Preventing Disease, Enhancing Wellness

Roy Litten is a patient in the ER who has had several heart attacks and a stent placed in his heart but continues to eat eggs and bacon and to smoke. He has stopped taking his medicine because it is too expensive, and he doesn't have a primary care provider. When he started having chest pains he had to resort to going to the ER.

• Discuss the challenge of balance of patient autonomy and accountability (a barrier to health in this instance) with the accountability of healthcare stakeholders to provide optimal care.
• Use ethical principles and/or theories to support your post.