Justice is described as every individual having equal rights towards anything. Sometimes there is not always justice in the medical field since some people do not have insurance and cannot get top of the line care. In other circumstances, as citizens we are entitled to the rights from police officers, medical professionals, public and private school systems and sanitation rights. For example, if there is a medical treatment that is new on the market and only provided for the first 50 patients, then it would be a fair process of justice on how the first 50 patients are selected. Patient safety plays a part in justice by making sure that the patients are healthy in order to start certain treatments or procedures. Communicating correctly is required in order for a fair process of justice to occur (Butts & Rich, …show more content…
Nurses are required by oath to prevent or remove harm. In our daily life as a nurse, we encounter nonmaleficence. In my previous example, I stated that providing pain medication is an act of beneficence; nonmaleficence works together with that example by possibly having to sign a consent form for an emergency escharotomy to relieve pressure, while the patient is disorientated from the pain medication and cannot be held to make that decision for them. Communicating to the health care team shows importance during that time since it will not hold the patient accountable for the decision and it provides the best possible outcome to the patient by preventing them from harm. Patient safety is taken into deep consideration when the medical staff makes a choice for the patient in order to, for example, start the procedure for the escharotomy (Burkhardt & Nathaniel,