First, the chapter presents a brief overview of the consequentialist, deontological, and character-based ethical positions that form the backdrop to the four principles. Second, the principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, and justice are succinctly presented. Third, a ...
AutonomyJusticeEthicsA theoretical analysis of virtuous principles - beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice provides a response to the question: How ought ethical nursing practice be characterised? These virtuous principles promote human flourishing and sustain and strengthen nursing practice. ...
An example of ethical decision-making in healthcare includes choosing between patient autonomy and beneficence. Another example is choosing between being honest to the patient and withholding information that the patient's close family might have requested. Why is ethical decision-making important for ...
Nurses adhere to certain ethical principles when caring for patients. These principles include beneficence which is doing no harm to the patient, maleficence which is doing harm to a patient for positive outcome, justice in allocating care based on need not status and patient autonomy which is res...
The purpose of this theoretical paper is to explore the ethics in a community nursing. Nursing, a practice discipline recognizes caring, morals, and values as integral to the practice of all nurses. The ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy, advocacy, and social justice will be discussed fr...
Ethical principles that are used in nursing practice include autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, veracity, confidentiality, justice, and fidelity. These challenges not only affect them, but the quality of care they provide as well. According to the article, some of the most frequently occurring...
Finally, the third article deals with “Problematizing autonomy and advocacy in nursing”, where special highlights have been made to assess the autonomy assumptions of the inherited nursing advocacy. Thesis statement: The thesis statement is to identify the nursing practices in the medical, surgical...
forefront of patient care and often face complex ethical dilemmas and legal challenges that require careful navigation. The ethical framework guiding nursing practice is primarily based on principles such as beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice. Legally, nurses must adhere to a myriad.....
This article describes the ethical dilemmas encountered by the authors while conducting qualitative research with psychiatric patients as participants. The ethical conflicts are explored in terms of the principles of personal autonomy, voluntariness and awareness of the purpose of the study, with illustrati...
autonomy, obtain informed consent, and protect patient confidentiality. Understanding legal and ethical frameworks, such as theNurse Practice Actand professional codes of conduct, guides nurses in making ethical decisions and navigating complex situations. By upholding legal and ethical principles in ...