Part 1: How would you define “ethics”?
Next, review your classmates’ definitions of ethics – what similarities do you see? What differences?
Evaluate
Part II: Ethical Dilemma and Decisions
Apply what you know.
The readings provide an overview of ethics in the healthcare setting and introduce a few common ethical dilemmas which may occur in our modern healthcare system. Let’s talk about these readings by responding to the following questions. I’ll guide us through. We will discuss the questions as a group, starting with the first question:
Do personal values play a role in making ethical decisions? Should they?
Do you have an example of an ethical dilemma that you’ve encountered in a healthcare setting? Share this example, then explain your reasoning and how you solved the ethical dilemma.
Did your personal values play a role in resolving this ethical dilemma? Why or why not?
