Introduction Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration textbook outlines several committees that are mandatory in a health care organization. The textbook explains ethics committee which is one of the mandatory committees in a healthcare organization. In a healthcare organization the ethics committee helps to address legal and ethical problems that happen during the duration of a patient’s care and treatment plan. The committee serves as a resource guide for patients, family members and healthcare staff. Also, the ethics committee offers the option of objective counsel when having to deal with difficult healthcare issues. Select one of the committees. Ethics Committee The committee chosen for the purpose of this assignment is ethics committee. …show more content…
Some responsibilities of the ethics committee are, providing resources for educational purposes, consultation and conflict resolution and request for consultations. The educational resources help hospitals and healthcare professionals develop the appropriate competencies for addressing legal, ethical and spiritual concerns. The second responsibility is consultation and conflict resolution. The ethics committee provides different options and suggestions for the best resolution of conflict in a case. The consultation process with the ethics committee is a choice, and is conducted at the request of a physician, patient, family member or patient of care. For the ethical committee responsibility is to provide the optimal resolution of dilemmas confronting the continuing care of the …show more content…
Spirituality in religion shows there is purpose and meaning to life. Spirituality shows relation to faith in a higher learning. Ethics committee in healthcare organizations can help reduce patient fears by giving support and coping resources. In the Bible of Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 5:14 it states, “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men” (The King James Version, 2012). In the Bible, it also speaks about faith. John 3:16 KJV reads, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (The King James Version, 2012). The Bible gives great examples of the faith and support which relates to the ethics