Nursing And Christian Biblical Narrative

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NURSING AND CHRISTIAN BIBLICAL NARRATIVE
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BIBLICAL NARRATIVE1
The concept of Principlism is applied as an ethical principle in the profession of nursing
that guides during moral dilemmas and forms a framework of conduct for the nurses during the
care of patients, which is the aspect of bioethics. The four principles of Principlism are
autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. Principlism goes through criticism for
elevating the importance of autonomy, which makes it neglect all other principles and values
required for the welfare and wellbeing of the patient in a healthcare setting (Saad, 2018). The
principle of autonomy signifies the power of control in a person regarding their decisions and
choices in respect to their welfare without being forced or influenced by other people and it
opposes paternalism, which is the idea of a health practitioner making decisions for the a
patient’s wellbeing. Beneficence is the act of working for the benefit of others as this habit
removes chances of harm and danger, and focuses on good health. The act done for the best
interest of a patient is the core foundation of this principle. Non-Maleficence is the concept of
avoiding deliberate harm and doing things to limit the issue of dangers for the patient, the
obligation of non-maleficence is more necessary than following beneficence. Justice is the act of
distributing cost and benefits equally to everyone irrespective of any standard or criteria as this
ensures fair treatment and proper delivery of rights and freedom (Beauchamp, 2016). According
to me the ranking of the four principles should be Justice, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence and
Autonomy. The Christian biblical narrative has four parts known as creation, fall, redemption,
and restoration. It refers to the phenomenon of sickness and disease, and it gives a perspective on
the same. The concept of principlism will be ranked according to this biblical narrative, which
suggests that beneficence, justice, non-maleficence and autonomy will be the appropriate rank
because the bible focuses on God’s master plan and the idea that he is the creator and the
destroyer.