Question

Identify a minimum of five ethical situations you may face in your current or future healthcare profession. Why did you select these speciifc examples?

Answer 1

Ethical situations

1.Autonomy

2.Justice

3.Battery

4.Negligence

5.Beneficence

Examples

1.Autonomy

Autonomy is a ability to take own decision.

Example: Patient is not willing for family planning methods, don't force them for that, that is respect patient autonomy.

2. Justice:

Equality in treatment

Example:

Nurse has to give patient care to all patient, never discriminate the patient.

Battery:

Example:

Nurse has to get consent before each and every procedure. Nurse has to clearly explain procedure to patient and get concern.

4.Negligence:

Its a medical malpractice occurs in the hospital

Example:

Because of poor nursing care if the patient develops bedsore that's consider as negligence.

5.beneficence:

Doing what is best to the patient.

Example

Resuscitate the drowning patient.