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– moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the
conducting of an activity.
Ethics
– imposed by the State, concerned with the legality of an
action.
Law
– a lesson, especially one concerning what is right or
prudent, that can be derived from a story, a piece of information,
or an experience.
Moral
- an articulation of nine provisions for professional values and
moral obligations with respect to nurse patients and co-workers’
relationships. - As early as 1950’s the American association is able to develop
and adopt ethical code of professional practice titled code of
ethics for professional practice of nurses and interpretative
statements since been revised and updated several times.
Code of Ethics
- various theories and traditions frame a health professional
understanding to the ethical dimension of health care setting in
considering the ethical and legal responsibilities inherent in the
process of patient education nurses and even nurse students can
turn six major ethical principles
Application of Ethical Principles of Patient Education
- the right of self-determination or having authority and
confidence to make decision and the freedom to act in
accordance to professional knowledge base or condition of self-
government. We can act or not act.
Autonomy
– refers to the capacity of the pt. to make a
reasonable decision. Is our patient competent enough to
decide for itself? Minsan hindi kaya kaya kapag ganto we
have to ask somebody else and we use criteria.
Competence
- Being honest and truthful or being exact and accurate and relate
to principle of autonomy it is the basis of trusting relationship
est. bet nurses and pt. closely linked to decision making
informed consent conformity to facts; accuracy. Sometimes
hindi 100% napapractice. - There are four elements that matching up the notion of informed
consents that such vital aspects of pt. education and is still falls
under veracity
Veracity
– sasabihin info. requires
sufficient information regarding risk and alternative
treatment or sometimes no treatment to enable pt make
rational decision. Give the pros and cons.
Disclosure of information
– speaks ind. ability to understand or
grasp intellectually the info. Being provided. Kung minsan
kase bato ng bato ng info d nmn pala naiintindihan nung pt.
Comprehension
– pt. make decision out of coercion or forced
from others. Bawal pilitin pt. as you wish.
Voluntarism
- associated with right to privacy of personal information that is
entrusted and protected privilege information via social contract,
standard or code, legal covenant. - Nurse has duty to maintain confidentiality of all pt. information
and only info. Pertinent to pt. treatment and welfare is being
disclosed and only to those directly involve to pt. care.
Confidentiality
- Being impartial and fair and the equitable distribution of goods
and services the law is the justice. - Nurses making impartial medical decision demonstrate this
kaya wag tayong judgemental whether it is related to limited
resources or treatments regardless of economic status of patient
or gender dapat fair bibigay na treatment in similar situation.
Justice
- Nurses must do no harm intentionally. Minimize risk.
Negligence or malpractice. - Example: Mercy killing, Cannot deprive pt. from food
- Causes of malpractice:
Failure to follow standards of care.
Failure to use equipment in responsible manner.
Failure to communicate.
Failure to document.
Failure to aces and monitor.
Failure to act as patient advocate
Failure to delegate task properly
Non-maleficence
- kindness and charity. The doing good. Req. action of nurse to
benefit others
Beneficence
- It is important to recognize the balance of power that exist
between a nurse to nursing student and a patient. - Ethics of being a patient includes respecting nurses and trusting
them to have the best interest. - Care rendered to patients as being ethical task
- Patients have moral claim on the nurse competence.
Patient-provider relationship
– consent protect patient right to autonomy and self-
determination against assault or battery from unwanted
medication. Ex. nag sign patient DNR do not resuscitate and
after surgery na comatose si patient and nag arrest nag flat line
e nurse naaawa sa nanay so CPR sya so may battery si nurse.
Legal
- Patients’ bill of rights is the right of the patient to adequate
information regarding his physical condition, medication, risk,
and access to information regarding alternative treatment - The JCI stated that the patient right to education and
information - The state regulation pertaining to patient’s education are
published and enforced - Physicians are responsible and accountable for proper patient
education - Patient education is central to culture of nursing as well as to its
legal practice
Legality of Patient Education and Information
- To qualify for Medicare and medic-aid reimbursement; the
hospital has to show evidence that patient education has been a
part of patient care. - Respondent superior provides that the employer may be held
liable from negligence, assault, and battery, false imprisonment,
slander, libel, and tort
Legal and Financial Implication of Documentation
Readiness to learn
Obstacles to learning (language, sensory visual or hearing, low
literacy, cognitive deficit
Referrals, which include a patient advocate or ethic committee
Identification of patient and family education
- has become the primary standard of protecting patient’s right
and assist in guiding ethical healthcare practice.
Informed consent
– binigay lahat ng info. The pros and cons
- Informed consent
- nag agree lamg siya
Ordinary consent –
– consent protect patient right to autonomy and support
goal in care. Nursing management should coincide what the
patient or legal guardian wants.
Ethical