1. CMHS
School Of Nursing And Midwifery Department Of
Adult Health Nursing
Ethico- legal basis of Nursing Bioethics assignment
By,Yosef, Serkalem,Sani
Nov-2022G.C
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2. Ethical Issue of Principles
• Autonomy
• Non-maleficence and Beneficence
• Fidelity and Veracity
• Confidentiality and Accountability
• Integrity
• Respect
• Professional Commitment
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3. A. What ethical issues do you think are
raised in Case Study 7.1?
All ethical issues possible be raised in this case
• Autonomy
• Non-maleficence
• Fidelity
• Confidentiality
• Veracity
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Respect
• Professional Commitment
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4. 1. Almaz has the right to autonomy
• Almaz was raped by unknown person, so her
cycle was absent for more than three months and
she has offensive discharge. There may be two
things happened
She may pregnant
She may also infected by STIs. Therefore, she has
an autonomy to know her Px status, if so and she
has the right to abort . In addition she the right to
diagnose STIs and get Rx.
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5. 2. Chaltu’s responsibilities was Non-maleficence
and beneficence to Almaz
• Since Almaz was raped and facing a serious problem
she needs professional help from Chaltu and
• As Chaltu was health extension worker she must
counsel to benefite Almaz
• She planned to referred Almaz to near by health
center in order to relief the problem.
• This is an issue of non-maleficence and benefficince
principle of ethics.
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6. 3. Chaltu fillful fidelity and veracity for Almaz’s
promise
• Almaz needs loyalty and responsibilities of
Chaltu’s promise about her status and
• Chaltu keep her promise and veracity because of
health professionals accountable to themselves
and to their patients
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7. Almaz needs confidentiality about her status
• Since Almaz was young and raped, she becomes
afraid and shamed, so that getting medical care
interrupted
• So Chaltu must be keep the confidentiality of
Almaz’s case
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8. 4. Chaltu has professional Commitment. Integrity
and Respect about Alma's medical case
• Chaltu has professional commitment for care
and elevating Almaz’s problem through
integrity of varieties of good faiths and respect
her dignity
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9. B. Which of the following do you think that Chaltu should do?
Explain your reasons.
Option 1: Do nothing and hope that someone else deals with this problem.
• No, there is details of issues about this case
Option 2: Tell Almaz that she must immediately tell her parents what has
happened to her.
• Her parent take bad action on her and becomes her life complicated
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10. cont
Option 3: Refer Almaz to the health centre for pregnancy
testing and treatment of her infection.
• Yes, it is a right decision
Option 4: Ask Almaz to come to see her at a place that will be
confidential so that more details can be found out. Yes, it
right decision
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11. c. Make a reflection of the above case which
relate in your work experiences.
• Let share a real case scenario- in Kurkure health
center. A women comes with the complaints of lower
abdominal pain, when take her Hx, PE and her
laboratory result shows, she is HIV reactive with PID.
Then after, I try to called her husband and getting the
service, but she refused for more one,
• With involving of religious fathers she agreed and take
exam and so he is reactive an d taking the treatment.
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12. Reference
1. The American Council of Association (ACA) Code of Ethics," 2005, p. 3.
2. The American Council of Association, 2005, p.7.
3. ACA, 2005, F.1.c, p. 14 & ACA, 2005, p. 18
4. The National Education Association Code of Ethics (NEA, 2009, p. 1)
5. College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. (2003). Nursing
practice standards. Edmonton, AB: Author.
6. Purtillo R. Ethical dimensions in the health professions. Philadelphia, PA:
WB Saunders; 1993.
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13. Acknowledgments
• For WU college medicine and health science
department of Adult health Nursing
• For Dr. Caridad for constructive lecture of this
course
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