1. Why should clinicians have a thorough understanding of the principles of ethics?
2. It is said that you can hire those who will not participate in nonmaleficence, but it is more difficult to ensure beneficence. Why is it difficult to hire for beneficence?
3. Given the changes that are occurring with the ACA 2010, technology, and other aspects of health care, why will respect for autonomy be more challenging in our future?
4. Justice in health care is more than doing what is fair. What aspects of justice are particularly challenging in healthcare
environments?
5. How can you use the reflective equilibrium model to make practical decisions on ethical issues in your practice of health care?
