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The document outlines key principles of healthcare ethics, including patient rights, veracity, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. It emphasizes the importance of truth-telling in patient care, the need for informed consent, and the obligation to treat patients fairly and equitably. Additionally, it discusses the implications of autonomy and confidentiality in healthcare decisions.

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The document outlines key principles of healthcare ethics, including patient rights, veracity, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. It emphasizes the importance of truth-telling in patient care, the need for informed consent, and the obligation to treat patients fairly and equitably. Additionally, it discusses the implications of autonomy and confidentiality in healthcare decisions.

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●​ Restrictions on autonomy may occur when there is a d.​ Have advance directive such as living will
potential harm to others such as communicable concerning treatment or designating a surrogate
diseases or violence acts. decision maker.
e.​ Privacy consideration such as in case of discussion,
2.​ Veracity consultation & treatment.
●​ To maximize the efficiency of healthcare, the patient f.​ Confidentiality of treatments & records.
& healthcare providers are bound to tell the truth. g.​ Review records concerning medical care & have
●​ Patient has the responsibility to provide accurate & these explained to him except when restricted by law.
complete information about his complaints, past h.​ be informed of the existence of business relationships
illness, previous hospitalizations, medications, among the hospital, educational institutions, other
allergies, religious restrictions, & other matters health care providers, or payers that may influence
relevant to his health. the patient’s treatment and care.
●​ Physician should tell the patient & his family his i.​ consent to or decline to participate in proposed
diagnosis, plan of care, treatment & possible risks research studies or human experimentation affecting
involved, length of treatment, possible expenses, & care and treatment
other options they may take if any. j.​ reasonable continuity of care when appropriate and to
be informed by physicians and other caregivers of
Benevolent Deception available and realistic patient care options when
●​ Physician or health practitioner is requested not to tell hospital care is no longer appropriate
the relative the exact nature of the patient’s illness. k.​ informed of hospital policies and practices that relate
●​ Relative requests the physician not to tell the patient to patient care, treatment, and responsibilities
his true diagnosis or condition.
●​ The practitioner himself intentionally withholds 4.​ Nonmaleficence
information according to his sound judgment when ●​ The principle of nonmaleficence is similar to
such revelation would do more harm to an beneficence.
emotionally unstable or depressed person. ●​ The distinction lies in the fact that beneficence is
stated in a positive form while non maleficence is
3.​ Beneficence stated as an admonition in the negative form to
●​ Refers to acts of kindness & mercy that directly remind health practitioners to do no harm.
benefit the patient. ●​ Ex. not assisting in or performing abortion, not
●​ These Acts promote the healing of patient, prevent performing euthanasia, not willfully subjecting
illness or complications, alleviate suffering & assist patients to experimental drugs whose potential harm
towards peaceful death. may be greater than the expected benefit, not harming
●​ Nurses must be committed to helping patients and a person’s reputation by revealing confidential
seeking out the best possible healthcare outcomes for information.
them.
5.​ Justice
PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS ●​ Refers to the right to demand to be treated justly,
●​ Helps practitioners provide more effective patient fairly & equally.
care. ●​ Article xiii of the Philippine constitution guarantees
●​ The patient has the right to: that the state shall adopt an integrated &
a.​ receive considerate, respectful and compassionate comprehensive approach to health development & to
health care make essential goods, health & social services
b.​ Relevant, current & understandable information available to all people at affordable cost.
concerning diagnosis, specific procedures, treatment ●​ Priority for the needs of the underprivileged, the sick,
prognosis, procedures, treatments, risks involved, the elderly, disabled, women & children.
reasonable alternative benefits needed to make ●​ Justice in healthcare refers to fairness and equity in
informed consent. the distribution of resources, ensuring that all patients
c.​ Make decisions regarding his plan of care, in case of and staff are treated fairly, especially when resources
refusal, he is entitled to other appropriate care & are limited.
service or be transferred to another hospital.

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