Identify the professional code of ethics for your professional specialty or a specialty that interests you. Describe the decision criteria and analyze each theory using examples and the Ethical Theory Matrix Template.
Moral Theories, Principles of Health Care Ethics, and Professional Ethics Codes
Ethics is a branch of philosophy devoted to the study of morality. Ethics has a long history of theories about distinguishing right from wrong and identifying the principles of living a good life. For this assessment, you will be asked to apply foundational ethical principles such as autonomy and justice in a relevant health care setting.
Preparation
As you begin work on this assessment, it may be helpful to review the suggested resources focused on moral and ethical considerations. For your own reference, you may want to briefly jot down your thoughts related to:
The basic principles of health care ethics: nonmaleficence, beneficence, utility, distributive justice, and autonomy.
An explanation of each principle as well as your own example to illustrate the application of each.
Instructions
Drawing from the material covered in the resources as well as your own research, complete this assessment using the Ethical Theory Matrix Template [DOC].
For each theory, first describe the decision criteria: the instructions the theory gives for how to reach the morally correct choice in a situation requiring action.
Then, provide your own example of how someone might act using the decision criteria of the theory.
Finally, briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of each theory using the last two columns of the Ethical Theory Matrix Template.
The suggested resources for this assessment could help you get a start on completing the matrix, but do not hesitate to use any other appropriate resources that you can find online, in the Capella University Library, or elsewhere.
This matrix is a tool you will use throughout the rest of the course. Submit your completed matrix as an attachment to this assessment
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