Scenario 1,
• What challenges are present in the scenario, and what are some steps
that can be taken to address them?
If I noticed any questionable behavior, I would stop working on the data. If I
am employed for his project, I will be his research assistant, and my name
and position will be there until it is published, and occasionally even after. I
have their trust to work on their research knowing exactly how we will
handle the data and what ethical decisions must be made. I, as his research
assistant, must be aware of the conditions under which he is conducting the
research and whether he has a goal of profiting from it or not. All pertinent
information about data manipulation, use of the results, and ethical
considerations is clearly to be mentioned in the research proposal.
After reading the complete research proposal, I would clearly grasp the
study kind, how the methods and results will be used on the study, and what
the study's risks and advantages are. I would just sit down with the physician
and inform him that I've noticed some of the data I've entered is missing,
being careful not to implicate the doctor in erasing it. In addition, I would
offer my opinion on how various patient and case settings could lead to a
variety of outcomes and lots of open issues that could lead to novel research
areas.
• What is the relationship between ethics and policy? Do they always
match up with one another?
While health policies lead practical courses of action, ethics seems
more interested in theoretical reflections. However, if ethics does not
direct specific, practical policies, it is no longer serving its role. Even
though ethics and policies can overlap, ethical commitments typically
take precedence over legal ones. The law sometimes demands moral
behavior which can be considered as ethics. Examples of how policy is
used to ethics include employment law, governmental rules, and codes of
ethics (Petrini, 2010).
• If individual ethics do not align with organizational policy, what
might be the end result?
Personally, I think you should not accept a position at a company if your
personal ethics do not largely align with its principles. You will eventually
come upon an ethical problem that you disagree with, and depending on the
circumstance, it may be quite challenging to resolve. Employees who act in
ways that go against the organization's expectations or rules are more likely
to find themselves in ongoing disputes with the management. If an
employee continues to violate organizational policies, they may be placed
on probation or even fired. Because of this, regardless of their ethical
convictions, all employees are compelled to comply with corporate policies.
Reference:
Petrini, C. (2010). ETHICS-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY?
American Journal of Public Health, 100(2), 197–198.
https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.181511
