Ethical Principles In Health Care

The concept of Ethics has been a very important and controversial topic throughout the health care profession. Ethics is a way of practice that involves decision making and many healthcare professions and various administrators work together to achieve excellent patient care. According to the article "Fundamental ethical principles in health care" the ethical code has evolved during many years but it gets its origin from the Hippocratic tradition. Similar codes are evolved recently by nurses, paramedical professionals and it emphasizes and underpins the identity and defends the interest of the profession relative to patient/client rights (Thompson, 1987, p. 1461). Although the ethic’s rules may limit and constrict the extent of performance in each profession, the codes are invented to
In the “Fundamental ethical principles in health care” article the main goal is to recognize the certain principles of ethics in the health care field, which are: respect for persons, justice and beneficence.

In the article, “Ethical principles for everyone in health care”, the author talks about the six propositions/ ethical principles to establish a shared ethical code for everyone in health care. These six major principles that should govern health care were placed on the agenda in April of the year 2000. According to the article these six principles are: 1. Health care is a human right, 2. Care of the individual is at the center of health care, but the whole system needs to work to improve the health of population, 3. The health care system must treat the illness, alleviate suffering and disability and promote health, 4. Cooperation with each other, those served and those in other sectors is essential for all