Principle of Beneficence

Beneficence
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Beneficence
The incident involving Payne, a police officer, and Wubbels, a Utah nurse, illustrates the latter’s commitment to protecting the health of her patients and the rogue nature of the former in using excessive force. The perturbing video reveals Wubbels’ understanding of her ethical codes of conduct, hospital protocols, and standard healthcare requirements while handling patients. She indicated that executing the order by the law enforcement officer requires the patient’s consent, an electronic warrant, or a declaration of an arrest. Her capacity to dispel any pressure to violate these regulations by Payne demonstrates her compliance with the principle of beneficence.
Beneficence is one of the ten principles influencing nurses’ conduct while interacting and offering services to their patients. According to Bifarin and Stonehouse (2022), these healthcare providers must always do good and extend their services to care for the patients. The authors underscore the minimum expectations as a provision of support and quality care for benefiting all patients based on one’s professional capabil...