The Value of Ethics Consultations in Cases of Moral Distress and Moral Injury

Clinical ethics consultations are considered successful when they engage in original analysis of competing stakeholder value conflicts and through a dialectic of theory informing practice and the contours of the case specifying the principles, result in a resolution of the moral dilemma through prac...

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Published inThe journal of hospital ethics Vol. 9; no. 2; p. 21
Main Author Brakman, Sarah-Vaughan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington MedStar Washington Hospital Center 01.09.2023
Subjects
Ethics
Medical ethics
Moral injury
Pandemics
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Summary:Clinical ethics consultations are considered successful when they engage in original analysis of competing stakeholder value conflicts and through a dialectic of theory informing practice and the contours of the case specifying the principles, result in a resolution of the moral dilemma through practical recommendations. Consultations that are conflict resolution mediations only, or that primarily apply laws, policy, or general ethical concepts to inform or educate those involved, typically are seen as misapplications of the ethics consult service. However, in the post-pandemic reality of healthcare for both acute care and long term care, some types of education-only case consultation requests may be ethically and practically lauded.
ISSN:1938-4955
1938-4920