Ethical And Legal Case Study: Sally's Case
a) Sally has the option to illegibly document nursing notes to reflect duties and responsibilities towards the patient that she did not performed to preserved her job.
b) Sally should consider the ethical and legal principles of autonomy and beneficence as she decides whether to revise her notes as requested. The principle of autonomy implies Sally has the right to decide what is best for her own interest. The principle of beneficence implies Sally is under the obligation of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion and helping others.
When it comes to making a very delicate decision as to maintaining a job, and revising nursing notes pertaining to a patient death, there can be conflicting issues as Sally decides which decision to make. Sally is a single mother and losing her job will mean going for a while without any financial support. The conflicting interest that arises from the principle of autonomy is, should Sally lose her job by not revising the nursing notes and facing financial hardship or should she revise the notes and maintain her job and be prepare for future consequences? With regards to the principle of beneficence, “doing good requires knowledge of the culture, beliefs and values and first do no harm” (Pozgar, 2016, p. 40). Does the hospital promote a culture of fraud, does her society promote such a culture, what about Sally’s own culture and beliefs, and what about the patient’s family? Willfully …show more content…
The principle of beneficence strives to promote benefits to patients by maximizing treatment outcomes while minimizing risks. The ethical principle of nonmaleficence, on the other hand, dictates the need not to inflict harm on patients intentionally or carelessly Through the principle of nonmaleficence, patients are reassured that no major harm will be inflicted upon them during medical interventions and or
b) Sally should consider the ethical and legal principles of autonomy and beneficence as she decides whether to revise her notes as requested. The principle of autonomy implies Sally has the right to decide what is best for her own interest. The principle of beneficence implies Sally is under the obligation of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion and helping others.
When it comes to making a very delicate decision as to maintaining a job, and revising nursing notes pertaining to a patient death, there can be conflicting issues as Sally decides which decision to make. Sally is a single mother and losing her job will mean going for a while without any financial support. The conflicting interest that arises from the principle of autonomy is, should Sally lose her job by not revising the nursing notes and facing financial hardship or should she revise the notes and maintain her job and be prepare for future consequences? With regards to the principle of beneficence, “doing good requires knowledge of the culture, beliefs and values and first do no harm” (Pozgar, 2016, p. 40). Does the hospital promote a culture of fraud, does her society promote such a culture, what about Sally’s own culture and beliefs, and what about the patient’s family? Willfully …show more content…
The principle of beneficence strives to promote benefits to patients by maximizing treatment outcomes while minimizing risks. The ethical principle of nonmaleficence, on the other hand, dictates the need not to inflict harm on patients intentionally or carelessly Through the principle of nonmaleficence, patients are reassured that no major harm will be inflicted upon them during medical interventions and or