Ch. 6 Ethics Flashcards
Speaking up for a patient care issue
Advocacy
A persons independence
Autonomy
Promotion of positive actives steps towards helping others
Beneficence
Study of ethics in regards to health care
Bioethics
Right or wrong actions based on “right-making characteristics” such as truth and justice
Deontology
Exists when the right thing is not clear or team cannot agree on the right thing to do
Ethical Dilemma
Study of ideals of right and wrong behavior
Ethics
Resolved ethical dilemmas by paying attention to relationships and stories of the participants
Ethics of Care
How ethical decisions will affect women
Feminist Ethics
Based on the virtue of caring, referring to the agreement to keep promises
Fidelity
The principle of fairness
Justice
Refers to judgement about behavior
Morals
Processes the ethical dilemmas using representatives from nursing
Multidisciplinary Ethics committee
Fundamental agreement to do no harm
Nonmaleficence
Set by an embraced code of ethics set by American nurses Association
Principles of Behavior