Description
This assignment will incorporate a common practical tool in helping clinicians begin to ethically analyze a case. Organizing the data in this way will help you apply the four principles of principlism.
Based on the "Case Study: Healing and Autonomy" and other required topic study materials, you will complete the "Applying the Four Principles: Case Study" document that includes the following:
Part 1: Chart
This chart will formalize principlism and the four-boxes approach by organizing the data from the case study according to the relevant principles of biomedical ethics: autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
Part 2: Evaluation
This part includes questions, to be answered in a total of 500 words, that describe how principalism would be applied according to the Christian worldview.
Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Applying the Four Principles: Case Study
Part 1: Chart (60 points)
Based on the “Healing and Autonomy” case study, fill out all the relevant boxes below. Provide the information by means of bullet points or a well-structured paragraph in the box. Gather as much data as possible.
| Medical Indications Beneficence and Nonmaleficence | Patient Preferences Autonomy |
| Quality of Life Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy | Contextual Features Justice and Fairness |
Part 2: Evaluation
Answer each of the following questions about how principlism would be applied:
- In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, which of the four principles is most pressing in this case? Explain why. (45 points)
- In 200-250 words answer the following: According to the Christian worldview, how might a Christian rank the priority of the four principles? Explain why. (45 points)
References:
Explanation & Answer
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Healing and Autonomy
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Part 1 Chart
Medical Indicators
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
• Considering the situation of James, the Physician
suggested immediate dialysis in the best interest
of James.
• The parents step to take James for prayers was
also in his best interest.
• The parents brought him back when their faith
did not help, and the situation got worse showing
that they did not mean to harm him.
Patient Preferences
Autonomy
• The parents are substitute decision makers
because James is a minor 8 years old.
• The parents had the responsibility of making the
decisions. However, they should have consulted
with James before taking any action to get his
views.
• The doctor needed to have expressed the concerns
to the parents that the patient needs to be involved
in decisions.
Quality of Life
Contextual Features
Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, autonomy
Justice and fairness
• James was in a stable condition when he was
• The actions of James’s parents are influenced...
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