Nadia Muhammad M3
I will be analysing how ethical approaches to providing support would benefit the individuals
from the case studies who have varying needs. It will include ethical theories and the
benefits of applying these to the individuals.
Ethics is when you deal with right or wrong behaviour and it is also about ensuring things
are morally right. An example of an ethical issue is if a nurse was not on shirt but about to
leave the hospital and she witnessed a patient fall over but because she is not on shift, she
legally doesn’t have to help them. This is subject to an ethical issue because the nurse was
no longer on shift so she doesn’t have to go and help that person but morally she shouldn’t
ignore the patient and not help him get back up.
Consequentialism theory is the correct way of dealing with a situation depending on the
consequence/outcome of the act. The way of dealing with a situation should depend on the
consequence of the act. If the action brings about more harm than benefit, then it is morally
wrong. If the action brings about more benefit than harm it is morally right. In Valerie’s case
she has mental health problems and should attend counselling because if she doesn’t the
consequence is that her mental health will get worse and could lead Valerie to commit
suicide, to avoid this the service provider should think of the consequence of denying
counselling or the bullying and thinking what will happen if this act is committed.
Deontology suggests you should make a decision based on your duties/job and make a
decision because it's ethically correct. Deontology consists of moral absolution, the idea that
some actions are wrong no matter what consequences occur. An example of deontology is
the belief that killing someone is wrong, even if it was self-defense. This suggests that
decisions should be made based on a person’s obligations and duties because it is ethically
correct. Unlike consequentialism, deontology focuses on the motives of actions, and
whether a given action was motivated by duty or something else, rather than the outcome
of their actions. In Aisha’s case, if she wasn’t taking her medication for her dementia and
someone at the residential home knew this, they should report this because if they don’t it
could lead to Aisha’s condition getting worse faster.
Virtue ethics – decisions are based on an individual's morals and what you feel the right
decision is. In Billy’s case when the doctors are giving him advice on what is best for his
asthma, they should talk to him based on how Billy is, so the doctors should talk to him in
the same way they do with other patients to make him feel comfortable in the situation.
References:
https://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/FEAndVocational/HealthAndSocialCare/BT
EC/BTECNationalsHealthandSocialCare2016/Samples/Student-Book-1/BTEC-National-in-Heal
th-and-Social-Care-Unit-05-web-ready.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/intro_1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/consequentialism_1.shtml
https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-deontology/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/virtue.shtml
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3750884?seq=1
https://connectusfund.org/12-pros-and-cons-of-deontological-ethics
I will be analysing how ethical approaches to providing support would benefit the individuals
from the case studies who have varying needs. It will include ethical theories and the
benefits of applying these to the individuals.
Ethics is when you deal with right or wrong behaviour and it is also about ensuring things
are morally right. An example of an ethical issue is if a nurse was not on shirt but about to
leave the hospital and she witnessed a patient fall over but because she is not on shift, she
legally doesn’t have to help them. This is subject to an ethical issue because the nurse was
no longer on shift so she doesn’t have to go and help that person but morally she shouldn’t
ignore the patient and not help him get back up.
Consequentialism theory is the correct way of dealing with a situation depending on the
consequence/outcome of the act. The way of dealing with a situation should depend on the
consequence of the act. If the action brings about more harm than benefit, then it is morally
wrong. If the action brings about more benefit than harm it is morally right. In Valerie’s case
she has mental health problems and should attend counselling because if she doesn’t the
consequence is that her mental health will get worse and could lead Valerie to commit
suicide, to avoid this the service provider should think of the consequence of denying
counselling or the bullying and thinking what will happen if this act is committed.
Deontology suggests you should make a decision based on your duties/job and make a
decision because it's ethically correct. Deontology consists of moral absolution, the idea that
some actions are wrong no matter what consequences occur. An example of deontology is
the belief that killing someone is wrong, even if it was self-defense. This suggests that
decisions should be made based on a person’s obligations and duties because it is ethically
correct. Unlike consequentialism, deontology focuses on the motives of actions, and
whether a given action was motivated by duty or something else, rather than the outcome
of their actions. In Aisha’s case, if she wasn’t taking her medication for her dementia and
someone at the residential home knew this, they should report this because if they don’t it
could lead to Aisha’s condition getting worse faster.
Virtue ethics – decisions are based on an individual's morals and what you feel the right
decision is. In Billy’s case when the doctors are giving him advice on what is best for his
asthma, they should talk to him based on how Billy is, so the doctors should talk to him in
the same way they do with other patients to make him feel comfortable in the situation.
References:
https://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/FEAndVocational/HealthAndSocialCare/BT
EC/BTECNationalsHealthandSocialCare2016/Samples/Student-Book-1/BTEC-National-in-Heal
th-and-Social-Care-Unit-05-web-ready.pdf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/intro_1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/consequentialism_1.shtml
https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-deontology/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/introduction/virtue.shtml
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3750884?seq=1
https://connectusfund.org/12-pros-and-cons-of-deontological-ethics
