The case scenario will discuss the ethical and legal issues regarding a 25 year old female patient stricken with breast cancer‚ who refuses treatment for the disease‚ in addition to the four (4) ethical principles‚ (a) autonomy (respect for persons)‚ (b) justice‚ (c) beneficence‚ and (d) non-maleficence. Case Scenario A 25 year old female patient made an appointment with her primary care physician because she discovered a lump in her breast after a routine check. On the day of the appointment‚
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unfavorable or grave” (p. 275-280). No maleficence and beneficence are ethical principles that could be used to contradict the patient’s ethical rights in specific situations. Macklin (2009) states that the “principle of no maleficence requires physicians to avoid harm‚ whenever possible‚ so withholding a proven‚ beneficial treatment is likely to have the consequence of producing harm” (275-280). The next type of ethical principle‚ beneficence explains that the physician can increase benefits‚ and
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including beneficence‚ non-maleficence‚ respect for autonomy and justice. Additional principles that will also be discussed are confidentiality‚ protection of the vulnerable and collegiality. Beneficence Beneficence is a moral obligation to act in the best
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issue from an ethical standpoint. Autonomy‚ a person’s rational capacity of self-governance‚ describes the ability to make one’s own decisions and direct their own life. With the case of physician-assisted suicide‚ autonomy suggests the patient has the right to decide whether or not he/she wants to live with a terminally ill disease‚ and they therefore‚ can request the prescription of a lethal drug in order to end their life. If a physician only looked at autonomy‚ then the result would indefinitely
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morality of certain treatments. Bioethicists look to the four regnant pillars of bioethics when evaluating the morality of a medical procedure. For an act to be considered "ethical"‚ it must respect the four principles: autonomy‚ non-maleficence‚ beneficence‚ and justice. Autonomy is the respect for an individual to make his or her own moral decisions when it comes to their health. This principle assumes that individuals are self-governing‚ rational agents whom are capable of making an informed and
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granting them autonomy over medical decisions. there are six values that are commonly applied to medical ethics (Showalter‚ 2008). 2. Based on the facts given in the scenario‚ would the patient be considered competent to decide? Explain your answer. No‚ according to the principle of autonomy recognizes the rights of individuals to self determination. This is determined by society’s respect for individuals ability to make informed decisions about personal matters. Autonomy has become more
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one will typically refer to the four basic principles of bioethical decision making. 3 The four principles include the patients right to autonomy‚ beneficence‚
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disease and/ or illness due to their diagnosis or genetic predisposition. In this scenario‚ the ill individual may argue a right to privacy and autonomy and not only demand medical personnel to not inform the family‚ but they too refuse to inform them. In regards to the ill individual‚ they have a moral obligation to inform those at risk based upon beneficence‚ in order to avoid placing harm onto others‚ as well as utility‚ where they must do what creates more good than harm. Although the individual
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Professional Accountability Analysis of a dilemma in practice “Sally and the Health Visitor” Dip HE Mental Health Nursing Word count: 1‚957. Contents page Introduction | 1 | Autonomy | 1 | Beneficence | 3 | Nonmaleficence | 4 | Justice | 4 | Conclusion | 5 | Bibliography | 6 | Introduction This discussion paper will look at the ethical issues surrounding decision making as nurses‚ in a given scenario (Sally and the health visitor). Ethics is defined by Johnstone (2008) as “A
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According to McCormick (2013)‚ the patient has the right of autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ and justice. Patient autonomy allows the patient to “act intentionally‚ with understanding‚ and without controlling influences that would mitigate against a free and voluntary act” (McCormick‚ 2013). The patient was given autonomy through discussion with the midwife‚ neonatologist‚ and perinatologist assigned to her care and the patient was then allowed to decide the course of action to be taken. Nonmaleficence
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