Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare Decision Making
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What is one of the common ethical dilemmas in patient care mentioned in the text?

  • Ensuring patient confidentiality
  • Balancing patient autonomy with best interests (correct)
  • Administering pain medication
  • Conducting routine check-ups
  • In the context of healthcare, what does informed consent refer to?

  • Withholding information from patients
  • Ensuring patients understand treatment options and risks (correct)
  • Ignoring patient preferences
  • Forcing patients to undergo treatment
  • What makes end-of-life decisions ethically and emotionally challenging?

  • Lack of medical advancements
  • Limited healthcare resources
  • Balancing patient autonomy with family wishes (correct)
  • Easy decision-making process
  • What issue arises when a patient without advanced directives or a designated decision-maker arrives unconscious in the emergency department?

    <p>Questions about patient autonomy and best interests (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do healthcare providers face a dilemma when a competent patient refuses a life-saving treatment?

    <p>Respecting autonomy while considering potential harm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ethical consideration is crucial in deciding on aggressive treatments for a patient with a terminal illness?

    <p>Patient autonomy and beneficence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might healthcare providers believe that aggressive treatments for a terminal illness are futile?

    <p>Concerns about unnecessary suffering and ineffectiveness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect requires careful consideration when balancing patient autonomy, family wishes, and medical futility in end-of-life decisions?

    <p>'Patient autonomy' vs 'medical futility' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key challenge for healthcare providers when an unrepresented patient arrives unconscious in the emergency department?

    <p>'Patient autonomy' and decision-making authority (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The Unrepresented Patient' scenario highlights the importance of which ethical principle in healthcare?

    <p>'Respecting autonomy' regardless of patient condition (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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