Ethical Compass Flashcards

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Define ethical compass

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A set of internalized ideas, concepts, values, and duties that keep us heading in the right direction as professionals
Provides guidance ONLY

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Ethics

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A system of rational reflection

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Values

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Standards for what is right or wrong, good or bad, worthy, important, or beautiful

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4
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Law vs. Ethics

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Law = A minimal societal standard that represents a kind of consensus on standards of behavior
Ethics = What is right. Goes beyond the minimal standard of law towards ideas behavior
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Autonomy

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refers to the right of a patient to self determination

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Beneficence

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desire to promote goof and produce positive outcomes

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Non-maleficence

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preventing harm

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Justice

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fairness

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Types of justice

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Distributive
Criminal
Compensatory
Procedural

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Distributive justice

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how benefits, burdens, rights and responsibilities are distributed

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Criminal justice

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a system of punishment through law

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Compensatory justice

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compensation for wrongs

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Procedural justice

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fair processes or due processes

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Paternalism

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May compromise autonomy

Two types - weak and strong

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Weak paternalism

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intervention to protect the patient from harm

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Strong paternalism

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More active intervention to promote good

17
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Fidelity

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Faithfulness

Put patient first

18
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Basis of ethical decision making

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core values

19
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Conflict of interest

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exists when a professional has competing interests or obligations that prevent fulfillment of primary professional obligations

20
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RIPS model stands for

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Realm-Individual Process Situation for ethical decision making

21
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What does RIPS tell you

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how to do something and what the outcome should be

Always ends with ethical action

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RIPS - 4 step process

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Recognize and redefine the problem
Reflect
Decide
Implement, reassess, evaluate

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Recognize and redefine the problem -

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Confirm that it is an ethical problem

Determine what the individual, organizational, and societal issues are

24
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Reflect

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Stakeholders
Consequences
Professional resources
Right vs. Wrong tests

25
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Ex of right vs wrong tests

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Legal test 
Stench test - does it feel wrong
Front page test
Parent test
Professional ethics test - what do prof documents say
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Decide

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Rule based approach
Ends based approach
Care based approach

27
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Ends based approach

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Focuses on consequences of actions
Utilitarianism – greatest good for greatest number
Often key in public policy debates

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Rule based approach

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Basis – rules, duties, or over-arching principles

Disadvantages – does not necessarily consider the context of the decision

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Care based approach

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Emphasizes concern for others and relationships
Golden rule approach
Disadvantage – unclear what action will result from employing it

30
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Implement, reassess, evaluate

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Questions to ask - what actions are required in each realm

What lessons might you have learned

31
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Ethical sensitivity

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recognizing and interpreting ethical situations

32
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Ethical judgment

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judging which action is right or wrong

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Ethical courage/character

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prioritizing ethical values over other values, demonstrating courage persisting and implementing, developing and negotiating a plan of action

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Types of situations - issue problem

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important values are present or may be challenged

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Types of situations - Dilemma

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two alternative courses of action; each fulfills an important duty and is not possible to fulfill both obligations

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Types of situations - Distress

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you know the right course of action but are not authorized or empowered to perform it

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Types of situations - temptation

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involves a choice between a right and a wrong and in which you may stand to benefit from doing the wrong

38
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Types of situations - Silence

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ethical values are challenged but no one is speaking about this challenge to values

39
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EX of PT given gift card on last day
Realm =
Individual Process =
Situation =

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Realm - individual
Ind process - matter of recognizing issue and making correct decision
Situation - true dilemma