The hospital is forming an ethics committee. Which concept should be central to that committee's function?
1. Members should be limited to medical staff.
2. The overriding concern of the committee should be protection of the hospital.
3. The committee should act to provide guidelines for potential problems.
4. Most of the committee's work should involve short-term ethical issues.
3
Rationale: Ethics committees can (1) provide structure and guidelines for potential problems, (2) serve as an open forum for discussion, and (3) function as a true patient advocate by placing the patient at the core of the committee discussions.
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