Category: Ethical Dilemma

Ethical Dilemmas in Public Health It is critical for administrators in the public health sector to acquaint themselves with the ethical principles that govern the public sector as well as the complexities that surround them. Interest in the legal, ethical, and social aspects of public health is contemporarily at its highest point and is likely…

Ethical and Legal Dilemmas in the Healthcare Case Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction This case study shows an example of a young woman, Janet, who survived an accident in which her husband died. Although Janet survived the accident, the doctor found that she had suffered a severe head injury, and the prognosis…

Ethical Dilemma Within a Clinical Organization The behavior of ethical analysis is of high academic relevance to any professional practice because it addresses several issues related to operational effectiveness at once. Exploring ethical dilemmas within a clinical organization has high relevance to all stakeholders, including medical staff, clients, and district administration. Consequently, how successfully a…

Ethical Dilemma: Consenting to Chemotherapy Table of Contents Abstract Summary of Facts of the Case The IP Team and their Roles Additional Information Ethical Dilemmas Personal Moral Position Ethical Position of Pediatrician Divergent Moral or Ethical Positions in the IP group The Final Decision References Abstract Cassandra, a 17-year-old girl, is not legally permitted to…

Daily Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Practice At some points in their careers, nurses may face serious ethical dilemmas in which there is a threat to them of losing their jobs or harming their patients. However, ethical considerations are something incorporated into nurses work, and there are smaller ethical dilemmas that nurses may face every day.…

Ethical, Legal, and Moral Dilemmas in Nursing Available nursing scholarship demonstrates that it is not uncommon for patients with terminal illnesses to express a desire to hasten their death (Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, 2011), and that such expressions present nurses with a multiplicity of ethical, legal, and moral dilemmas in large part due to…

Ethical, Legal, Moral Dilemmas of Terminal Illness Today, more than ever before, it is becoming increasingly clear that the nature and limits of end-of-life (EOL) decisions present the nursing profession with immense ethical, legal, and moral dilemmas (Tamayo-Velazquez, Simon-Lorda, & Cruz-Piqueres, 2012), and that the so-called right to die with dignity for the terminally ill…

Medical Intervention: Ethical, Legal, and Moral Dilemmas While implementing crisis intervention strategies to work with terminally ill patients, nurses and physicians can face a lot of ethical, moral, and legal dilemmas. One of the most problematic situations in this case is the patients plan to commit suicide. On the one hand, the terminally ill patient…

Ethical Dilemmas and Religious Beliefs in Healthcare Table of Contents Introduction Clinical Situation Ethical Characteristics Ethical Principles Barriers Ethical Theory Self-Assessment Conclusion References Introduction The modern healthcare environment could be characterized by numerous challenges specialists should face delivering care. The appearance of these problems is preconditioned by the increased complexity of the majority of health…

Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing Practice Table of Contents Introduction The Ethical Dilemma Aspects of the Dilemma Ethical Decision-Making Model Application of the Model in Resolution of Dilemma Conclusion References Introduction Nurses constantly face ethical dilemmas in the course of their duties, for they advocate for patients interest in spite of the imposing interests from doctors,…