For the Unit III Case Study, you will review and respond to the below case.
You can access the case by visiting the following website:
The Center for Practical Bioethics. (n.d.). Case studies. Retrieved from http://practicalbioethics.org/resources/case-studi…
From this page, please locate and read the below case study:
Alice’s Frail Mother
Using the questions at the end of the case study as guide, describe the ethical dilemma faced by the participants. As you explain the ethical issues, provide possible resolutions and your opinion on the scenario. Make sure you apply the ethical decision-making principles, processes, or theories discussed in this course so far.
You are not to just answer the questions presented, but use those questions to walk through the ethical dilemma and present your analysis and conclusion.
Your response should be at least one page in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.
Answer preview
An ethical dilemma mostly arises when professionals are caught in between the wishes of a client and the professionals guiding principles. In our case scenario, Alice’s mother had her wish that if in case she had some heart problems nothing should be done to her, but they should let her rest in peace. According to the Center for Practical Bioethics. (n.d.), Alice signed some of these papers of the advance directives and DNRs that contained her mother’s wish. This did not happen, and there was an ethical dilemma whereby the medical practitioners opted to take her to the intensive care unit against her will…
