Chapter 6

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autonomy

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Self-determination; being independent and self-governing

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advocacy

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Protection and support of another’s rights

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beneficence

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Principle of doing good

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bioethics

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ethics that encompass all those perspectives that seek to understand human nature and behavior, the domain of social science, and the natural world

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care-based approach

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Approach to bioethics that directs attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative.

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clinical ethics

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branch of bioethics concerned with ethical problems that arise within the context of caring for patients.

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code of ethics

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Principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession.

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deontologic

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Ethical system in which actions are right or wrong independent of the consequences they produce.

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ethical agency

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The ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right thing because it is the right thing to do.

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ethical dilemma

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Situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action.

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ethical distress

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Occurrence when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action.

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ethics

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System dealing with standards of character and behavior related to what is right and wrong.

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feminist ethics

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type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing patterns of oppression and domination in society especially as these affect women and the poor.

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fidelity

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Keeping promises and commitments made to others

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justice

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Process that distributes benefits, risks, and costs fairly.

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morals

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Like ethics, concerned with what constitutes right action; more informal and personal than the term ethics.

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nonmaleficence

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Principle of avoiding evil

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nursing ethics

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a subset of bioethics; formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments

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paternalism

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An action that is based on what a parent would do

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principle-based approach

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An approach to bioethics that offers specific action guides.

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utilitarian

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Action-guiding theory of ethics that states that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action

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value

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set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence relationships with other

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value system

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Organization of values ranked along a continuum of importance

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value clarification

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Process by which people come to understand their own values and value system.