Obtaining The Patient's Ethical Dilemma

While I generally agree that most of the time the patient should defer to the medical professional’s expertise, I also believe that patient sometimes know more about

B. Informed Consent and Truth-Telling Hippocrates advocated “concealing most things from the patient while you are attending to him…revealing nothing of the patient’s future or present condition.” This attitude would undoubtedly be troublesome today. Competent adult patients have a moral and legal right not to be subjected to medical interventions without their informed and voluntary consent, but to seeking appropriate treatment for their autonomy also. Lying or withholding information from patients can seriously undermine their ability to make informed decisions about life-altering treatments. In order to give their informed consent and exercise their right of self-determination, patients must have access to all relevant information.

When I think of a physician and their characters I immediately think of the traits listed in this honor code. A physician must be responsible and diligent. They must be able to be honest and responsible enough to put their patient 's best interest as a top priority. When I started working at the Hunt Regional Medical Center I took a HIPPA regulation class and took it very seriously. I was very careful not to share any information about any patient that I might have seen during my volunteer work or shadowing.

You must be honest in your work. Dishonesty is fraudulent. Patients have the right to be treated with your utmost respect and care. Always treat patients as you would want your loved ones

Ethics Statements I shall become closer with my family, by spending more time with them during the week and weekend. I shall study more this year and put more effort into my work and homework. I shall do this by taking more time out of the day to study, and getting my homework done on time. I shall do more for my community by recycling. I shall do this by recycling the cans in my house and making sure my parents do too as well.

A moral dilemma that arises in a doctor-patient relationship is whether or not the doctor should always tell their patient the truth about their health. Although withholding information was a common practice in the past, in today’s world, patient autonomy is more important than paternalism. Many still are asking if it is ever morally permissible for a doctor to lie to a patient, though. David C. Thomasma writes that truth-telling is important as a right, a utility, and a kindness, but other values may be more important in certain instances. The truth is a right because respect for the person demands it.

This is instill fear and causing duties, the nurse. He abused his power and authority. The other doctors was from Washington DC who

In the UK, policies for health, safety and security are not only give positive impact it also creates dilemma in relation to implement. Dilemma refers to a situation in which a difficult choice has to he made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones. There are different types of dilemma in safety. This includes * Resource implications

In Joseph Collins article, “Should Doctors Tell the Truth?” he states that doctors shouldn’t tell the truth to their patients that deals with their life and death. Collins argued that doctor should withhold the truth on any circumstances. For example, when Collins blamed himself because of the death of a lawyer who suffered from kidney disease, only if he had lied to the lawyer about his health issue, the lawyer still could have been alive. However, I believe that doctors should always tell the truth to their patients regardless of the circumstances because withholding information violates patient’s autonomy and harms the doctor-patient relationship.

She advocates for the goal of disclosure and an atmosphere of openness, hoping to restore trust between the physician and the patient. Communicating truthful information, even if it may be life-changing, will promote more beneficial medical practices. However, she also acknowledges that there may be cases in which concealment of information may be necessary. In such cases, Bok suggests that truthful information should go to someone closely related to the patient which will promote a more open and trusting environment. A concern arises, then, about what the physician should do if the patient explicitly communicates that they do not want to be told about a diagnosis or treatment option even if it may better promote their

This is reserved for the doctor alone. However, as a nurse that has developed a relationship with her patient it would be very difficult to not answer her question honestly. In addition, the patient might feel more comforted hearing the diagnosis from her nurse rather than the doctor as the nurse has been caring for her and they have developed a therapeutic relationship. Ethics are recognized globally as an essential part of being a nurse (Kangasniemi, 2014).

Being truthful and not withholding information from patients can be found in the ANA code of ethics provision two. This code implies that nurses have an obligation to put the patient first. This code recognizes patient’s rights, including their right to know and their right to have a discussion about their health status so that they can make healthcare decisions. The ethical principal relating to being truthful and not withholding information from the patient can also be found within beneficence (act of doing good), justice, truth telling, and promise keeping (Fowler,

In Scenario V, we are able to see that the boundaries between client and therapist have crossed the line, because my relationship with Sharon will no longer be associated with a patient-client basis. On one hand, Sharon which has been my client for 3 years has become the romantic partner of my best friend, and on the other hand, I am in charge of Sharon’s therapeutic progress. Since I decided to not be in charge of Sharon’s case because that would put me in an uncomfortable professional situation and personal situation with my best friend, it is best for Sharon to be assigned to another therapist that can provide her with the same treatment that she was having with me. However, this action has made my best friend to feel upset, because he

St. Jude focuses on quality in order to be effective in its operations. The hospital tries to hire the best-qualified individuals who fit in to the hospital’s vision. The hospital’s code of ethics defines the way an employee behaves and treats the patients. It clearly dictates the way through which the employee will interact with the patients and his or her fellow employees. According to the policy, all employees have the responsibility to act in high quality ethical behavior that is legal, right, fair, and can withstand the scrutiny of the outsiders.

Truth telling and confidentiality depend upon the situations. It is right to tell the truth in certain but it is also right to hide something from the patients in certain situations. According to utilitarianism one should usually tell the truth and keep one’s promise because you should always perform an action that provides maximum utility and if keeping a promise and telling the truth makes someone happy then it is providing maximum utility.