The concept of Nursing Beneficence allows nurses to implements patient-centered care by focusing on what type of benefits the patient needs and the risks or harm that could be at hand. Beneficence is one of the four key principles from The Beauchamp and Childress principle-based approach to bioethics. These principles are available to offer a guideline of certain actions to be taken. Nurses must always act in a method that respects the independence of others, nor does it put them in danger, or benefit others. The process or system must treats all individuals fairly, and is loyal to the promises that are made to those individuals.
The moral rule behind beneficence is to benefit the client as well as balancing the benefits against risk and harms. In order for nurses to accomplish this concept they must continually commit themselves to actively encourage the patients benefit, or sense of well-being and their status of their health. Nurses must be cognizant that different individuals, such as patients, family members, and other care givers within the facility or in a separate facility, may identify some benefits and dangers differently. A benefit to one individual may be a problem …show more content…
We have been taught from day one that a patient’s name, date of birth and wrist bands are the very first thing to be checked before continuing on with a procedure. It is very important to limit wrong-patient errors for the safety of our patients. The concept of nursing beneficence also ties into this National Patient Safety Goal by focusing on what benefits the patient, in terms of care, services or procedures. This goal also helps prevent risks and harm to the patient by implementing the two patient identifiers to be sure the correct patient is receiving the correct service of procedure. Together this concept and goal work to help make nursing care more patient centered and
The moral rule behind beneficence is to benefit the client as well as balancing the benefits against risk and harms. In order for nurses to accomplish this concept they must continually commit themselves to actively encourage the patients benefit, or sense of well-being and their status of their health. Nurses must be cognizant that different individuals, such as patients, family members, and other care givers within the facility or in a separate facility, may identify some benefits and dangers differently. A benefit to one individual may be a problem …show more content…
We have been taught from day one that a patient’s name, date of birth and wrist bands are the very first thing to be checked before continuing on with a procedure. It is very important to limit wrong-patient errors for the safety of our patients. The concept of nursing beneficence also ties into this National Patient Safety Goal by focusing on what benefits the patient, in terms of care, services or procedures. This goal also helps prevent risks and harm to the patient by implementing the two patient identifiers to be sure the correct patient is receiving the correct service of procedure. Together this concept and goal work to help make nursing care more patient centered and