Answer 3 for NRS 430 Outline the process for the development of nursing standards of practice for your state

Answer 3 for NRS 430 Outline the process for the development of nursing standards of practice for your state

Beneficence is the ethical principal of doing right by a person. It is the act of doing good and looking out for what is best for the patient. I chose this ethical principle because it was appropriate for a situation that happened today at work. I had a patient who I previously injected with hyaluronic acid filler (HA) to her orbital rim for tear trough support.  She came in for her follow up and was happy with her results but felt that there was still an area that could use additional improvement with HA filler. I assessed the area and determined from my professional experience that correction with HA filler would not improve or correct her concern. I felt that adding the filler would give her an unnatural outcome and could lead to other complications. I explained that it would not be in her best interest and no good would come out of adding filler to the area. As a professional I am obligated to always and without exception do right by the patient and have there well-being and interest as priority (Kinsinger, 2019). My patient is looking at more for guidance and is feeling vulnerable and may not understand what the HA filler can and cannot fix. I am in the position where I have to educate her and look out for her well being because as a professional the foundation of what I do it act for the greater good of my patient with professionalism, and morals (Kinsinger, 2019). In her case injecting her would not be acting for the greater good.

Kinsinger, F. S. (2009, December). Beneficence and the professional’s moral imperative. Journal of chiropractic humanities. Retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342811/