NP Ethics

NP Ethics

1. Beneficence

   • Obligation to help people in need

2. Nonmaleficence

   • " do no harm"
   • If harm is unavoidable, the provider is obligatio to minimize harm

3. Autonomy

   • Self- determination, independence, and freedom
   • The right of a competant person to choose a person plan of life
   • Provider should support the patient with making an informed decision
   • AVOID Paternalism: provider should not coerce the patient
   • LIMITATION: negatively effects another individual/ population

4. Competency

   • The ability of a individual to give/ refuse informed consent
   • LAW presume all adults are competant or until proven otherwise

5. Justice

   • Individuals should be treated in an equitable manner

6. Utilitarianism

   • Resource are allocated to provide care to the greatest number of people
   • "sacrifice the few to care for the greater population"

7. veracity

   • honesty and full disclosure
   • AVOID deception

8. Informed consent

   • Patient must be competant
     • able to communicatio choice
     • understand relevant infroamtion
     • appreciate the consequencse
     • reason about treatment choises
   • able to comprehend information
   • Able to ask queston regarding the procedure
   • Provider must the risk and benefits fof the procedure. Discuss treatments and tests