Ethical Issues

You should be aware of, and be able to discuss, some ethical issues relating to monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of circulatory and
respiratory systems that healthcare professionals need to consider.
 

Examples of some ethical issues you should be aware of are:

• treatment of self-inflicted problems;
• whether the cost of treatment should affect treatment options;
• turning off life support systems;
• transplants;
• withholding distressing information from patients;
• using human beings as subjects for investigations and clinical trials.