Nursing Exam Prep [NCLEX-RN] 08, Ethical Principles in Nursing

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: • Patient autonomy is the highest priority when a competent patient makes an informed decision, even if it conflicts with the principle of beneficence. • The NCLEX tests ethical principles through application-based scenarios that require you to identify the 'best' or 'priority' nursing action, not just provide definitions. • How to distinguish between beneficence (proactively doing good) and nonmaleficence (avoiding harm), especially in situations where a beneficial action causes unavoidable, lesser harm. • The roles of veracity (truth-telling) and fidelity (faithfulness) in upholding a patient's autonomous decisions through honest communication and honoring commitments. • How the principle of justice applies to the fair allocation of resources and providing equitable care, particularly in triage or mass casualty scenarios. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep