Ethical Judgments and Conflicts

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arises when a situation creates a conflict between two or more moral norms or principles

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ethical problem

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a type of problem created when one is face with a situation in which there is more than one ethical course of action

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ethical dilemma

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problems that arise in association with the distribution of benefits and burdens on a social basis

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ethical dilemmas of justice

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created when there is an obvious correct situation to an ethical problem but institutional constraints prohibit the correct solution from being applied

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ethical distress

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occurs when there are questions regarding who is responsible or under whose authority something falls

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locus of authority issues

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seven principles of biomedical ethics

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autonomy, beneficence, confidentiality, justice, nonmaleficence, role fidelity, veracity

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a person right to decide his or her own course of life

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autonomy

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doing good

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beneficence

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private or privileged information not available through common sources

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confidentiality

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treatment of all with fairness and equality

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justice

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doing no harm

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nonmaleficence

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faithful or accurate in detail

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role fidelity

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telling the truth

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veracity

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step by step approach to ethical decision making

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the dowd model

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assessment of the problem

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step 1

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isolation of the issues

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step 2

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analysis of the data

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step 3

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development of a plan of action

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step 4

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institution of the plan

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step 5

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analysis of the outcome

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step 6