Introduction to Healthcare Ethics PDF

Batangas State University - The National Engineering University College of Health Sciences Introduction to Healthcare Ethics Ms. Edd Jodi A. Bejer, RND Objectives: 1. To understand the fundamental ethical principles 2. To enhance the decision making skills 3. To promote patient-centered car...

Batangas State University - The National Engineering University College of Health Sciences Introduction to Healthcare Ethics Ms. Edd Jodi A. Bejer, RND Objectives: 1. To understand the fundamental ethical principles 2. To enhance the decision making skills 3. To promote patient-centered care 4. To navigate Legal and Ethical Boundaries 5. To prepare for real-world applications Conceptualization The concept “ethics” find its origin in the Greek word “ethos”. It refers to custom, practice, attitude, and motive Essentially ethics refers to people’s moral behavior following a particular value system Ethics influence both healthcare practitioners and patients.  Conceptualization Glouberman & Mintzberg (2021) FOUR WORLDS in healthcare (cure, care, control, and community) It identifies the principles and application of values and norms informing the pratice healthcare. Major Themes in HE Healthcare ethics cannot be limited in scope to apply only to the healthcare practitioner or only to the patient. A “site” that cannot be overlooked is the practice of health within the community as part of the basic healthcare or context for research. Healthcare ethics deals with vulnerable people  Major Themes in HE Lategan, Vanlaere, and Burggraeve Deals with vulnerability and ethical relationship at length. Lategan’s arguemnts informed the three positions (the scope of healthcare ethics, the context for healthcare ethics, and the encompassing influence of vulnerability on healthcare ethics)  Major Themes in HE Van Zyl and Van Zyl Ethics is particularly applicable to the professional practice of medicine in guiding decision-making within a doctor-patient relationship, and protecting self-directedness for patient in an essential unequal power relationship. Major Themes in HE (12) Patient Charter Access to Healthcare Hospital Services Out-patient Services Courtesy Visiting Arrangements Religious Beliefs Privacy Major Themes in HE Patient Charter Information Concerning your Treatment Consent to Treatment Confidentiality Teaching and Research Discharge Complaints Major Themes in HE Vanlaere and Burggraeve They approach healthcare from a quality-of- care-perspective. Healthcare must be seen as a relationship and not a product. This relationship is based on an ethical obligation for healthcare practitioners to provide culturally competent, patient-centered care. Major Themes in HE MacKinnon and Comer Healthcare practitioners must be aware of patient and family culture, values, and faith- based beliefs as they will impact end-of-life decisions. It also evident that healthcare cannot be removed from a human rights point of view. Major Themes in HE Moore’s supports the notion that medical issues belong within a human rights culture it contributes to the care of the patients and the security of well-being Major Themes in HE Viljoen Deals with “euthanasia” in South African context It still leaves the healthcare practitioner and patient in a vulnerable position This proves the point that although an act may be legal, but feeling is not at ease  Major Themes in HE Lewitt, Campbell, and Cross focused on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) In this community, participants are actively engaged with, and influenced by, all aspects of research process, from design to dissemination As a healthcare research moves from “working on” communities to “working with” communities  Major Themes in HE Lewitt, Campbell, and Cross CBPR requires awareness of power relationship between healthcare practitioners and the community member or service users. In CBPR, when working with children, there is a further need to work sensitively with power dynamics.  Major Themes in HE Kruger healthcare is not a new concept in the decision-making process healthcare is a very dynamic field, causing the ethical decision-making competency of healthcare workers to become more important, but also more challenging to ensure that it is conducted using a simplified step-by-step approach Major Themes in HE Swart Explains how spirituality can assist with the healing of the patient but also how religion and faith can open existential issues in healthcare that should be part of the holistic treatment of patient. Importance of HE Tata Projects (2023) Ethics play a crucial role in shaping the way interact with each other and the world around them. Ethics are the moral principles that guide people’s behavior, decisions, and actions. These principles are based on the concepts of right and wrong, good and bad, fairness and justice. Importance of HE WHO, The Code Aims to promote, enhance, and sustain and enabling and ethical environment leading to trust, transparency and respect across the organization. Importance of HE Prachi Juneja Wrote an article which is reviewed by the Management Study Guide Content Team. ISO 2001:2015 Certified Education Provider. Importance of HE Prachi Juneja The Importance of Ethics is as follows: 1. Satisfying Basic Human Needs 2. Creating Credibility 3. Utilizing People and Leadership 4. Improving Decision-Making 5. Long-term Gains 6. Security in the Society Importance of HE Why do we need to study ethics: Only Human Beings Can Be Ethical? a. Only human beings are rational, autonomous, and self-conscious. b. Only human beings can act morally or immorally c. Only human beings are part of the moral community Importance of HE Panza, Christopher and Potthast, Adam Made a book entitled Ethics for Dummies Ethics is a central component of any happy, healthy, and mature life. Importance of HE Some great reasons to resist those critics include the following: 1. Ethics allows you to live an authentic life 2. Ethics makes you more successful 3. Ethics allows you to cultivate inner peace 4. Ethics provides for a stable society 5. Ethics may help out in the afterlife CONCLUSION Healthcare ethics serves as the moral foundation that guides the actions and decisions of healthcare professionals. The integration of ethics into healthcare is essential for delivering high-quality, patient- centered care in an ever-evolving medical landscape. Thank you, Class!