Surgical Technologist Ethical Dilemmas
Overview This article highlights the need for Surgical Technologists to understand the ethical and legal issues in their day to day activities. Professionalism when working in any area of a surgery department must be maintained no matter what the situation. Ethical and legal issues arise daily, so it is necessary to understand and apply certain concepts in order to properly evaluate a given situation and make appropriate decisions leading to performance that will render the highest quality patient care possible. Professional behavior in this regard is crucial for any health care worker.
In order to apply these concepts you first need to understand ways to evaluate the issues. How is ethics defined? According to the Ethics Center for …show more content…
This system concerns itself with determining the greater good and what decision will be beneficial to the most people. The second system presented is the deontological system. Under this system, a worker would look at the needs of the individual and determine the best course of action for the patient themselves. There is no suggestion that these two methods should conflict. In fact, quite often, what is best for a patient is often what is best for society as a whole. The problem arises in the instances where these two methods conflict. In these cases, a worker must apply the concept of prudency. This is the idea that a similar person would make the same decision under the same …show more content…
Our position is all encompassing in that, not only does it include the use of surgical instruments and equipment towards promoting health and well being, but it also extends to the rights of the patients under our care to receive the best quality, appropriate care within the patient’s wishes and desires. We, as health care professionals, owe it to our patients to give them the highest possible quality of care of which we are capable.
Uses in Career
In order to be able to provide care without judgment you need to do some deep soul searching and have a complete understanding of your ethical beliefs and biases. Once you have that understanding, if you find your ethical beliefs could interfere with your work performance, you need to share these feelings with your employer. Each patient is entitled to the same level of understanding regardless of your personal judgment. What you feel or believe to be wrong does not necessarily have a bearing on what is best for the patient.
In order to apply these concepts you first need to understand ways to evaluate the issues. How is ethics defined? According to the Ethics Center for …show more content…
This system concerns itself with determining the greater good and what decision will be beneficial to the most people. The second system presented is the deontological system. Under this system, a worker would look at the needs of the individual and determine the best course of action for the patient themselves. There is no suggestion that these two methods should conflict. In fact, quite often, what is best for a patient is often what is best for society as a whole. The problem arises in the instances where these two methods conflict. In these cases, a worker must apply the concept of prudency. This is the idea that a similar person would make the same decision under the same …show more content…
Our position is all encompassing in that, not only does it include the use of surgical instruments and equipment towards promoting health and well being, but it also extends to the rights of the patients under our care to receive the best quality, appropriate care within the patient’s wishes and desires. We, as health care professionals, owe it to our patients to give them the highest possible quality of care of which we are capable.
Uses in Career
In order to be able to provide care without judgment you need to do some deep soul searching and have a complete understanding of your ethical beliefs and biases. Once you have that understanding, if you find your ethical beliefs could interfere with your work performance, you need to share these feelings with your employer. Each patient is entitled to the same level of understanding regardless of your personal judgment. What you feel or believe to be wrong does not necessarily have a bearing on what is best for the patient.