ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC NURSING

INTRODUCTION
Legal and ethical issues arise frequently, and are commonly encountered in
certain fields such as medicine, healthcare and politics. In some instances, legal
regulations prohibit people from carrying out certain tasks, such as administering
life-saving support, that are considered morally permissible actions"

TERMONOLOGY-
Ethics-
Ethics is the study of the rightness or wrongness of human conduct. "
Ethics are beliefs about right and wrong.

Issues-
To have difficulty or disagreement with someone or something.

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES-
1. Respect of the individual's autonomy-
2. Respect of the individual's competence-
3. Respect beneficence;-
4. Respect of the truth;-
5. Respect of patient confidentiality;
6. Avoidance of paternalism and bias;-
7. Avoidance of all conflicts of interest-
8. Respect the limitations of medical care;-

Legal and Ethical Issues in Paediatrics-

 Mal practice in pediatric setting
 Negligences
 Statutory low state
 Statutory low reorting
ETHICAL ISSUES-
 Refuse immunization
 Genetic therapy
 Refusal seek care
 Accepting reality

CULTURAL ISSUES IN PEDIATRIC NURSING-

 Social cultural differences and their implication for child health
nursing.
 Social roles
 Changing cultural concepts
 Work orientation
 Family orientation
 Subcultural influences
 Relationship with health care provider
 Folklore related to prenatal influences.