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• Ethico-Legal


  The branch of philosophy that defines what is good for the individual and for society and establishes the nature of obligations, or duties, that people owe themselves and one another
• Materials needed

  • Personal Laptop/mobile device
  • Internet connection/device
  • Reading materials
  • Paper and Pen for writing
• Ethical Principles in Nursing


  • The two major classifications of ethical principles and ethical thought are:
  • Deontology requires that both the means and the end goal must be moral and ethical
  • Utilitarianism states that the end goal justifies the means even when the means are not moral
  • Ethical principles that nurses must adhere to:
  • Justice, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Accountability, Fidelity, Autonomy and patient self-determination, Veracity, Principle of impartiality
• Ethics


  Based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues
• RA 9372: Human Security Act of 2007 secures the State and protects the people from acts of terrorism
• All those in need shall be helped, yet treating everyone the same way without considering how much they are suffering or how urgent their needs are is flawed
• RA10168: Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012, also known as "The Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act," aims to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism
• Basic Life Support for Basic Education Students


  It shall be the duty of all public and private basic education schools to provide students with basic life support training through psychomotor training in an age-appropriate manner
• Human rights within the Philippines

  • Defined by Article III of the Philippine Constitution and the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights
• RA 10121 requires the country's government and its citizens to be prepared for disaster
• RA 10121


  • Provides a comprehensive, all-hazard, multi-sectoral, inter-agency, and community-based approach to disaster risk management through the formulation of the National Disaster Risk Management Framework
• Duals


  Being guided solely by their needs and giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress
• RA10168


  • Declares the policy of the State to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism, condemning terrorism and those who support and finance it
• RA 10871


  • Declares the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them, ensuring that able-bodied citizens are equipped with necessary knowledge and basic skills to respond to health emergencies
• Standards of Care during Disaster


  • Refers to the level of attentiveness and care owed by professionals such as doctors, paramedics, lawyers, and others to their clients, patients, or customers
• RA 9372


  • Condemns terrorism as inimical and dangerous to national security and the welfare of the people, making terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, Humanity, and the Law of nations
• RA 10121: Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Act of 2010 shifted the policy environment and the way the country deals with disasters from mere response to preparedness
• United Nations' (UN's) Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 protects human rights in the Philippines to ensure peaceful and dignified living, safe from abuse
• RA 10871: BLS Training in Schools Act requires basic education students to undergo age-appropriate basic life support training
• Psychomotor training refers to hands-on practice to support cognitive learning
• The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them as per Section 15 Article II of the 1987 Constitution
• Professional standard of care applies to professionals such as doctors, paramedics, lawyers, and others
• Agreed upon by 7 International Humanitarian Agencies

  • IFRC
  • ICRC
  • Caritas International
  • International Save the Children
  • Lutheran World Federation
  • Oxfam
  • World Council of Churches
• IATF Guidelines (Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease) Resolution No. 134, Series of 2021, was issued on August 19, 2021
• Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief was established in 1992
• Professionals govern themselves by a professional standard of care that, if violated, can subject them to lawsuits for malpractice
• Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief

  1. Seeks to guard the standards of behavior of International Humanitarian Agency and Humanitarian Aid workers

  2. Maintains high standards of independence, effectiveness, and impact in humanitarian activities

  3. Consists of 10 fundamental principles related to Humanitarian Relief Operation and 3 Annex that regulate with governments of affected countries, donor governments, and intergovernmental organizations
• Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is mandated to prevent and/or minimize the entry of suspected or confirmed patients with emerging infectious diseases into the country as per Section 2(b) of Executive Order No. 168 (s.2014)
• Proactive measures and restrictions must be put in place to slow down the surge in COVID-19 cases, stop further spread of variants, buy time for the health system to cope, and to protect more lives as per IATF Guidelines