Ethical Considerations
- Patients benefit from inter-professional collaboration due to improved communication and easier access to treatment. However, healthcare providers must always uphold patients’ fundamental ethical principles. Preserving personal information and privacy rights are crucial for healthcare professionals offering team-based care (Varkey, 2021). Respect for the cultural diversity and individual differences that characterize patients and groups is equally important for healthcare teams. Healthcare providers must also place a premium on establishing a relationship of trust with their patients, their families, and their colleagues (Varkey, 2021). Furthermore, all team members should recognize the significance of other healthcare professionals’ cultures, beliefs, roles/responsibilities, and expertise in determining patient outcomes. They should seek to uphold them throughout the collaboration process (Varkey, 2021).
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- One of the cornerstones of medical ethics, autonomy, supports a patient’s right to refuse treatment, as stated by Pirotte and Benson (2021). According to this principle, medical professionals must respect patients’ autonomy by providing them with all the information they need to make informed decisions about their treatment (Pirotte and Benson, 2021). Medical professionals cannot impose their will on overweight or obese patients who want to lower their blood pressure by changing their diet and exercise habits. They can provide them with comprehensive and accurate information, then step back and allow them to make their own decisions (Pirotte and Benson, 2021).
Conclusion
- Healthcare professionals must collaborate to develop strategies for educating patients about healthy lifestyle choices. Interdisciplinary collaboration will support the creation of more precise and efficient methods for educating overweight hypertensive patients. These effective educational strategies will motivate patients to adopt healthier dietary and physical activity habits. Through enhanced interprofessional collaboration, healthcare staff will work together, exchange information and ideas, and respect each other’s roles and responsibilities.
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