Referring to question 3, I believe medical providers have moral obligations to terminally ill patients’ their family members. Their obligations include explanation of the medical situation and discuss the patient's values and preferences as well as the unlikely the interventions are to produce any significant benefit known as medical futility (Jecker, 2014).
Using the MORAL acronym;
M = Massage the dilemma (consider what the issue really is and who is involved in the issue).
The moral question of this dilemma is to what extent do providers have moral obligations to patient’s family?
O = Outline the options.
• Continue life support measure if deemed futile to support family wishes.
• End life support measures when deemed futile opposing family
Using the MORAL acronym;
M = Massage the dilemma (consider what the issue really is and who is involved in the issue).
The moral question of this dilemma is to what extent do providers have moral obligations to patient’s family?
O = Outline the options.
• Continue life support measure if deemed futile to support family wishes.
• End life support measures when deemed futile opposing family