Prince Faisal bin Khalid Cardiac Center

Abha, Saudi Arabia

Nursing Education
Department

BIOETHICS
Objective
 At the end of the presentation, RNs will be
able to:
1. Understand the concept of Bioethics.
2. Have a grasp of the Principles of Bioethics.
3. Be familiar with the most pressing bioethical
issues in the healthcare setting.
 What is Bioethics?
 a multidisciplinary field, combining
philosophy, theology, history and law of
medicine, nursing, health policy and the
medical humanities in making healthcare
decisions.
  term “bioethics” was first introduced in

1971.
 Principles of Bioethics

Self-Rule Bring About Good DO NO HARM FAIRNESS

PRESSING ISSUES OF BIOETHICS
 End of Life Care
 Medical Resource Allocation
 Eugenics
 Euthanasia (Active/Passive)
 Organ Donation
 Cyber attacks against medical devices and
systems (e.g. Telemedicine)
 Biological differences based on inequalities in
wealth
 The horrors of BIOTERRORISM
CONCEPT APPLICATION
1. Nurse Cathy educates and encourages her
patient to ambulate 2 days postoperatively
because evidence suggests that post-op
patients are at high risk to develop DVT.
Which bioethical principle is she upholding?

A. AUTONOMY
B. BENEFICENCE
C. NONMALEFICENCE
D. JUSTICE
2. During the peak of COVID-19 pandemic,
afflicted patients who require ICU care were
directly transferred to the unit without regards
to their capacity to pay hospital bills. This
event reflects which principle of Bioethics?

A. AUTONOMY
B. BENEFICENCE
C. NONMALEFICENCE
D. JUSTICE
3. A patient is found to have Dilated
Cardiomyopathy and the treatment is only a
Heart Transplant. After discussion about the
challenge of finding a heart donor, the patient
requested if he can just stay home instead of
being hospitalized. In making a decision
whether to allow the patient to be home or not,
the doctor needs to consider which principle?

A. AUTONOMY
B. BENEFICENCE
C. NONMALEFICENCE
D. JUSTICE
4. An 80-year old woman has mitral valve
regurgitation and is a candidate for MV
replacement. Upon thorough review of medical
history, the physician found that she has
Uncontrolled DM Type 2, HTN, Chronic Kidney
Injury and on regular dialysis. When making a
surgical position, the physician need to
consider which bioethical principle?

A. AUTONOMY
B. BENEFICENCE
C. NONMALEFICENCE
D. JUSTICE
 References
 https://online.csp.edu/uncategorized/bioethical-issues-in-health-care-management/
 https://depts.washington.edu/bhdept/ethics-medicine/bioethics-topics/articles/principles-bioethic
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text=Principle%20of%20nonmaleficence%2C,Principle%20of%20justice
.
 https://medicalfuturist.com/the-most-pressing-issues-in-bioethics/
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