Ethical & Legal standards Flashcards
Moral worth
Respect
Self-determination
Autonomy
Truth telling
Veracity
Avoiding harm
Nonmaleficence
To do good
Beneficence
Fairness
Justice
Loyalty
Fidelity
A conflict b/t personal and professional ethics where in order to do something right you have to do something wrong is known as what?
Ethical dilemma
What are the 3 most difficult ethical dilemmas?
Staffing issues, working w/ or reporting coworkers, not considering quality of life of a pt.
Asking the right questions is what?
The four step approach
Do I have the duty to tell the truth is what?
4 step approach-Veracity
What are the best interests of my pt is what?
4 step approach-Beneficence
To whom is my primary loyalty is what?
4 step approach-fidelity
What is the greater harm is what?
4 step approach-nonmaleficence
What is the 1st code of ethics?
Right to self-determination; be knowledgeable of pt’s legal rights and morals