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There are 4 main ethical principles: I have chosen to discuss

Beneficence - Principal: The principle of beneficence is the obligation of physician to act for the benefit of the patient and supports a number of moral rules to protect and defend the right of others, prevent harm, remove conditions that will cause harm, help persons with disabilities, and rescue persons in danger. This action demonstrates the prinicple of beneficence by actively woking to benefit the patient health and quality of life -

Example: It is a healthcare providers responsibility to encourage a smoker to quit smoking, or in simple an act of doing good to others which is a moral obligation -

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If a competent adult patient refuses chemotherapy for personal reasons, even though the doctor believes it could help, the provider must respect that decision. This demonstrates autonomy by honoring the patient’s values, choices, and control over their body.

In my perspective, although non-malfeasance tells us what we should be avoiding when approaching healthcare, it also serves as guidance and the groundwork for healthcare and its laws. If we ignored the negative outcomes, wrongs in our system, or areas for improvements then the law, its ethics, and principles of our society and its sub sectors (like healthcare) wouldn’t be necessary or created initially.

Chapter 14 discusses end-of-life care which did allow me to expand on the importance of non-malfeasance. For example, an individual who is in their end-of-life stage that has a specific plan to carry out their version of a dignified death. If that included a do not resuscitate order, a healthcare professional like a nurse would have to honor that patient’s wishes. If that nurse violated their human dignity and resuscitated them back to life because they thought they were accomplishing the best outcome (beneficence) this would be more ethically concerning, ignoring non-malfeasance and not focusing on the patient.

Example: a nurse might be giving meds but miss a sudden drop in a patient’s heartbeat, or a doctor might focus so much on one diagnosis that they overlook another urgent issue.

I would like to explain the reason why I chose this term out of all the terms in this book with an example. Someone very close to me was born with a congenital hip dislocation and instead of setting and treating her dislocated hip, her doctor performed the wrong surgery on her, which resulted in the destruction of the femoral head. The person I'm talking about has suffered from chronic pelvic pain all her life because of that doctor's mistake. Unfortunately, the chronic pain and this physical defect challenged her life and created many limitations in her movement and work. Apart from the physical problems, chronic pain also had a major impact on her mental health, and she has experienced severe depression several times throughout her life. Her doctor accepted no responsibility for the mistake he had made and because in that time her doctor was outside the country where she lived, she had no access to her doctor and therefore could not sue him through the law.

Here I want to emphasize how much medical malpractice can be problematic in people's lives. People seek health care to reduce or cure their pain, not to add pain and problems to their lives. In my opinion, having an awakened conscience and acting in accordance with health principles, laws, and ethics is one of the most basic and important things that medical professionals and officials must do.

Informed consent is mandatory both legally and morally in the healthcare profession. It defends the rights of patients by ensuring that they have complete information regarding every aspect of a procedure prior to agreeing for one. This covers the explanation of associated risks, potential side effects, expected results, and other alternative procedures that could be done. Patients are entitled to inquire and even decline treatment. Informed consent is crucial especially when it comes to surgeries, clinical trials, and new drugs. Legally, healthcare providers would be in deep trouble without it. It ensures patient autonomy is respected and assists in fostering trust in the provider-patient relationship.