient for enhancing the quality of life for the patient [4].
Therefore this action can also be regarded as ethical from the aspect of the Healthcare
authority.
The third virtue is honesty, which is clearly stated by the hospital authority as their
actions were absolutely ethical and they were not dishonest. The action can be regarded as
ethical.

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The next ethical value is provided by competence so that the hospital authority would
work competently and diligently which did and were absolutely ethical and their conduct.
They also represented professional development and professionalism and this is why
all the codes of ethics according to the ACS code of conduct regards that there was no action
taken by the hospital authority that were not ethical.

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References
[1] Mabrouk, P.A. and Schelble, S.M., Interactive Poster Survey Study of ACS Members’
Knowledge and Needs on Research Ethics. Journal of Chemical Education, 95(6), 2018,
pp.954-961.
[2] Warren, M. and Burmeister, O., Preface to Research on Applied Ethics
(Cybersecurity). Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 23, 2019.
[3] Ganai, S. and Devon, K.M., 21 Teaching Surgical Ethics. Surgeons as Educators: A
Guide for Academic Development and Teaching Excellence, 2017, p.377.
[4] Scott, D., Ethics of climate engineering: chemical capture of carbon dioxide from
air. HYLE–International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry, 24, 2018, pp.55-77.