Domain #1: Ethics Flashcards
What is the difference between law and ethics?
Law is what we CAN do and ethics is what we SHOULD do
What does the Social Media Model suggest about ethical decisions?
A decision is ethical if it withstands public scrutiny and considers how it impacts public opinion
What is a potential issue with applying the Social Media Model?
Highly politicized situations can complicate its application
What does the Utility Model state about ethical decisions?
A decision is ethical when it maximizes good and minimizes harm to the greatest number
What is a strength of the Utility Model?
It emphasizes the importance of outcomes and data/rational calculations
What is a weakness of the Utility Model?
It cannot quantify life or health and does not consider justice
According to the Utility Model, what is an ethical dilemma involving stranded individuals?
Eating one of the 10 people stranded to help the other 9 survive
What is the Rights Model focused on?
Respecting and guaranteeing the human rights of the people affected
What is a strength of the Rights Model?
It demonstrates respect for life and dignity
What is a weakness of the Rights Model?
It struggles with the recognition of equal rights
What does the Choices Model require?
That people make their own free and independent choices
What is a strength of the Choices Model?
It respects equality and autonomy
What is a weakness of the Choices Model?
It can oversimplify rational determinations of health risks
What does the Justice Model state about ethical decisions?
A decision is ethical when benefits and burdens are fairly distributed
What is a strength of the Justice Model?
It has a broad focus that includes all stakeholders
What is a weakness of the Justice Model?
It can lead to disagreement among ethically minded people
What does the Virtue Model emphasize?
The manifestation of essential human virtues in ethical decisions
What is a strength of the Virtue Model?
It examines actions and is very applicable in real-life situations
What is a weakness of the Virtue Model?
Situational facts can impact actions
In the example scenario, what is the ethical issue regarding the mentally ill man?
Deciding whether to let the mentally ill man out of the hospital
According to the Social Media Model in the scenario, what would public opinion suggest?
The hospital should have kept him for a 72-hour hold
What does the Utility Model imply about hindsight in the scenario?
It would suggest that keeping him for the 72-hour hold would have saved more lives
According to the Rights Model, what right does the mentally ill man have?
The right to be released if he wants to
What does the Choices Model assert regarding the patient’s decision?
The patient has the option to leave, making it his choice
