Chapter 6 Ethics

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

study of right and wrong behavior

Question 2

judgment about behavior

Answer 2

morals

Question 3

value

Answer 3

personal belief about the worth a person holds for an idea, a custom, or an object

Question 4

bioethics

Answer 4

study of ethics within health care

Question 5

independence; self-determination; self reliance

Answer 5

autonomy

Question 6

justice

Answer 6

fairness or equity

Question 7

faithfulness; striving to keep promises

Answer 7

fidelity

Question 8

beneficence

Answer 8

actively seeking benefits; promotion of good

Question 9

actively seeking to do no harm

Answer 9

nonmaleficence

Question 10

principles of behavior

Answer 10

a code of ethics for nurses set by American Nurses Association and International Council of Nurses

Question 11

advocacy

Answer 11

speaking up for patient care issues

Question 12

ethical dilemma

Answer 12

when the right thing to do is not clear or when member of health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do

Question 13

deontology

Answer 13

to evaluate an ethical situation we should determine the presence or absence of autonomy, justice, fidelity, beneficence, and nonmaleficence in a situation

Question 14

utilitarianism

Answer 14

principles of good and greatest

Question 15

how ethical decistions will affect women as a way to repair a history of inequality

Answer 15

feminist ethics

Question 16

multidisciplinary ethics committee

Answer 16

provide education, policy recommendation, and case consultation or review