Assignment
I. How does healthcare ethics link specific goods? What is the role of conscience? In your response, define 'moral agency' and explain how improper formation leads to issues of care for the patient and community.
II. Identify and describe the 'acts of the mind'? Include in your response how they are expressed and too how misunderstanding that leads to confusion in critical thinking.
III. In what way does ethical considerations begin with being? In your response, be able to articulate the concept of 'living' and 'human' as it relates to the ethical consideration of being.
IV. What is the distinction between natural and social kinds and how does it relate to personhood and human dignity? How would motivation become a factor in terms of care in health and wellness.
V. How is Natural Law Theory related to the Common Good? Offer an example with one of the natural inclinations.
VI. Explain the basic understanding of either the Utilitarian or Deontological theories of ethics. Use a simple example and offer a critique of the theory.
VII. Principles and guidelines are a necessary part of ethics for the medical profession. Explain the strengths and weaknesses they possess, and describe how they are intended to govern ethical behavior.
VIII. What are the strengths of Professional Codes? In your response link them to both patient care and the medical professional's work and environment. Include one concern in your answer.
IX. In terms of consent, connect patient dignity to acting intentionally. In your response, offer three expressions of consent and explain them.
X. Make a brief argument for how medical privacy is an essential element of 'health creating'. Include a definition of medical privacy with your response.
XI. Briefly explain how medical confidentiality has evolved. Offer a definition of medical confidentiality with your response.
XII. How can medical confidentiality be balances between the patient and the good of society? What are or would be the concerns with future patients?
XIII. Briefly explain the Doe v. Guthrie Clinic case. How would HIPAA regulations have addressed it?