CASE STUDY 2 Walking the Tightrope

 Case Study Medical ethics is concerned with the application of moral judgments and values in the provision of medical services. Mainly, bioethics exist as a tool for breaching the gap between theoretical medical ethics and the bedside ethics. According to Carr (2013), the primary goal of bioethics is to enhance the quality of patients’ care as they resolve ethical problems that arise in the provision of medical services. In the case ‘Walking the Tightrope’, healthcare providers face an ethical dilemma as they try to offer appropriate healthcare to the patient, and observe medical ethics, values, and etiquette. The case reflects a scenario where health providers do not respect the patient’s autonomy. In Waking the Tightrope, the patient complains of her pains, and expects the doctors to give her painkillers (Johnson & Potter, n.d). According to White (2008), the four principles of resolving bioethical dilemmas expects health providers to respect and uphold an individual’s autonomous decision, however odd as it may be