Ethical Dilemmas In Care
allowed to do so as this will be treated as one of her daily activities which contribute to her feeling worth in life (Bainbridge & Rickets, 2013).
1.4 Ethical dilemmas and conflicts faced by the care workers in health and social setting
Dilemma is a situation when an individual faced difficult to make a choice in between two or more alternatives. In care homes, regarding patient’s care in daily basis care staff faces major ethical dilemmas. Without satisfactory result, ethical dilemmas can be defined as problem (Bainbridge & Ricketts, 2003). Ethics are always positive. It is care worker’s responsibility to provide respect for service users independents maintaining and increasing privacy, liberty of choice and honouring their choices (DOH,2007). …show more content…
One ethical dilemma could be related to engaging in a programme and the risk of harm when there is noise in the environment. The service users might enjoy the activity but may not enjoy the noise in the environment which may agitate them and experience confiscation. In this situation it is the responsibility of caring staff to ensure engaging the service users in such a programme that they intend to take part and ensure enough measures in place to minimize possible risks. Here the procedures may be assessing the best possible time when service users will truly enjoy the programme. Offering them no choice other than the programme already set could be considered as hampering their who can communicate effectively freedom of choice.
In case the confiscation occurs the caring staff accompanying the service users should be enough experienced in giving medication to calm them down. The caring staff is encouraged to carry a fully charged mobile phone to make call for help if there is any emergency. The situation may go beyond control which is not expected though. A well trained staff should accompany the service user to ensure control if a challenging situation arrives in any outdoor …show more content…
Sometimes it becomes difficult to understand the new set of rules by the local authorities. If this is so they can hire consultant for interpretation of new rules.
New legislations are significant in practice as obsolete and back dated process have to be swept away, otherwise that will deter the improved practices (Skills for Care, 2012). It is basically required for the protection of public and is the responsibility of regulators to constantly review the policies and procedures as and where required. It is not that easy to introduce a policy. Rather the process is monotonous. However, it includes identification of needs, accumulation of required information, drafting in the documents, consultation to confirm accuracy and reviewing. It is the responsibility of Government to regularly assessing the activities, duties and external factors in the environment to ascertain the changes and timely incorporation of those changes in proper place (Skills for Care, 2011). This should also include the finding those who are expected to take lead according to their
1.4 Ethical dilemmas and conflicts faced by the care workers in health and social setting
Dilemma is a situation when an individual faced difficult to make a choice in between two or more alternatives. In care homes, regarding patient’s care in daily basis care staff faces major ethical dilemmas. Without satisfactory result, ethical dilemmas can be defined as problem (Bainbridge & Ricketts, 2003). Ethics are always positive. It is care worker’s responsibility to provide respect for service users independents maintaining and increasing privacy, liberty of choice and honouring their choices (DOH,2007). …show more content…
One ethical dilemma could be related to engaging in a programme and the risk of harm when there is noise in the environment. The service users might enjoy the activity but may not enjoy the noise in the environment which may agitate them and experience confiscation. In this situation it is the responsibility of caring staff to ensure engaging the service users in such a programme that they intend to take part and ensure enough measures in place to minimize possible risks. Here the procedures may be assessing the best possible time when service users will truly enjoy the programme. Offering them no choice other than the programme already set could be considered as hampering their who can communicate effectively freedom of choice.
In case the confiscation occurs the caring staff accompanying the service users should be enough experienced in giving medication to calm them down. The caring staff is encouraged to carry a fully charged mobile phone to make call for help if there is any emergency. The situation may go beyond control which is not expected though. A well trained staff should accompany the service user to ensure control if a challenging situation arrives in any outdoor …show more content…
Sometimes it becomes difficult to understand the new set of rules by the local authorities. If this is so they can hire consultant for interpretation of new rules.
New legislations are significant in practice as obsolete and back dated process have to be swept away, otherwise that will deter the improved practices (Skills for Care, 2012). It is basically required for the protection of public and is the responsibility of regulators to constantly review the policies and procedures as and where required. It is not that easy to introduce a policy. Rather the process is monotonous. However, it includes identification of needs, accumulation of required information, drafting in the documents, consultation to confirm accuracy and reviewing. It is the responsibility of Government to regularly assessing the activities, duties and external factors in the environment to ascertain the changes and timely incorporation of those changes in proper place (Skills for Care, 2011). This should also include the finding those who are expected to take lead according to their