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I got a ethical question

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We can't do your homework for you, but we can give you feedback on your ideas. Please, tell us what you have so far.

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sorry with due respect i didn;t intend to ask you to do my work. But thanks for asking the ideas. I have come across with an example in which nurses find very difficult to decide when dealing with the patient who are mentally ill. Patient who has been admitted involuntarily in the hospital still do have their liberty but their autonomy are restricted for their benefit and for the benefit of the society.

I'm sorry, what?

You have to debate that you its possible respect patient autonomy without following their wishes? check out this link http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/autonomy-moral/#BasDis

Can I suggest very gently that you edit and proofread with a heavy hand and perhaps have a studious friend read it for clarity? I had to read your posts several times to make sense of what you were saying due to various inconsistencies in your writing style and missed words. When constructing position papers, those kind of errors can really detract from your points, no matter how solid they may be.

Two points;

Involuntary patients do not have their liberty, they are not allowed to leave the hospital.

Title should read "I have an ethical question."

If a nurse respects patient autonomy, nursing does not have to comply with the patient. We teach about the various options available, and then support the patient as they go down whatever road they choose. One of the options is always to discontinue treatment with our facility, and patients often us that choice when their plan of care does not coincide with traditional hospital care, like naturopathy, or consulting a shaman. We can respect it, by not interfering, but we don't have to PROVIDE the care.

I'm thinking that English may not be OP's first language.

OP, please re-write your question for us. It is unclear what, specifically, you're asking.

Nurses have to balance between autonomy and beneficence all the time!

Surgical patients don't want to move or cough, NPO patients want to eat, addicts want more narcotics than is safe, dementia patients want to walk away from their foleys and IVs, smokers want to smoke.

:lol2: cool user name
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:lol2: cool user name

LOL. I missed that!

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