After reviewing the module resources, apply what you have learned about ethical theories to the scenario presented in this assignment. Complete the Ethical Theories Worksheet for this assignment.
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Guidelines and Rubric:
Overview:
When you are considering responses to healthcare situations, it is important to be able to quickly identify the underlying ethical and bioethical theories driving a proposed solution. While completing the Ethical Theories Worksheet, consider the core elements of the theory that must be addressed in the solution.
Prompt:
In this activity, you will utilize the main ethical and bioethical theories in solutions to a proposed scenario.
Specifically, the following CRITICAL ELEMENTS must be addressed:
PART ONE: Propose a solution to the following scenario using each of the five ethical theories presented in this module. Explain how your solution aligns with the major ideas within each theory.
Scenario: There is a pandemic of a contagious disease. In the United States, there is only enough of a vaccine to cover 70% of the population. How do you determine who gets the vaccine?
PART TWO: Consider the same scenario, but explain what process you would need to add to your solution to protect the bioethics principles.
What to Submit:
Complete the Ethical Theories Worksheet using complete sentences. If you use resources, cite them according to APA formatting.
Required Resources:
Textbook: Medical Law and Ethics, Chapter 1, Chapter 8 (pages 179-182), and Chapter 14 (pages 338-346)
Consider the following questions as you read the chapters:
1. What are applied ethics in healthcare?
2. Why study law and ethics in healthcare?
3. What is a law?
4. How does the law compare/contrast from ethics?
5. Do differing cultures affect the quality of healthcare?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15265161.2020.1764138
Review this article to explore resource allocation and several related ethical challenges to the healthcare system and society, including how to define benefit, how to handle informed consent, the special needs of pediatric patients, how to engage communities in these difficult decisions, and how to mitigate concerns of discrimination and the effects of structural inequities.
Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions and Answers
Read this brief as an introduction to health care disparities and how federal laws and policies address disparities. As you read, think about how medical malpractice could impact consumers from different cultural backgrounds.
Additional Support (Optional):
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/global-health
Review this webpage, from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, to explore the importance of global health.
https://www.hhs.gov/programs/topic-sites/lgbt/accesstohealthcare/nondiscrimination/index.html
This webpage, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the protection of healthcare rights for various populations including transgender, people living with HIV, and those who are hospitalized.
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