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In the case presented‚ the nurse has to confront many ethical principles‚ cited in Blais and Hayes (2016)‚ important in the nursing practice: the sanctity of life‚ utility‚ autonomy‚ respect for person‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ fidelity‚ and veracity. Sanctity of life. The nurse instinctively will do measures to preserve the life of this bleeding patient‚ including calling doctor to the scene immediately‚ administering fluids‚ensuring laboratory test and other pertinent procedures
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Informed consent is when you get permission from someone before giving care to that person and they have the choice to accept or refuse the care. Some issues a health care professional might face could be confidentiality‚ relationships with patients and matters related to consent‚ especially in the treatment of minors. Also you may have issues with making a decision to turn-off life support. The laws of HIPAA would need to be kept up to date as they do change often. With the HIPAA laws‚ discussing
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Homelessness in our Community October 09‚ 2010 Homelessness in our Community 1. Introduction A. My name is Jane Smith and I’m a community health nurse in our community working with the homeless. B. Homelessness has been described as a chronic illness affecting all communities regardless of the degree of economic development and overall wealth of the nation. C. Homelessness is a tragic aspect of our community‚ in addition to their suffering from the hardship of their condition
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four principles of Bioethics are autonomy‚ the right of individuals to make their own decisions; nonmaleficence‚ one should avoid causing harm; beneficence‚ positive steps should taken to help others; and justice‚ the benefits and risks should be fairly distributed (PHG Foundation‚ n.d.). The nurse can provide autonomy by supporting the right for the family to consider prenatal testing. Nonmaleficence can be exhibited by the nurse by explaining the risks and benefits of the procedure and allowing
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& Garrett‚ R. 2013). When caring for a patient a nurse should always put their patient first. In the principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence‚ it signifies that a healthcare provider must always be good to their patients. Unfortunately‚ healthcare providers also understand that in order to provide a sense of no harm sometimes they have to incorporate a little bit of harm into their
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feel that respect is earned as I gave as much respect‚ as is due. I practice loyalty but I cannot be loyal to someone when the person is in the wrong. And I expect no less. I try to live by the following principles: autonomy‚ beneficence‚ and nonmaleficence. With the first principle‚ autonomy‚ I believe people have the right to choose; their life‚ their choice. Because of my religious beliefs‚ they will one day have to meet their maker and at that time‚ it will be between them. People should have
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Every patient requires different care‚ with differing values and beliefs. As a result‚ healthcare providers will be challenged with ethical dilemmas on the basis of beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and social justice. A 67 year old Muslim man is on hemodialysis three days a week. He is deeply religious and ask to be seated along the west wall so that he can face east during his prayers. In addition to accommodating his request‚ assessments
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Infanticide and Sex Selection Past‚ Present‚ and Future James C. Gill University of Missouri- St. Louis July 31‚ 2011 Abstract Infanticide is the killing of unwanted babies. It was common throughout the Roman Empire and many countries in the ancient world. In those times infanticide was accepted because it was a way limiting family size that was safe for the mother (“Infanticide common in Roman empire” 2011). More recently sex selection has been a problem in many
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misery. Although assisted suicide permits Tim to avoid needless suffering‚ there are various disadvantages to choosing this route as well. Conflicting principles involved in the anti-PAS route are; nonmaleficence and fidelity. Nonmaleficence requires healthcare providers to avoid causing harm to a patient‚ including deliberate harm‚ risk of harm‚ and harm that occurs during the performance of beneficial acts. Physician assisted suicide is premeditated harm‚ resulting in patient death. A physician
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