Fiel Angelo G. Mallari, RN
Fiel Angelo G. Mallari, RN
Fiel Angelo G. Mallari, RN
Mallari, RN
Ethicsand morals relate to “right” and
“wrong” conduct. While they are sometimes
used interchangeably, they are different:
Alternative Treatments
Benefits to be expected
Prognosis
Disclosure
Understanding
Voluntariness
Competence
Consent
The patient who is:
Of legal age
Of sound mind
Doing
good should take precedence over
autonomy
Beneficence is action that is done for the
benefit of others.
providing
vaccinations for the general
population
talking
to the community about STD
prevention.
Requires the non-disclosure of private or
secret information with which one is
entrusted
Why Keep Confidentiality?
Respect for patients
Encourages care-seeking
Allows discussion of sensitive topics.
Prevents harmful consequences to patients
Do no harm
Primum non nocere = latin
“First do no harm”
"given an existing problem, it may be better
not to do something, or even to do nothing,
than to risk causing more harm than good."
Physiciansand nurses must refrain from
providing ineffective treatments or acting
with malice toward patients. This principle,
however, offers little useful guidance to
physicians and nurses since many beneficial
therapies also have serious risks.
Involves
allocation of scarce and expensive
health care resources
Truth-telling,
or veracity, can be defined as
the avoidance of lying, deception,
misrepresentation, and non-disclosure in
interactions with patients or relevant to
patient care.
Prima facie wrong
Lying is viewed as an inherent wrong—something that we naturally
consider unethical.
What happens if a family member declares that the patient should not
receive any information about the diagnosis, perhaps due to cultural reasons?
Lying is impractical
One lie will naturally lead to another, creating a web of
deceit. Furthermore, other members of the healthcare team may notify the patient
at some point during the course of illness, leading to the patient’s resentment at not
having received the information directly from the physician in the first place.
Obligation
of an individual to be faithful to
commitments to him/herself and also to others
This
includes keeping information confidential
and maintaining privacy and trust
SECTION 1.
SECTION 3.
A. know the definition and scope of nursing practice which are in the provisions of R. A. No.
9173, known as the “Philippine Nursing Act of 2002” and Board Res. No. 425, Series of
2003, the “Rules and Regulations Implementing the Philippine Nursing Act. of 2002”, (the
IRR).
B. be aware of their duties and responsibilities in the practice of their profession as defined
in the “Philippine Nursing Act of 2002” and the IRR.
C. acquire and develop the necessary competence in knowledge, skills, and attitudes to
effectively render appropriate nursing services through varied learning situations.
D. if they are administrators, be responsible in providing favorable environment for the
growth and developments of Registered Nurses in their charge.
E. be cognizant that professional programs for specialty certification by the BON are
accredited through the Nursing Specialty Certification Council (NSCC).
f. see to it that quality nursing care and practice
meet the optimum standard of safe nursing
practice.
g. insure that modification of practice shall consider
the principles of safe nursing practice.
h. if in position of authority in a work environment, be
normally and legally responsible for devising a
system of minimizing occurrences of ineffective
and unlawful nursing practice.
i. ensure that patients’ records shall be available only
if they are to be issued to those who are
professionally and directly involved in their care
and when they are required by law.
SECTION 8. Ethical Principle
SECTION 18.
SECTION 20.