Ethical Dilemma Christina Black-Lee Capella University NHS4000: Developing a Health Care Perspective Dr. Tyler Sturdivant January 15, 2023 Ethical Principles An ethical decision is a process of evaluating and choosing among alternatives in a method consistent with ethical principles. The ethical decision brings moral awareness, moral judgment, and ethical behavior of the individual and the culture of the organization. Ethical decision-making refers to the process of evaluating and choosing among alternatives in a manner consistent with ethical principles. In making ethical decisions, it is necessary to perceive and eliminate unethical options and select the best ethical alternatives. Ethical decisions are some of the hardest …show more content…
Ethical decisions are based on morals and error on the side of caution for the best outcome of the problem. Individuals have the right to access emergency services under The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act passed by Congress in 1986 (Shenoy et al., 2022). Furthermore, can you put a dollar amount on a human life? The case study mentioned the example of Medicaid paying 75% of the costs for eligible emergency room users. There are alternatives to using the hospital’s emergency room. One alternative could be to bring health care to the patient. This could be done by contracting with a nurse practitioner. Another alternative could be a telemedicine arrangement. Of course, any arrangement would be contingent upon the provider having a valid license to practice. An additional idea could be to partner with an urgent care facility (Stern, …show more content…
Individuals in our community believe the emergency room is for everything, such as meals, shelter, unnecessary testing, work excuse for them to go hunting, and the list can go on. When individuals abuse the healthcare organizations it stresses the already strained system, consequently causing health workers to burn out, depletion of supplies, and delaying treatment for acute illness. The executive committee must be able to keep their hospital running as a fine-oiled machine. When the committee stay works with the advancement in technology, they bring cost-effective, easier access to healthcare, and better patient outcomes. The hospital cannot take the stance of refusing the case. Refusing care to an individual is breaking the law, has poor patient outcomes, and opens the facility up to