Vulnerability as a suitable concept for holistic healthcare ethics

This activity focusses on research aimed to establish an adequate concept of vulnerability in order to enable one to understand its significance for both the dependent individual and the care provider.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this module is to offer an overview of research aimed to establish an adequate concept of vulnerability in order to enable one to understand its significance for both the dependent individual and the care provider.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. A more detailed characterization and systematization of the different realms of human abilities and the various ways in which these realms contain vulnerability can be established
2. The sought-after concept of vulnerability should avoid picturing the relation between healthcare recipient and provider as a relation between a dependent individual in need and another individual capable of providing all the help necessary.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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