Question

May is a Midwife working in the community and was making her final visit to a woman who had recently given birth to her second child. May delivered the woman’s first child five years earlier and had established a good professional relationship with the woman and her family. During the visit, the woman indicated that she would like to continue seeing May on an ongoing basis to check in on the baby and the family, or just to have a coffee. May also was aware that this woman has no support other than her husband and believes her ongoing support to this woman and her family will be invaluable. May arranged to meet the family for coffee, and mobile phone numbers were exchanged.

Identify and describe two (2) of the International College of Nursing Code of Ethics elements and ethical principles that apply to the ethical scenario ( 266 words )

Answer 1

CODE OF ETHICS

• The nurse ,in all relationship practice for compassion and respect for the inherent dignity worth and uniqueness of every individual ,unrestricted by consideration of social and economic status , personal attributes or name of health problem.

1. Respect for human dignity
2. Relationship to patients
3. Nature of health problem
4. Right to self determination
5. Relationship with collegue and others

Here May is midwife maintain a therapeutic relationship with woman irrespective of her personal attribute , social and economic statu with human dignity.

• The nurse primary commitment to patient wheather individual, family, or community.

1. Primary of patient interest
2. Conflict of interest for nurse
3. Collaboration
4. Professional boundaries

ETHICAL PRINCIPAL

1. Beneficence
2. Justice

• Beneficence: Do good for the patient. Here May help the woman and maintain a professional relationship.
• Justice: Care should be equal irrespective of socio economic status. Here May provide care to woman with full dignity and irrespective of socioeconomic status.