Bioethics reviewer Flashcards
What is Health?
The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health is made of?
Happiness
sleep
exercise
clean food
water
what is ethics
principle of right conduct, eanble us to make correct judgement.
what is health care ethics?
division of ethics that relates to human health
what is bioethics?
living study of the conduct of human life
ethical theory (formal statements) D, T, U
-Deontology
-Teleology
-Utilitarianism
what is deontology?
deon-duty
logos-science
focus on the act itself
what is teleology?
telos-end
looks at consequences and result of action
what is utilitarianism?
maximize utility or hapiness
the right thing to do
Virtue ethics(defines good actions)
-virtue ethics in nursing
-core values of a professional nurse
what is virtue ethics?
refer to specific character traits(kind, honest, respectful, truth-telling)
core values of a professional nurse? A,A,H,I,H,S
-Altruism
-Autonomy
-Human Dignity
-Integrity
-Honesty
-Social Justice
what is altruism?
unselfish behaviour
what is autonomy?
autos-self, nomos-rule
right to self determination
what is human dignity?
recognition that human beings posses