Tuesday 20 December 2016

An Ethical Challenge For Health Care Professionals To Answer The Patient Question: Am I Dying ?

Vol. 5  Issue 1
Year:2015
Issue:Feb-Apr
Title:An Ethical Challenge For Health Care Professionals To Answer The Patient Question: Am I Dying ?
Author Name:Rehana Ayyub
Synopsis:
Disclosing truth to the patients is one of the most challenging ethical dilemmas faced by health care professionals around the globe. In many situations the truth can only be disclosed in brutal manner and ultimately it can have a negative impact on the patients' health. The aim of this paper is to discuss the application of four principles proposed by Beauchamp and Childress (2001); autonomy, maleficence, non-maleficence and justice to find a solution for health care professional especially for nurses to answer the patients questions. This case study is presented to compare and contrast the four principles of ethics which is pertaining to healthcare professional dilemmas.

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