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An ethics “workup” (this one or a similar version) may be used by a variety of health care professionals at both the organizational and individual clinical level. Health executives, physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals use similar techniques to assess ethical dilemmas with the goal of gaining a shared sense of what is morally acceptable. With some adjustments, it may also be used by lay-persons. | An ethics “workup” (this one or a similar version) may be used by a variety of health care professionals at both the organizational and individual clinical level. Health executives, physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals use similar techniques to assess ethical dilemmas with the goal of gaining a shared sense of what is morally acceptable. With some adjustments, it may also be used by lay-persons. | ||
Using the five principal steps of the ethics workup, health professionals holding a variety of philosophical and religious positions regarding ethics can share a basic framework for thinking about and discussing morally troubling cases | == The Ethics Workup == | ||
Using the '''five principal steps''' of the ethics workup, health professionals holding a variety of philosophical and religious positions regarding ethics can share a basic framework for thinking about and discussing morally troubling cases. | |||
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Revision as of 19:27, 15 April 2018
Original Editor - Andrea Sturm
Top Contributors - Wendy Walker, Rachael Lowe, Kim Jackson, Jess Bell, Robin Tacchetti and Amanda Ager
Introduction[edit | edit source]
The ability to effectively address ethical dilemmas is an essential component of health care. The emphasis in ethical reasoning is on a sensible progression from the facts of the situation to a morally sound decision.
An ethics “workup” (this one or a similar version) may be used by a variety of health care professionals at both the organizational and individual clinical level. Health executives, physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals use similar techniques to assess ethical dilemmas with the goal of gaining a shared sense of what is morally acceptable. With some adjustments, it may also be used by lay-persons.
The Ethics Workup[edit | edit source]
Using the five principal steps of the ethics workup, health professionals holding a variety of philosophical and religious positions regarding ethics can share a basic framework for thinking about and discussing morally troubling cases.
5 Step Evaluation[edit | edit source]
- Who
- What
- Where
- When
- Why