CH. 24 Flashcards
Autonomy
persons self-reliance independence, liberty, rights and privacy
beneficence
doing of good
caring
care for someone
codes of ethics
articulated statements of role morality as seen by the members of a profession
confidentiality
belief that health related information about individual patients should not be revealed to others
consequentialism
belief that the worth of actions is determined by their ends or consequences
duties
obligations placed on individuals, groups by reason of the so-called moral bond
ethical dilemmas
situations requiring moral judgement between two or more equally problem fraught alternatives
ethical outrage
gross violation of commonly held standards of decency
ethical theories
bodies of systematically related moral principles used to resolve ethical dilemmas
ethics
systematic study of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character as known by natural reason
ethics of care
ethical reflections that emphasize an intimate personal relationship value system that includes such virtues such as sympathy, compassion
fidelity
strict observance of promises or duties
justice
equitable, fair or just conduct in dealing with others
laws
regulations established by government and applicable to people within a certain political subdivision
legal rights
rights of an individual or group that are established and graunteed by law
liberal individualism
basis for rights-based ethical theory
moral principles
general guides to action that are derived from so-called basic moral truths that should be respected
moral rights
rights of an individual or group that exist seperatley from government
moral rules
statements of right conduct governing individual actions
morals
generally accepted customs, principles or habits of right living and conduct in a society
nonconsequentialism
belief that actions themselves determine the worth of actions
nonmaleficence
ethical principle that places high value on avoiding harm to others
norms
standards set by individuals or groups
