Class 6 - ethics Flashcards
What are sources of ethics?
- family
- peers
- religion
- culture
- society
- profession
- personal experiences
Explain how the sources of ethics that contribute to one’s beliefs and values could be in opposition to the scope of ethics for RNs?
Natural intersection and places of agreement exist between the various sources; however, they can also conflict with each other, creating competing beliefs and inconsistency in the way we approach ethical issues
Define social justice
- the view that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities; including the right to good health
- Assumes all societies experience broad, systemic oppression and inequities (racism, classism, sexism, and heterosexism) which affect some people more than others
What are the 10 attributes of social justice?
- equity (including health equity)
- human rights (including right to health)
- democracy and civil rights
- capacity building
- just institutions
- enabling environments
- poverty reduction
- ethical practice
- advocacy
- partnerships
What are bioethics
- health care ethics
- Refers to the study of ethical issues that are related to health and healthcare
- Bioethics and nursing ethics have made use of a range of ethical theories and approaches, including deontology, utilitarianism, casuistry, principlism, virtue ethics, and feminist ethics
What are specific ethical concepts from a community perspective?
- Areas of community practice such as health promotion, prevention and health protection, and health maintenance, restoration, and palliation
- specific areas of ethical and legal concern as they relate to capacity building, access and equity, and professional responsibility and accountability
What is the scope of ethics?
- societal
- organizational
- bioethics/clinical
- professional
- personal
What 4 ethical principles does Upshur describe?
- Autonomy: capacity of individuals to decide for themselves what sort of things they want or don’t want in a medical context
- Beneficence: ability to do good
- Non-maleficence: not to harm others
- Justice
What is public health ethics?
- difference from medical ethics
- Broader focus on issues related to justice, because justice relates to what is due to different groups of people within a society
What are the domains in the entry to Practice Public Health Nursing Competencies for Undergraduate Nursing Education
- Domain 1 - public health sciences in nursing practice
- Domain 2 - population and community health assessment and analysis
- Domain 3 - population health planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Domain 4 - partnerships, collaboration and advocacy
- Domain 5 - communication in public health nursing
CCHN Standard of Practice, expected areas of practice
- Health promotion
- Prevention and health protection
- Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation
- Professional relationship
- Capacity building
- Health equity
- Evidence informed practice
- Professional responsibility and accountability
Five Justification for Public Health Programs and Policies
- Overall benefit
- Collective action and efficiency
- Fairness in the distribution of burdens
- The harm principle
- Paternalism
Five Justifications for Public Health Programs and Policies , overall benefit
relies on stats that indicate that regulations, in general, benefit society
Five Justification for Public Health Programs and Policies, Collective action and efficiency
recognizes that health as a public good requires that government institutions make decisions about health and safety given that all individuals cannot possess the expertise to make these decisions, nor would it be efficient for them to do so
Five Justification for Public Health Programs and Policies, Fairness in the distribution of burdens
such as those associated with disease, disability, or public health interventions
