Question

Discuss the prototypes of ethical problems which includes Moral Distress, ethical dilemmas, and locus of authority. Provide an example of one prototype that will guide you as you decide the course of action

Answer 1

A prototype is an original model that make-instance to serve as a basis for other processes. ethical issues may be legal and clinical ones.
Three types of ethical problem are moral distress, ethical dilemmas, locas of authority
Moral distress:
It makes emotional or cognitive problems that find a solution to fix the problem, moral distress focus on the situation from doing right. our emotional response and feelings play a major role in moral life for not to do harm.
Ethical dilemmas:
To handle the problem there are two or more ways with ethical concern. To do the one action there is a barrier with other action.
Locus of authority:
when there are two different actions available but processed with one action, it is an interdisciplinary principle. professional advice needs to solve the issues.
The moral concept of ethics should be honesty, courage taking responsibility, using experience skills and knowledge, based on nonmaleficence and patient autonomy, adhere to the code of ethics, be faithful tot he patients with competent.
Example:
Can the patient with antipsychotic medication do machine work?
Do the patient continue with this work should follow the professional advice?
Should people with antipsychotic medication be allowed to do the machine work? If so with what circumstances?
This all focus on moral agent on moral values, duties, quality of life to caring psychiatric patients to prevent harm. Ethical concern for a person by another authority of a person to decide to a standard of right behavior.