1. What decision must be made?

1. What decision must be made? (This may be harder to define than you originally think.)
2. What are the one or more moral problems?
3. Who is the ultimate decision maker that will decide whether to enact a solution and provide the resources necessary for enactment?
4. Who, if anyone, can be an ally who can help persuade the ultimate decisionmaker to address the one or more moral problems?
5. Thus far, who has the researcher involved in the process for critically examining the one or more moral problems (identify the types of people rather than naming specific individuals)? Do not identify the one or more allies here. For each type of person:
a. What is his/her organization (identify the type of organization rather than naming specific organizations)?
b. What has been his/her role in the process for critically examining the moral problem? Describe the role in terms of being a content expert or working team member.
6. What additional steps do you think the researcher should take before deciding whether to whistle blow to the public?

• Public Health Leadership Society. (2002). Principles of the ethical practice of public health. Retrieved from https://www.apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/membergroups/ethics/ethics_brochure.ashx?la=en&hash=1E9425A9C96347E42AC0D6B0D2000AA6A8717C3C (focus on pp. 2-4)

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Healthcare professionals are often at a cross road when faced with ethical dilemmas similar to what is being depicted in the case study. While it is ethical to disclose what ails the healthcare setting, a consideration of the possible implications is often necessary as discussed in the specific questions.
The decision that must be made
The decision that has to be made must be for the public good and for the benefit of the patients. It is apparent that the ant-TB medications stocks and the medication stocks for other healthcare conditions have been misappropriated in one way or another. The researcher has no option but to use all means to disclose the anti-TB stock-outs. Although…