Guidelines or Theories for the Nurses to Use to be Able to Respond to a Given Situation with Sound Moral Judgement


1. God is the author of life; therefore, no one has the right to take it except Him
2.  Health is wealth.
3.  The golden rule: Do unto others what you would like others to do unto you
4. Theory of double or two-fold effect-choose the lesser evil, which may produce greater good effects.
5. The principle of totality- the whole is greater than any of its. Part
6. The greatest good for the greatest number- the result should be one that benefits the most number of people
7. One who acts as an agent may be himself responsible
8. The end does not justify the means- if the action one takes is bad, the result, no matter how good, is not enough reason for his bad action.

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