Autonomy And Beneficence In Health Care

Based on previous chapters, we understand that the principles of ethics are crucial in health care and they function as virtues (Morrison E. & Furlong B. 2014, p.11). The two most important functions are considered autonomy and beneficence. Although autonomy principle means allowing a patient to make his or her own decisions, there might sometimes be some restrictions to that freedom. The same goes with the principle of beneficence, which we know is the act of doing well; but to whose benefits. There are many ways that the principals of a patient autonomy and beneficence conflict when making healthcare decisions that run counter to a patient’s choice. For example, a health care professional might violates a patient’s autonomy, if however, the