Chapter 3 Ethical Responsibilities Flashcards
What are morals?
Values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making.
What is ethics the study of?
Conduct and character.
What does ethical theory examine?
Principals
Ideas
Systems
Philosophies that affect judgment
What are the two common rules of ethical theory?
Utilitarianism
Deontology
What are ethical principles pertaining to treatment if clients?
Autonomy - the right to make ones one decisions
Beneficence - positive actions to heal others
Fidelity - agreement to keep promises
Justice - fairness in care delivery and use of resources
Nonmaleficence - avoidance of harm
What are ethical dilemmas?
Problems that involve more than one choice and stem from different values and beliefs of the decision makers.
When is a problem an ethical dilemma?
Review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
It involves conflict between two moral imperatives.
The answer will have a profound effect on the client.
What are the basic 4 principals of ethics from ANA and The ICN code of ethics for Nurses?
Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
Confidentiality
A nurse offering pain medication to a client about to go into surgery is following the ethical principal, Beneficence because?
Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By the nurse administering pain medication before a painful exercise, the nurse is taking specific actions to help the client.
Why would organ donation and procurement be a example of Justice?
Justice is fairness in care delivery. By applying the same qualifications to all potential transplant recipients.
Why is a nurse on a med-surg unit showing signs of being impaired not a ethical dilemma and a family having conflicting feelings about the invitation of enteral tube feedings is?
Delivering care while showing signs of substance abuse is an legal issue.
Making the decision of a feeding tube is an ethical dilemma because review of scientific days cannot resolve the issue and the decision will have profound effect on the client.
The process that requires striking a balance between science and morality is?
Ethical decision making.
List the steps if making ethical decisions.
Identifying whether the issue is an ethical dilemma.
Stating the dilemma.
Listing and analyzing all possible options for resolving dilemma with implications of each option.
Selecting the best option that applies to the situation.
Justifying your choice.
