Applying Ethical Principles  Applying Ethical Principles to a specific Ethical Dilemma

Applying Ethical Principles  Applying Ethical Principles to a specific Ethical Dilemma

Applying Ethical Principles

 Applying Ethical Principles to a specific Ethical Dilemma

Because of the direct impact on the patient's life and well-being, providing medical care is one of the most difficult professions to navigate successfully. In light of this, the decision- making processes that medical practitioners use with their patients ought to be evidence-based to improve patient outcomes (Fry et al., 2018). When presented with a decision, those who work in the medical field have the responsibility of considering the ethical repercussions of their options and selecting the best one. When a healthcare provider faces an issue for which there may be more than one appropriate answer, this situation is known as an ethical dilemma (Fry et al., 2018). The most challenging and serious ethical problems that might occur in medical practice include a choice between two or more activities that are both morally reprehensible. This is at the heart of the dilemma. The purpose of this study is to present a potential answer to an ethical dilemma a healthcare practitioner might face; the proposed answer should be consistent with ethical rules of practice. Summary of the Case Study The question of whether or not a baby should be vaccinated was selected as the subject of the case study for this project. Consider the Smiths, Jenna and Chris, who just became the delighted parents of Ana, a girl who was born five days ago. The staff at the small hospital in the area helped deliver the baby. The newborn girl's parents are committed to providing her with the highest level of care, and as part of that commitment, they intend to breastfeed their daughter for the first six months of her life and restrict her diet to organic foods. On the other hand, the attitudes of the parents and medical personnel about the topic of vaccinations are very different. The parents base their argument against immunizations on the facts that they discovered i