An Ethical Challenge for Health Care Professionals to Answer the Patient Question: Am I dying ?

Rehana Ayyub*
*Student , Aga Khan University School of Nursing & Midwifery Karachi, Pakistan.
Periodicity:February - April'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.1.3495

Abstract

Disclosing truth to the patients is one of the most challenging ethical dilemmas faced by health care professionals around the globe. In many situations the truth can only be disclosed in brutal manner and ultimately it can have a negative impact on the patients' health. The aim of this paper is to discuss the application of four principles proposed by Beauchamp and Childress (2001); autonomy, maleficence, non-maleficence and justice to find a solution for health care professional especially for nurses to answer the patients questions. This case study is presented to compare and contrast the four principles of ethics which is pertaining to healthcare professional dilemmas.

Keywords

Ethical Dilemma, Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-Maleficence and Justice.

How to Cite this Article?

Ayyub, R. (2015). An Ethical Challenge for Health Care Professionals to Answer the Patient Question: Am I dying ? i-manager’s Journal on Nursing, 5(1), 34-37. https://doi.org/10.26634/jnur.5.1.3495

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