Question

c) If the facility's management team had done everything in its power to attain suitable PPE but had been unable to provide the equipment due to national or global shortages, would this have any bearing on whether Natalie should continue working? Why or why not? Provide justification for your reasoning, and apply at least one ethical principle from the course to support your point. Describe the principle(s) as well as the answer that it would lead to in this case.

Answer 1

Natalie should continue working in this condition of pandemic . As the government is trying harder to get the ppe kits , and with the shortage of trained health care professionals in this pandemic Natalie should continue to work with proper precautions. But if she wishes to discontinue then there should be no harm to her profession . According to the medical regulatory authorities- that health care workers should not be made to work in conditions that expose them to significant risks .
But due to some moral obligations and professional responsibilities the importance of providing care to patients , even when there is in inconvenience or risk .