Bioethics in Nursing

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The American Nurses Association says that patients or individuals make decisions on how they act or want to be treated, based on their cultural beliefs and cultural values. This paper shows that nurses and other health workers need to draw their own ethical reactions or responses to patients' decisions on the principles of bioethics. The paper examines two of these principles which concern autonomy and confidentiality.

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"But the individual and his preferences or rights do not occur all alone in all situations. Quite often, these rights or preferences coexist with the distinct rights of other individuals affected by them, wherein an individual's preference may override or be overriden by the rights of others in the same community (Schroeter). Examples include attacks of bioterrorism and epidemics, which can limit an individual's right to autonomy. In cases of epidemic, the individual may be subjected to isolation, which in turn restricts or limits the infected person's right to the freedom of movement."

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