Ethical Considerations in Healthcare Decision-Making
Directions
Please answer the following questions in essay form incorporating at least 1 scholarly or professional resource into each response. Please be sure to include in-text citations and a reference entry for each resource used.
· Health care facilities can play an important role within a community, many times providing all the treatment options available to residents. As such, there are certain moral and ethical obligations that must be met to ensure the facility provides the best care possible to the people it serves. Formulate a list of three (3) moral and/or ethical obligations a health care entity must consider when dealing with a community and assess the value of each.
· Moral judgments and personal morality can present significant issues to health care workers when it comes to providing treatment to patients. Think about a health-related situation which would call your personal moral judgments into question. Evaluate the way in which your judgment would be affected by this situation and defend your position. How would the moral judgments of others play into the same scenario? Defend your position.
Purpose Implement organizational behavior and change effectiveness (PSLO 4) Instructions Consider the organization that was the subject of your budget presentation. If this organization could merge with another, what would be the most beneficial situation? Describe the ideal merge partner and explain why. Include issues related to growth, stability, cash flow, personnel, and strategic objectives. Discuss at least one likely negative outcome of such a merger. If your organization was a governmental entity, consider other governmental divisions, departments, or entities with which it could merge. Students will respond and interact with others to address questions based on the learning materials for this week. Students have the option of writing out their post or recording a video (recommended with the integrated Vidgrid tool). Initial dialogue posting (2 points) should be around 400 words or between two and three minutes of video. APA