Chapter 22 Flashcards

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Ethics

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The science or study of moral values or principles, including ideals or autonomy, beneficence, and justice.

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Bioethics

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Obligations of a moral nature relating to biologic research and its applications.

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Autonomy

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The quality or tendency to function independently.

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Beneficence

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Doing good or active promotion of doing good. One of the four principles of the ethical theory of denontology.

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Nonmaleficence

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The fundamental ethical agreement to do no harm. Closely related to the ethical standard of beneficence.

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Justice

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The treatment of people in a nonjudgmental manner.

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Fidelity

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The agreement to keep a promise.

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Code of Ethics

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A statement encompassing the set of rules based on values, the standards of conduct to which practitioners of a profession are expected to conform.

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Advocacy

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The process whereby a nurse or other health care professional provides a patient with the information to make certain decisions, usually related to some aspect of the patient’s health care.

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Morals

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Personal convictions that something is absolutely right or wrong in all situations.

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Accountability

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Accountability or responsibility for the moral and legal requirement for proper patient care.

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Confidentiality

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The nondisclosure of information except to another authorized person.

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Utilitarianism

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A doctrine of ethics that the purpose of all action should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people and that the value of anything is determined by its utility.

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Feminist Ethics

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Ethical approach that focuses on relationships of those involved in an ethical dilemma rather than traditional abstract principles of denontrology.

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Ethics of Care

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Delivery of health care based on ethical principles and standards of care.

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