Ethical Dilemmas In Nursing

This ethical dilemma we are faced with, is definitely a challenging one. It encompasses an obvious spiritual battle between scientific evidence and religious belief over the child life. The ability to make the right decision will require knowledge, planning and the expertise of the ethical committee. However, by law usually the guardian who has full custody over the child will be the one to make the decision, which overall limits the fathers, the doctors and others people involvement within the predicament. Balancing the problem by trying to understand the mothers view as well as the child’s wellbeing can open many doors to help. By using an ethical theory unbiased reason will help insure that all the known evidence will be taken into accountability.

The essence of our profession in term doing well is the foundation of nursing. As health care professionals, we have a duty to protect. It is obvious in that dilemma that the mother has to deal with psychosocial problems concerning her faith but the only right choice to make is to save the child. There is an obligation to start treatment as soon as possible to prevent unnecessary damages. “Beneficence is defined as an act of charity, mercy, and kindness with a strong connotation of doing well with others including moral obligation” (Kessinger, 2009). It’s our responsibility to advocate for the child because he is vulnerable. A concerned of this ethic of care forces the individual health practitioner to consider his or her vocation to the highest standards of effectiveness as a moral dynamic; one that advocates for high values and endeavors for the greater

The involvement of the child, the mother, the father and the healthcare team in the situation make it clear that each party is dealing with different emotions. Consequently, people may act irrationally. Offering directions as on how to achieve a good action instead of judging the right or wrong action is important. Helping the mother to see the good in letting the doctor implementing the care. Advising her on the importance of giving a consent she is doing a good deed in helping to save his son's life. Obviously she has custody of the child and I assumed that she has been a good mother until now .Her religious belief has prevented her from seeing that she is hurting her child. Some Christian Scientists rely upon their own prayer. Christian Science Practitioners are also available for assistance. Practitioners devote themselves full time to helping others through prayer. They look upon themselves more as facilitators than religious healers. They believe that only God heals (Robinson, 2010). Helping the mother to understand that time is running treating the meningitis is the best