This document discusses the six principles of health care ethics: respect for persons, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, veracity, and fidelity. It provides examples of how each principle applies to nursing practice. Respect for persons means respecting a patient's autonomy and decision to refuse treatment. Beneficence involves acts of compassion like comforting a scared patient. Non-maleficence means avoiding harm, for example by double checking medications and not giving ones the patient is allergic to. Justice means providing equal care regardless of patient attributes. Veracity involves being honest, like disclosing potential medication side effects. Fidelity refers to being loyal and faithful in one's commitments as a nurse.
This document discusses the six principles of health care ethics: respect for persons, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, veracity, and fidelity. It provides examples of how each principle applies to nursing practice. Respect for persons means respecting a patient's autonomy and decision to refuse treatment. Beneficence involves acts of compassion like comforting a scared patient. Non-maleficence means avoiding harm, for example by double checking medications and not giving ones the patient is allergic to. Justice means providing equal care regardless of patient attributes. Veracity involves being honest, like disclosing potential medication side effects. Fidelity refers to being loyal and faithful in one's commitments as a nurse.
This document discusses the six principles of health care ethics: respect for persons, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, veracity, and fidelity. It provides examples of how each principle applies to nursing practice. Respect for persons means respecting a patient's autonomy and decision to refuse treatment. Beneficence involves acts of compassion like comforting a scared patient. Non-maleficence means avoiding harm, for example by double checking medications and not giving ones the patient is allergic to. Justice means providing equal care regardless of patient attributes. Veracity involves being honest, like disclosing potential medication side effects. Fidelity refers to being loyal and faithful in one's commitments as a nurse.
This document discusses the six principles of health care ethics: respect for persons, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, veracity, and fidelity. It provides examples of how each principle applies to nursing practice. Respect for persons means respecting a patient's autonomy and decision to refuse treatment. Beneficence involves acts of compassion like comforting a scared patient. Non-maleficence means avoiding harm, for example by double checking medications and not giving ones the patient is allergic to. Justice means providing equal care regardless of patient attributes. Veracity involves being honest, like disclosing potential medication side effects. Fidelity refers to being loyal and faithful in one's commitments as a nurse.
1. Respect for Persons (Autonomy vs Self Determination)
- If the patient refusing treatment, As a nurse we have these empirical knowledge and duty to explain what will happened if they refuse in the treatment, to encourage them however if they refuse then we need to respect their decision because every patient has the legal right to refuse a surgical procedure or treatment if they are deemed medically stable or in other words they have autonomy over themselves and their health care choices. 2. Beneficence (Doing Good) - Holding a patient hand who’s scared for the treatment and saying words of encouragement. We are doing good for our patient and acting with compassion 3. Non maleficence (Avoiding Harm) - A nurse stop administering Medication that is known to be harmful or not administering a medication to a patient with a known allergy to that medication that’s why as a nurse we need to multiple checks before administering to avoid medication error that could harm our patient - Giving the vaccines for baby to avoid harm for their health 4. Justice (Fairness, equitability, Truthfulness) - Caring for each patient the same regardless of their background, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, or history, equal care will be delivered to all. 5. Veracity (Telling the Truth) - Not lying to a patient. If the patient is taking medication with a known adverse side effects and a patient ask “does this medication have side effects” we as a nurse need to be very honest and tell them the known side effects. Another example is asking for help when we need it. As a student nurse we must always think about the safety of the patient and if we don’t know something, when its not clear or there’s hesitation then ask for help, there’s nothing wrong because patient health is more important so there is no room for mistakes 6. Fidelity (Remaining Faithful to One’s commitment) - Taking up VS for 2 hour every 15 minutes for after cesarean patient. Being Faithful to one’s commitment through actions and words. Fidelity is being loyal and Faithful in your actions