Four Ethical Principles In The Health Sector

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In this scenario there a number of ethical principles of health that related to it. Beneficence is the first principle that directly engages the staff to perform their task with a focus on well to the subject. Another principle is the non-maleficence which defines the aim not to do any harm to the patient being handled. Additionally, fairness is another principle that the staff and OB-GYN physician observe because the staff seems to be fair to both the mother and the baby while the OB-GYN physician recommends patient referral to another hospital(Scotland, 2015). In relation to the scenario, the staff and the OB-GYN physician are under the jurisdictions of the legal principles in the health sector. These legal principles include providing better

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