Name: Ong, Ivan G.

Subject: Bioethics
Date: August 28, 2021 Year and Section: BSN 2

BIOETHICS
Importance of Bioethics

1. Define the following

a. Ethics
b. Biology
c. Bioethics
d. Health Ethics
e. Professional Ethics

a. ETHICS - With my prior knowledge, i simply define and understand

ETHICS as an idea about what you should or should not do as an

individual living in a society or in other words ethics concerned with

distinguishing between good and evil in the world, between virtuous and

non-virtuous characteristics of people and between right and wrong with

every human actions. I remember the word “unethical”, it is well used

during our finished ethics subject and I recall what our professor says the

meaning of the word “unethical” basically means that it is seen as

something one should not do.

b. BIOLOGY - Biology is the study of life which examines how living things

interact, how systems function and how they function at a molecular level.

It is divided into many specialized fields that cover MORPHOLOGY which

study the form and structure of organisms; PHYSIOLOGY study the normal

functions of organisms and their parts; lastly the ANATOMY which study

the body structures of organisms, behavior origin and distribution.

c. BIOETHICS - Once I heard the word BIOETHICS, there's a one word that i

can think of. It is all about professionalism. Share ko lang po Ma'am

HAHAHAHAHA Back to the topic, i define BIOETHICS as disciplinary

engagement that deals with professional responsibilities and

professionalism like what I've said as health care provider and bioethics is

the approach and application of ethics to medicine and all health

professions, living things, and life sciences. BIO meaning life and ETHICS

meaning a way of acting we can come to the conclusion that bioethics

deals with the combination of the natural laws of life and the set ethics of

how one should live their life.

d. HEALTH ETHICS - Health care ethics define as application of the core

principles of bioethics which is autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence

and justice to medical and health care decisions. It is a multidisciplinary

lens through which to view complex issues and make recommendations

regarding a course of actions.

e. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS - Based on what i understand,

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS is a code of conduct that applicable to different

professions we have today and affirmed by the authorize members of such

profession or professional organizations. The true philosophy of

possessing professional ethics is to make the persons performing in such

jobs to follow the sound, uniform ethical conduct. I will give an example of

professional ethics. Medical students in health allied courses taking

 Hippocratic Oath and still, it is adhered even up to this day. That's how i

view professional ethics Ma'am.

2. Interview at least 3 Heath Care Provider/workers about their experience related to

work issues that concern the topic of Bioethics. Prepare at least 2 to 3 questions
and summarized their answer to at least 5 sentences. Please ask permission that
you will include their names, place of work, position and length of stay in the
company they are now connected.
Q1. How does bioethics helps you in certain situation on your medical
practice?
Q2. “Bioethics is important in the medical field”, did you experience
something in your practice that will support that said thought?

Name: Evangelista, Renalyn Place of Work: Fukushima Rosai Hospital Position: Nurse

Q1. How does bioethics helps you in certain situation on your medical practice?

Response: The principle of bioethics helps me to be responsible on my every actions. It also helps
me to dominate the professionalism on my practice. It saves me on the unethical practice.

Q2. “Bioethics is important in the medical field”, did you experience something in your practice that
will support that said thought?

Response: It is true that bioethics is important in this field. This happen when I’m a new nurse on
that hospital. The relatives of one of my patient have no trust on me. I don’t know what is their
reason why they feel that such thing. They shouted and interrupt me on my practice to my patient.
But with the help of bioethics, I control and manage myself, thinking that I need to be professional
and I need to consider the concern of the relatives of the patient. With that experience of mine, I
guarantee that bioethics is very important in every fields in general.
Name: Dagardan, Alvien Place of Work: St. Luke’s Medical Center Position: Nurse

Q1. How does bioethics helps you in certain situation on your medical practice?

Response: It helps me to understand that as a health care provider, we need to respect person’s
right to make their own decisions. We’re here to provide health care for all but it is up to the person
if they want it or not. It is all based on their decisions and we need to respect it.

Q2. “Bioethics is important in the medical field”, did you experience something in your practice that
will support that said thought?

Response: That time I have patient that needs to undergo surgery. He refused to the treatment
offered. He is old enough and just want to enjoy life in short period of time. So as a medical
professional, we respect the decision of our patient. So that is why for me bioethics is important in
our field.

Name: Lozano, Mary Remedios Place of Work: Cagayan Valley Drug Corp. Position: Pharmacist

Q1. How does bioethics helps you in certain situation on your medical practice?

Response: With bioethics, it helps me to know more the person.

Q2. “Bioethics is important in the medical field”, did you experience something in your practice that
will support that said thought?

Response: While working, I saw tramp guy in front of the store where I work at. I saw that he has
fever and he needs help, so as a health care provider that has empathy, i reach out and gave him a
medicine that will help for him to recover.
3. What are the importance of Bioethics and explain.

Bioethics is indeed important especially to the healthcare practice because by

possessing bioethics in this kind of field, the health workers will become fully aware

of the medical practice as well as it enrich their ability to further understand the

patient as a person. I will now explain the ethical side of bioethics. By possessing

bioethics in this field, health workers were now able to follow an ethical code when

working with patients which was once a problem. Ethical problems had a clear

connection to problems in health care, so by the emergence of bioethics, the

healthcare of our country has been significantly improved. Like for example in the

field of medicine, it is important because medicine is ethically challenging. The

practices are full of ethical implications and ethical dilemmas. So by having

bioethics will help medical professionals ensures that medical practices and

procedures benefit society as a whole. Also bioethics contributes to the rights and

responsibilities of patients as persons.

By: Prof. GRACE G. MAGNO, RN, MAN