Ballesteros Jan Vincent F.

BSN 2G
Assignment Health Education

1. Respect for Persons (Autonomy vs Self Determination)

- If the patient refusing treatment, As a nurse we have these empirical knowledge and duty to
explain what will happened if they refuse in the treatment, to encourage them however if
they refuse then we need to respect their decision because every patient has the legal right
to refuse a surgical procedure or treatment if they are deemed medically stable or in other
words they have autonomy over themselves and their health care choices.
2. Beneficence (Doing Good)
- Holding a patient hand who’s scared for the treatment and saying words of encouragement.
We are doing good for our patient and acting with compassion
3. Non maleficence (Avoiding Harm)
- A nurse stop administering Medication that is known to be harmful or not administering a
medication to a patient with a known allergy to that medication that’s why as a nurse we
need to multiple checks before administering to avoid medication error that could harm our
patient
- Giving the vaccines for baby to avoid harm for their health
4. Justice (Fairness, equitability, Truthfulness)
- Caring for each patient the same regardless of their background, socioeconomic status,
gender, ethnicity, or history, equal care will be delivered to all.
5. Veracity (Telling the Truth)
- Not lying to a patient. If the patient is taking medication with a known adverse side effects
and a patient ask “does this medication have side effects” we as a nurse need to be very
honest and tell them the known side effects. Another example is asking for help when we
need it. As a student nurse we must always think about the safety of the patient and if we
don’t know something, when its not clear or there’s hesitation then ask for help, there’s
nothing wrong because patient health is more important so there is no room for mistakes
6. Fidelity (Remaining Faithful to One’s commitment)
- Taking up VS for 2 hour every 15 minutes for after cesarean patient. Being Faithful to one’s
commitment through actions and words. Fidelity is being loyal and Faithful in your actions