HLSC220 Health Care Ethics - Case Study
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Running head: NURSING ETHICSNURSING ETHICSName of the StudentName of the universityAuthor’s note
1Nursing EthicsIntroductionThe case study is concerned about Sam. Sam is a 21 years old boy, who had beenadmitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain. According to the reports he had a pastmedical history of drug associated psychosis. Self harming and agitated behavior of Sam havecompelled the clinical staffs to put him under restraints. According to Camilla, who was thenurse attending Sam , restraint on Sam would not only exacerbate Sam’s violence and agitation,but will also put other patients and the nurse at risk.The following essay will throw light on the different codes of ethics of nursing that have beenbreached in this case study. This essay will also critically analyze the nursing codes of ethics andthe rights of human dignity associated to this case. The essay will further explain the utilizationof the alternative methods of care for the preservation of the ethics of nursing.DiscussionUtilitarian approach- This approach assesses an action in terms of the consequences and theoutcomes. According to this ethics any decision would be made for the greater good. One act canbe harmful for a particular patient, but it would provide safety to the other patients (Gray &Schein, 2012).Deontology- The deontological approach is the normative ethical position that will determine themorality of action based on the rules. As per the deontological of ethics, an action may beconsidered as good, because of the feature of the action itself and not because of the product ofthe action ( Gray & Schein, 2012).
2Nursing EthicsLibertarianism-This approach emphasizes on freedom of choice, individual judgment, freedomof speech and autonomy. In this case it is evident that the clinical staffs have imposed restraintson Sam, which may be considered as the breaching of the autonomy of the patient (Gray &Schein, 2012). Even if the entire intent was for the betterment of the patient, leaving the patientout of his decisions leads to violation of the ‘self’ of the concerned patient. Natural Law: this theory suggests that law and morality are interdependent and areinterconnected. As per the theories of the Natural law, morality in human beings is derived fromthe nature (Chadwick & Gallagher, 2016).Virtual theory: this approach emphasizes on giving importance to the individual character. Thereare 3 main virtues of ethics. They are- Ethics of care, Eudaimonism and Agent based theories(Chadwick & Gallagher, 2016). Egalitarianism: Equity should be maintained among all the people living in the society. Thisconcept is based on the fact that all human beings are equal. This approach is well acceptable innursing practices, as this is one of the sole principles that a nurse should follow (Gray & Schein,2012). In this case it can be found that if the nurse performs according to the convenience of thepatient, then it can bring in harm for the other clinical staffs. Again for the safety of otherpatients, if the patient is applied restraint and is tied, then it will be against the nursing ethics ofautonomy (Chadwick & Gallagher, 2016).The different ethical of virtues of Principlism are Justice, Non maleficience, beneficence,respect for the autonomy of the patient and respect for human integrity and dignity (Beauchamp,2016). The ethical principle of Autonomyrefers to freedom in patients. Another ethical principlerefers to Beneficence (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2013). This principle approaches a type of care
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