Ethical Theories In Health And Social Care

As an administrator, especially in healthcare, making decisions is never simple. Knowledge of ethical theories can assist complex decision-making situations and give evidence in which give us the ability to make confident choices. Such theories as Kant’s deontology, or duty-based ethics, can help us to define our responsibilities and give us reason to argue for or against certain issues by defining worth and moral duty. With applicable theories such as this you are no longer an individual making blind decisions through preference but an educated individual using your knowledge and reasoning based on experts dispositions. Theories allow an individual to make evidence-based decisions and the more theories and individual is able to cite, the more