The Center for Disease Control has this definition of public health ethics –
“As a field of practice, public health ethics is the application of relevant principles and values to public health decision making. In applying an ethics framework, public health ethics inquiry carries out three core functions, namely 1) identifying and clarifying the ethical dilemma posed, 2) analyzing it in terms of alternative courses of action and their consequences, and 3) resolving the dilemma by deciding which course of action best incorporates and balances the guiding principles and values.” (cdc.gov 2017)
When I first started working in healthcare I thought I was open minded and had everything and everyone figured out. I quickly realized that there are …show more content…
I have noticed that over the course of this year he is coming to school more frequently with his hair unwashed and not looking as clean as usual. While it would be easy to just blame his mother and talk about how she doesn’t keep him clean, I look at the bigger picture. He is a completely dependent 18-year-old young man with the cognitive ability of a two year old. He does not walk and cannot do anything functional for himself – he is basically an 18-year-old toddler that is still crawling. Mom is a short woman who relies on only family for help with John’s care, she has expressed in meetings that she wants to do everything for him. I have known John for almost three years and while is clothes can be worn out a bit, he was always generally neat and clean, with exception of his hair wash. Due to his size and behavior issues it is very difficult to get him safely in and out of the tub, so his brother comes over and helps once a week or so. After looking at the picture as a whole, I have to wonder if there is a change at home, or if his mother is finally reaching the point where she needs outside help in caring for him. Unfortunately it is out of my current role as an aide to reach out to her, so all I can do is encourage the teacher to bring up the subject in the IEP meeting next month. It would be easy to just continue to talk about the situation among staff, but to rectify the situation we have to …show more content…
While in acute care I worked with child abuse victims that had been burned and beaten, in the schools I worked with children with severe emotional issues and those who were witnesses to domestic violence. Compared to these cases, John not getting his hair washed regularly might be a warning sign, not a reason to criticize his
“As a field of practice, public health ethics is the application of relevant principles and values to public health decision making. In applying an ethics framework, public health ethics inquiry carries out three core functions, namely 1) identifying and clarifying the ethical dilemma posed, 2) analyzing it in terms of alternative courses of action and their consequences, and 3) resolving the dilemma by deciding which course of action best incorporates and balances the guiding principles and values.” (cdc.gov 2017)
When I first started working in healthcare I thought I was open minded and had everything and everyone figured out. I quickly realized that there are …show more content…
I have noticed that over the course of this year he is coming to school more frequently with his hair unwashed and not looking as clean as usual. While it would be easy to just blame his mother and talk about how she doesn’t keep him clean, I look at the bigger picture. He is a completely dependent 18-year-old young man with the cognitive ability of a two year old. He does not walk and cannot do anything functional for himself – he is basically an 18-year-old toddler that is still crawling. Mom is a short woman who relies on only family for help with John’s care, she has expressed in meetings that she wants to do everything for him. I have known John for almost three years and while is clothes can be worn out a bit, he was always generally neat and clean, with exception of his hair wash. Due to his size and behavior issues it is very difficult to get him safely in and out of the tub, so his brother comes over and helps once a week or so. After looking at the picture as a whole, I have to wonder if there is a change at home, or if his mother is finally reaching the point where she needs outside help in caring for him. Unfortunately it is out of my current role as an aide to reach out to her, so all I can do is encourage the teacher to bring up the subject in the IEP meeting next month. It would be easy to just continue to talk about the situation among staff, but to rectify the situation we have to …show more content…
While in acute care I worked with child abuse victims that had been burned and beaten, in the schools I worked with children with severe emotional issues and those who were witnesses to domestic violence. Compared to these cases, John not getting his hair washed regularly might be a warning sign, not a reason to criticize his