HLT 305 Topic 5 Assignment: Applying Decision Making Models in Health Care
-(HLT 305 Topic 5 Assignment)
Your health care team is … with the following case:
A 6-year-old develops a high fever accompanied by violent vomiting and convulsions while at school. The child is … to a nearby hospital. The attending physician makes a diagnosis of meningitis and requests permission from the parents to initiate treatment. Both parents are Christian Scientists, and they insist that no medical treatment be … to the child. The physician initiates treatment anyway, and the parents later sue the physician and the hospital.
In a formal, written paper of 1,250-1,500 words, provide the following:
- Explain the ethical dilemma portrayed in this case and how Uustal’s “Ethical Decision-Making Model” can assist in navigating the situation.
- Describe the perspectives, needs, and expectations of each of the following health care stakeholders: (a) child,
(b) parent, (c) physician, (d) health care staff, (e) hospital, (f) administrator, and (g) attorney.
- Summarize potentially conflicting values and principles that exist in this case based upon ethical theories and principles you have learned in this course.
- Assuming the role of the hospital administrator, provide a solution to resolve the identified ethical dilemma in this case.
Include at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed references from the GCU Library to support your positions.
