Ebola Ethical Dilemmas

Question 1:

As a senior healthcare administrator that is part of the Central Indiana Ebola Preparedness Team I have reviewed many policies and procedures to develop an ethical plan for the management of Ebola in Central Indiana. The main objective of this plan is to be as prepared as possible and follow all protocols or clinical practice guidelines that are put into place. We must coordinate with healthcare facilities locally and statewide to put the plan into place. The first step is to have risk communication messages for the public as well as staff regarding risks, signs and symptoms, protective measures. We then must have a hospital designated as the primary hospital for treating Ebola patients with a designated isolation ward. However, …show more content…
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