In a high-pressure moment at the Infectious Disease Unit, I faced an ethical dilemma when a patient with HIV began coding and spitting up blood. This incident occurred on a busy afternoon, involving myself and an older nurse named Linda, while others hesitated to enter the room due to fear of exposure. Recognizing the urgency, Linda and I immediately initiated CPR, successfully reviving the patient, but he sadly passed away two days later in the ICU. When the hospital later requested a statement asserting that all staff had acted to save the patient, I was torn; the doctors had not participated in his care during the critical moments. Faced with the choice to lie or uphold my integrity, I decided to quit that same day, believing that my actions were ethically justified, prioritizing honesty over complicity in a false narrative.
This week, for your initial post, please write a very brief (one paragraph) case study. The case study should highlight an ethical dilemma you have experienced either at work or in your personal life.
Your case study should include the following elements.
A brief explanation of the background. When and where did it happen? Who was involved? Be sure to change the names.
What was the ethical dilemma? Were you asked to do something that violated your beliefs? Were you tempted to do something that you knew was wrong? Did you witness someone else doing something wrong?
How was the dilemma resolved? In retrospect, were your actions ethically justified? the case study is about me bieng a technician in the infectious disesese unit and a patient with hiv coded and was spitting up blood. everyone responded to code but would not step into the room to treat the patient. so an older nuurse and myself jumped in and started doing cpr. we did save his life but he died 2 days later in icu. the hospital came to me to write a statement that we did try all we can to save patient and it was a lie the doctors nevrer stepped in to help him and the family is suing because the patient sharing the room told the family everything. i quit the same day rewrite in a short paragraph
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