Moral Distress Among Health Care Team

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Moral Dilemma/Distress among the health care team
Moral distress occurs when persons believe they know the right thing to do but feel unable to pursue that course of action due to organizational and other constraints” (Whitehead., Herbertson., Hamric., Epstein.,& Fisher., 2015).

Legal Proceedings

Questionable judgment

The ethical approach of utility is the right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences” (Vaughn, 2010).

Mother and infant wellbeing in jeopardy
Mothers ability to make a competent decision in question
Case taken to trial to preserve infants life
Mothers decision to not have cesarean section was overruled by the courts
Patients right of bodily integrity taken away
Mother