Virtue Ethics-(Health Care Ethics).pdf

Maternal

1. 30/03/2022
PreparedBy:MARYELEANORN.USIS,MSN,RN
UniversityofPerpetualHelpSystem-Molino
COLLEGEOFNURSING2
nd
Semester,AY2021-2022

VirtueEthics–Amoraltheorythatfocuseson
thedevelopmentofvirtuouscharacter.

Virtues–Engraineddispositionsas toactby
standardsofexcellence.

Invirtueethics,characteristhekeytothe
morallife,foritisfromavirtuouscharacter
thatmoralconductandvaluesnaturallyarise.

Oneoftheaimofphilosophyistocultivateingifted
peopletheirpotentialintellectualandmoralqualities

TheNightingalePledge:promisepurity,faith,love,
loyalty,devotion,temperance,andtrustworthiness

Goodcharacteriscornerstoneofgoodnursing

Nursewillactaccordingtoprinciple.

Steady,unchangeablecharacterinternaltoone’s
identity
-
Virtues:fidelity,honesty,integrity,humility,respect,
compassion,prudence,andcourage .
-
Vices:
pride,greed,cruel,unkind,dishonest,impatient,unjust,untruthful
…..

Givesdirectionforaction
-Presentsanaccountofrightaction.
1 2
3 4

2. 30/03/2022
Fidelity

Is faithfulness.

Intherelationshipoftrusteverypatient
mustknowthathishealthcareprovider
willkeephispromisesandkeepthe
patient’sbestinterestfirstinhismind.
Honesty

Is truthfulness.

Itistellingthepatient,thefamily,
colleagues,andsocietythetruthaboutan
illness,itsnature,prognosis,effectivityof
care,andresearchfindings.
Integrity

Is wholeness.

Itis actinginthesamewayonesayshe
shouldactandbelievesheshouldact.

Anursewhotellshispatientsmokingis
badshouldhimselfnotsmoke.
Humility

Isrecognizingone’scapabilitiesand
limitations.

Itisdoingone’sbestandaskingforhelp
asneeded.

Itis actingdeservedpraisegraciouslyand
denyingundeservedpraise.
5 6
7 8

3. 30/03/2022
Respect

Meanspayingattentiontoothers.

Itislisteningattentivelytoapatient’s
complaints,oracolleague’sopinion.
Compassion

Islovingkindness,afeeling for thosewho
suffer.

Itisselfsacrificevoluntarilygivenforthe
benefitofanother,orgivenwithnohopeof
return,gain,recognition,orpaymentbut
givenbecauseother’sneedsaregreater.
Prudence

Is foresight: ahabitualdeliberateness,
cautionandcircumspectioninaction.

Itis“tolookbefore youleap”ortoconsider
howdifferentoptionsmayaffectother
beforemakingadecision.
Courage

Isdoingwhatoneseesasrightwithout
unduefear,orstandingagainstwhatone
seesaswrongevenifitmeansstandingup
alone.
9 10
11 12

4. 30/03/2022
AngelicagoestotheclinicforBPmonitoring.
NurseReignhartknowsthathisBPapphasnot
beenworkingproperly;yethecontinuestouseit.
DoñaMaryLaraeisa72-year-old
demanding,irritable,partiallydisabled,arthritic
patientwhoisalsoquitestingy.Sheneedsthe
servicesofanurse.Thereare3nursesonduty.
Allclaimtobebusyandnooneamongthem
wanttotakecareofher.
Joshuahasaurethralsecretionwhich
revealsgonorrhoea(asexuallytransmitted
disease).JanNeriz,themedicaltechnologistwho
didthetestisagoodfriendofJessa,Joshua’s
wife.JessaasksJanNerizfortheresultofthe
test.
13 14
15 16

5. 30/03/2022
Juillianagoestothedrugstoretobuya
prescribeddrug.Asanurse,youknowthata
similargenericdrugisavailableatalowercost.
Mrs.ArriolabringsherdaughtertoseeDr.
Yoshihiro.NotsatisfiedwithDr.Yoshihiro’s
treatment,shecomplainstoDr.Peria.
Apatientinthewardhasacuterenalfailure.
Rajini,thenurseondutynoticedthatheisbeing
orderedtobegivena
aminoglycosidethatwill
toxicdoseofan
furtherdamagethe
patient’skidneys.
Lenihasabadcold.ShegoestoDr.Marcos
andasksforanantibiotic.Dr.Marcosknows
thatantibioticsareuselessandmightevenbe
harmfulforacold.Still,heprescribesoneto
pleaseLeniandchargeahighfee.
Whatvice/sareinvolvedinthiscase?
17 18
19 20

6. 30/03/2022
NurseAceinsistsonusingshortcutswhen
performingnursingprocedures.Errorsoften
resultsfromthese.
Whatvice/sareinvolvedinthiscase?
DonBienvenidogoestothelaboratoryfora
bloodsugardetermination.NurseShamira,
employedonacommissionbasis,suggestsa
completebloodexamination:BUN,triglycerides,
etc..
Whatvice/sareinvolvedinthiscase?
21 22
23