Ethics in Health Care

Abstract

Ethics has the task not only to acquaint people with the concept of morality, but also to take a critical view of existing moral practice. The purpose of ethics as a philosophical discipline is precisely to know and explain the essence of human action, human practice with regard to its moral quality, to know the action and shaping of moral consciousness. Medical ethics plays an important role in medical education and later in medical careers. It prepares students to be able to discern ethical problems and issues and to analyze and solve them in a logical way. The ability to make ethical decisions is a fundamental attribute for the education of medical and health professionals. Making quality decisions is often impossible without considering certain ethical issues.