Autonomy

Understanding and applying the ethical principals in nursing practice is essential to conduct oneself ethically right (Butts & Rich). There are four core principals in medical ethics which address various issues that arise during nursing practice; these are Autonomy, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence and Justice (Staunton & Chiarella, 2012). However, the application of these principals is not straightforward. Nurse’s often find them in a conundrum as in some cases these principles overlap each other…

David Hume and John Witherspoon each raise interesting, yet contrasting, views on civic virtue and its relationship with political well-being. While Hume articulates that through proper checks and balances liberty and government will be protected from an amoral statesman; to the contrary, Witherspoon states that without a proper moral footing any government is destined to fail. Witherspoon’s assertions are supported by the French philosopher Montesquieu. In contrast, Price makes statements…

dangers of denying TPN, the brother finally agreed. Although the patient was considered “brain dead”, she had an advanced directive (AD) stating her wishes which was proved that she was still a human being who was adamant about her quality of life and autonomy. Being the nursing student on her case, it was interesting watching the process of all health care providers informing the surrogate about TPN feeding, but also respecting any decision that the brother would make. None of the health…

benefit (71). In patient X’s case, his autonomy and ability to make his own rational decision were undermined by the urologist, who stated he was too young to make such a decision. The benefits of this paternalistic act, according to the urologist, are the patient’s ability to have children and the lack of regret in the future. Paternalism is the result of the conflict between physician’s and the patient’s difference of interests, where beneficence and autonomy are at odds with each other.…

like many other countries, embraces a liberal democracy social system, putting an importance on the promotion of civil liberty, equality, and community. Our country is widely viewed as an exemplar of liberalism, which strongly emphasizes choice and autonomy as fundamental principles for each individual. The state promotes the ideology that an individual’s life belongs only to them, that each individual has the right to their own means and ends, along with the right to make decisions, free from…

decisions pitted them against Cassandra’s doctors, the lower court system, and eventually the Connecticut Supreme Court (Macklin, 2015). This paper discusses the ethical dilemma posed by Cassandra’s case and will include the ethical principles of patient autonomy, which means “that individuals have the right to determine their own actions and the freedom to make their own decisions” (Black & Chitty, 2013, pg. 97), beneficence, which means “the doing of good” (Black & Chitty, 2013, pg. pg. 97),…

The lack of consideration of what Frank wants by both Hunter and the robot show the ethical issues surrounding autonomy. Is it ok to ignore what an individual wants based on programming and paternalism? No. There is a need for informed consent and it is the right of the consumer to give it. The fidelity, beneficence, and nonmaleficence are all called into question…

person could have their dwindling fire reignited so that a person could better their work environment and ultimately, their life and even their health. Pink calls his new method, Motivation 3.0, which encompasses three pillars for support which are; Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. The trio is intended to fuel anybody who has a long or short term goal and it allows a person to not only better themselves, but continue to better themselves over the course of time.…

My first clinical experience was at St. Vincent hospital on a geriatric unit, when I was a second year nursing student. During my time there, nurses often approached me to provide small learning experiences and teach students how to be efficient. When a nurse on the unit asked for help with a bed bath for a patient with whom I was not familiar, I agreed. I wanted to get as much experience as I could. The nurse led me to the patient 's room right away. At the door, the nurse announced to the…

Palliative care is able to provide relief from suffering to patients and should be the standard in modern medicine. Moreover, euthanasia destroys the trust and confidence built in to the doctor-patient relationship. Pro-euthanasia legalisation abuses the autonomy rights of human and undermines the value of a life. THE SANCTITY OF…