The health care team is making a list of the ways to resolve the issue of whether or not to continue life support for a patient. The step of the MORAL model that the team is currently engaged in would be:
1. Outline the options.
2. Apply the chosen option.
3. Resolve the dilemma.
4. Massage the dilemma.
Outline the options.
Rationale: The second step in the MORAL model is outline the options, where the members of the health care team make a list of all ways to resolve the ethical dilemma of continuing life support. Applying the chosen option means the action chosen would be implemented. Resolve the dilemma is the third step in which ethical principles are applied to each of the identified options. Massage the dilemma is the first step in the model and is where all of the issues are identified.
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