Ethical Principle Application Task 2 RGP1-RGP Western Governors University

Ethical dilemmas are often addressed in healthcare settings by maintaining principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. Ethical dilemmas in nursing are not only concerned with making the right decision in difficult situations but also justifying the decisions nurses in health care make. Factors that contribute to ethically difficult decisions include conflicting values or feelings of frustration about actions that are insufficient or inconsistent with ones conscience. (Holm 2014) There is also the responsibility to ensure equal and fair treatment to all the parties involved including myself, the patient, the patients mistress, and his wife.
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