In: Nursing
An Alzheimer’s patient strikes you in the face and breaks your nose. You strike back to defend yourself and you injure the patient. What are the ethical and legal implications? Can you file a claim for workers’ compensation because you received an injury while working? What are the patients’ rights?
Ethical and legal implications:
Ethics have always been an integral part of nursing.
Protecting patient rights and human dignity.
Providing care with possible risk to our health.(TB, HIV ,violence).
The nurse promotes , advocates for, and strives to protect the health safety, and rights of patient.
Non maleficence (avoiding harm).
Beneficence (doing good).
Consequentialism (idea of judging an act to be right).
workers compensation:yes ,I will receive compensation from the management.According to the occupational and health administration,(OSHA).a hospital is one of the most dangerous place to work.the treat of violence from patients with physical or mental challenges.consider some of the issues are:work place violence,ergonomic hazards from lifting,exposure- blood borne pathogens,radio active materials to chemicals,drugs,waste.
Rights of patient :
right to make decisions regarding medical care.
Right to accept or refuse treatment.
Receive care in safety setting.
Personal privacy.
Assess assistance in domestic violence situations.
Right to get details of bill.
Right to get second opinion.