Today, healthcare givers are faced with ethical choices as they provide services for a complex and multicultural society. When experiencing such a diversity, it is unclear as to what code of ethics they should employ to ensure the patient rights are not humiliated.
To solve this, Beauchamps & Childress (1979), came up with a guide commonly known as principles of biomedical ethics. This is a set of ethics based on four moral principles that will give guidance to caregivers’ conduct whenever a conflict arises in regard to diversity. Ethics is refers to the study of right conduct or good character ( Ann Gallagher, Carol Komaromy and Mary Twomey, 2009). It is the moral reasoning of actions. On the other hand, morality refers to societal norms …show more content…
In Western Society, respect for autonomy has been seen as a major principle in EMA Death and dying Christelle Chadjou (C8009537)
healthcare. Even though there is a difference in culture on the significance of autonomy, it’s on the entire extent of autonomy where conflicts lies.Some medical situations can be cause of issues for health care professionals. This raises the concern whether autonomy is just really respected when it’s the general absolute principle to be complied with, or whether respect for autonomy should stay intact without it being a definitive idea.
The interpretations of autonomy differ depending on whose model you are looking at. The extent is also more broadened when cultures is called into play. An entire nation's expectation on autonomy can change significantly from that of another. In one nation you might find that autonomy is highly rested on the civil liberties of the person, while in another one, it might be difficult to see if respect for autonomy actually exists in any way. Consequently, in when cultures clash, issue can emerge.
Characteristics of …show more content…
The principle of autonomy is based on the fact that an individual is able of EMA Death and dying Christelle Chadjou (C8009537)
decide by him/herself in the first place. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise where a patient - a child- for example might not have the ability or chance to take a decision.Providing care to youngsters is not normally problematic however sometimes problems do occur.
Here is an example which highlights the issue in handling respect for autonomy when caring to children:
Ollie was a ten year old boy who has been admitted to the hospital for investigation into seizures which had started very suddenly. Ollie has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. After telling the truth to Ollie’s mother and then Ollie, he was immediately transferred to a children’s neurological unit so that the tumour could be removed as much as possible.
Ollie was a minor, which automatically made him lack capacity. His autonomy looked to have been compromised as the treatment was only based on the assumption of what the doctor believed Ollie would have
To solve this, Beauchamps & Childress (1979), came up with a guide commonly known as principles of biomedical ethics. This is a set of ethics based on four moral principles that will give guidance to caregivers’ conduct whenever a conflict arises in regard to diversity. Ethics is refers to the study of right conduct or good character ( Ann Gallagher, Carol Komaromy and Mary Twomey, 2009). It is the moral reasoning of actions. On the other hand, morality refers to societal norms …show more content…
In Western Society, respect for autonomy has been seen as a major principle in EMA Death and dying Christelle Chadjou (C8009537)
healthcare. Even though there is a difference in culture on the significance of autonomy, it’s on the entire extent of autonomy where conflicts lies.Some medical situations can be cause of issues for health care professionals. This raises the concern whether autonomy is just really respected when it’s the general absolute principle to be complied with, or whether respect for autonomy should stay intact without it being a definitive idea.
The interpretations of autonomy differ depending on whose model you are looking at. The extent is also more broadened when cultures is called into play. An entire nation's expectation on autonomy can change significantly from that of another. In one nation you might find that autonomy is highly rested on the civil liberties of the person, while in another one, it might be difficult to see if respect for autonomy actually exists in any way. Consequently, in when cultures clash, issue can emerge.
Characteristics of …show more content…
The principle of autonomy is based on the fact that an individual is able of EMA Death and dying Christelle Chadjou (C8009537)
decide by him/herself in the first place. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise where a patient - a child- for example might not have the ability or chance to take a decision.Providing care to youngsters is not normally problematic however sometimes problems do occur.
Here is an example which highlights the issue in handling respect for autonomy when caring to children:
Ollie was a ten year old boy who has been admitted to the hospital for investigation into seizures which had started very suddenly. Ollie has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. After telling the truth to Ollie’s mother and then Ollie, he was immediately transferred to a children’s neurological unit so that the tumour could be removed as much as possible.
Ollie was a minor, which automatically made him lack capacity. His autonomy looked to have been compromised as the treatment was only based on the assumption of what the doctor believed Ollie would have