Question

1.) A.) How can a nurse advocate for patients when autonomy is challenged?

B.) How can a nurse advocate for patients when justice is challenged?

C.) How can a nurse advocate for patients when beneficence is challenged?

D.) How can a nurse advocate for patients when nonmaleficence is challenged?

Answer 1

1. A) Nursing in general has defined its own code of ethics which spells out the principles of right and wrong conduct as well as providing standards for professional behavior, so as to protect the interests of the public.

Act always in such a manner as to promote and safeguard the interest and well being of patient's and client's ( advocacy)

Clause v work in an open and cooperative manner with patients client's and their families,foster their independence and recognise and respect their involvement in the planning and delivery of Care ( autonomy)

According to the UKCC autonomy implies that one should respect patient's and client's choices concerning their own lives.here it becomes imperative for nurses and other health Care professional to respect the values, thought's and actions of patient's and not let their own values or morals influence treatment decisions.

Autonomy is a part of the values of life's.there is no such thing as complete autonomy, only maximal autonomy.this involves a person being autonomous in all circumstances.it is important for nurses and other health Care professionals to remember that patient's have a right to their own bodies and lives.hence patient autonomy becomes central to health Care.

B) the role of a nurse is to understand all of the nuances of the challenging state of being a patient.the role of an ethically conscious, socially just nurse is to honor the commitment that he or she has made to uphold the nursing code of ethics; through and through the treatment of each and every patient.

Beneficence involves the moral imperative of doing what is best for the patient .on the other hand ,nonmaleficence means inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome.

These principles are in current usage in health care as a means to improve and provide optimal patient safety and care.

It is the progressive brain disorder and the emergence of clinical depression respectively.

The ethical dilemma here is on how to treat and care for a patient who has expressed refusal of any medical treatment.while the patient has a legal right to refuse treatment, his competency to make decisions is questionable in the context of attempted suicide.

Appropriate medications should ne administered to the patient to treat his drug overdose .once treated it will create an opportunity to talk with the patient about his preferences regarding his chronic condition at a later time and to treat any underlying depression that may have contributed to his suicide attempt.