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The Act
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Impartiality
is a principle of justice holding that decisions
ought to be based on objective criteria,
rather than on the basis of bias , prejudice ,
or preferring the benefit to one person over
another for improper reasons.
The difficulty in making decisions is that the
situation that requires our decision may have
already placed us in dilemma . More so, the
manner of deciding may place us again inseparate
dilemma, we have to address this order to serve as
a model that can be used in assurance of our
decisions.
The 7- Step Moral Reasoning Model
This will help the person to analyze the interest that are
contradicting to one another.
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Crucial question:
is the degree of risk that the patient's sister is taking by providing nursing
care for her brother substantial or not?
Other alternatives;
a. Warm the patient' sister in general terms
about taking suitable precautions for caring for
these types of wounds
b. Request the patient to inform his sister of his
condition and request that she not tell any other
family member or any of his friends.
The 7- Step Moral Reasoning Model
consequences:
consequences:
a. She may exercise caution in taking care of her brother, but she
may not
b. The patient's HIV status and homosexual orientation are kept secret , but they will become known eventually.
c. Trust with the physician and patient is maintained. However, if the sister asks her brother questions about the precautions, he may think that the doctor has prompted her to ask these questions, leaving him feeling betrayed.
The 7- Step Moral Reasoning Model
7. Make a Decision