Question

The patient will not take the medication that prevents him from harming himself or others. Without the medication he may harm himself or others. What are the rights(noun) in conflict? Which right should prevail? What is the right (adjective) thing to do? Defend your choice.

Answer 1

Answer: In the case where patient is not ready to take medications and this could be harmful for him. There are ethicak conflicts arises. Without the consent of the patient, the patient can not be given medicine or treatment. It is important to follow the ethics of autonomy. The another thing is that if the nurse leave the patient as it is, it may cause violations of fidelity.

So, the right thing that need to be done is providing education and knowledge to the patient about the treatment and it's benefits. This could provide patient a vast range of understanding. The counseling can improve the patient's thinking ability and may enable to admisntered the drug.