Question

Stella, a rock climbing enthusiast in her 20s, is found unconscious in her home by her roommate. She has left no medical instructions or living will. By the time she has been transferred to a hospital, she is still not conscious and does not respond to her name. She is responding to physical stimuli (e.g. she moves fingers away from pinpricks and curls her toes if her feet are tickled), and scans show that her brain function has not been damaged. The healthcare team determines that the coma is actually the result of untreated pneumonia and feels that it's the patient will recover if she's immediately given standard IV antibiotics to treat the infection. With her family's approval, they begin this treatment? Which of the following principles should apply/does apply to Stella in this situation? [please choose all possible answers]

Principle of Beneficence

Principle of Autonomy

Principle of Non-Maleficence

Principle of Justice

Answer 1

In this case

Principle of Beneficence

Principle of Autonomy

Principle of Justice are applied

Reasons

Beneficence: This principle states thathealth care providers must do all they can to benefit the patient in each situation. All procedures and treatments recommended must be with the intention to do the most good for the patient.

The third ethical principle, autonomy, means that individuals have a right to self-determination, that is, to make decisions about their lives without interference from others. ... Thus, society has empowered nurses to beautonomous about matters related tonursing. That in this case parents done

Justice: The principle of justice states that there should be an element of fairness in all medical decisions: fairness in decisions that burden and benefit, as well as equal distribution of scarce resources and new treatments, and for medical practitioners to uphold applicable laws and legislation when making choices. That the physician done on starting antibiotics