Ethical Principles In Health Care

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I felt very sad and angry. In my opinion, the screaming of Health care workers was never appropriate in the place where they were. Moreover, the nurse left her duty to treat the patients, that is unethical and inappropriate to her work. There can be a very emergency and there is no nurse responsible for the treatment and rescue and will lead to serious consequences and harm to patients. They violated the following important ethical principles:
• Beneficence.
• Fidelity.
• Nonmaleficence.
• Utilitarianism.

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