ETHICS

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is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives.

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ETHICS

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APPROACHES: deals with the nature of moral judgement. It looks at the origins and meaning of ethical principles.

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META-ETHICS

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APPRAOCHES: is concerned with the content of
moral judgements and the criteria for what is right or
wrong.

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Normative ethics

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APPRAOCHES: looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights and capital punishment

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Applied ethics

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The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value, and thus comprises the branch of philosophy called ______

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axiology

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Ethics are two things, what are these?

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1) Standards of right and wrong
2) development of one’s ethical standards

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T/F: Ethics is concerned about something outside one’s self?

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TRUE

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Nursing is concerned with ______,
whereas medicine focuses on _____.

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health; cure

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ETHICAL THEORIES: is a modern combination of Classical Greek terms, and means the study or science of duty, or more precisely, of what one ought to do.

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DEONTOLOGY

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ETHICAL THEORIES: Comes from Greek meaning “goal or aim”

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TELEOLOGY

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ETHICAL THEORIES: A prominent, compelling, and controversial theory about the fundamental basis of morality, ______ holds that human conduct should promote the interests or welfare of those affected.

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UTILITARIANISM

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ETHICAL THEORIES:
Ethical theory of Immanuel KANT (1724-1804). Kant’s central ideas, including the good will, the moral law, moral obligation, acting from duty.

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KANTIAN ETHICS

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ETHICAL THEORIES: Certain acts are required, or ought to be done.

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DUTY AND OBLIGATION

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ETHICAL THEORIES: is used for more abstract claims

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OBLIGATION

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ETHICAL THEORIES: Is used for more specific demands.

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DUTY

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ETHICAL THEORIES: are normative ethical theories which emphasize virtues of mind, character and sense of honesty.

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VIRTUE ETHICS

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ETHICAL THEORIES: Who developed virtue ethics?

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Aristotle and other ancient Greeks.

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ETHICAL THEORIES: He is one of the founding fathers of philosophy and has had a massive impact on the history of western thought.

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PLATO

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ETHICAL THEORIES: a Greek philosopher and protégé of Plato, is considered the Father of the Scientific Method, the creator of formal logic, and one of the greatest thinkers in the history of the Western world.

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ARISTOTLE

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ETHICAL THEORIES: He has emerged as perhaps the most
influential thinker of the recent past. To a significant degree, this is due to the fact that he took time seriously in terms of both cosmology and ethics.

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FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

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ETHICAL THEORIES: like Plato and Aristotle, counts as one of the most influential philosophers of all time.

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IMMANUEL KANT

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ETHICAL THEORIES: He is known today chiefly as the father of utilitarianism.

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JEREMY BENTHAM

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ETHICAL THEORIES: He changed the way in which the modern world views, and legal systems address, the issues of individual liberty of thought, expression, lifestyle, and action. His ideas remain both influential and controversial to this day.

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JOHN STUART MILL

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: pertains to restricting the sharing of sensitive patient information and only sharing information when it is necessary either by law or professional duty.

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confidentiality

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: self-determination

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AUTONOMY

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: avoiding doing harm

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non-maleficence

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: doing good, promoting client well-being

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beneficence

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: fair and just treatment

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justice

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: making realistic commitments, keeping promises

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fidelity

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: truthfulness and honesty

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veracity

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ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: Defined as making a choice between two or more equally undesirable alternatives

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ethical dilemma

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General worldviews that we developed our social moral principles and legal rights. Are still in continual state of evolution.

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APPLIED ETHICS

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are applied ethics designed to bring about the ethical conduct of the profession.

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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

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PRINCIPLES OF BIOETHICS: is an ethic that embodies the responsible planning and management of resources.

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STEWARDSHIP

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PRINCIPLES OF BIOETHICS: What are the three main types of ecological stewardship

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1) take action 2) donate money 3) practice good

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PRINCIPLES OF TOTALITY AND INTEGRITY: are not inherently immoral but they may be immoral if they deface the body by quantity or content.

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tattoos and piercings

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PRINCIPLES OF TOTALITY AND INTEGRITY: It is an integration of body and spirit. These two dimensions can never be separated (in fact, separation of the spirit from the body is the definition of death).

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HUMAN NATURE

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TOTALITY & INTEGRITY: Is a moral evil because it seeks to dis integrate the body and the spirit

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TORTURE

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TOTALITY & INTEGRITY: It is self-hatred expressed through spite of the body

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self-mutilation

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TOTALITY & INTEGRITY: effectively shuts down a healthy bodily system is part of what makes it immoral.

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chemical contraception

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EXTRA/ORDINARY MEANS: Reasonable hope of benefit/success; not overly burdensome; does not present an excessive risk and are financially manageable; proportionate to the state of the patient * “Ethically indicated” (Strong 1981 p. 84).

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ORDIANRY MEANS

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EXTRA/ORDINARY MEANS: no reasonable hope of benefit/success; overly burdensome; excessive risk and are not financially manageable; No obligation to use it/morally optional

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EXTRAORDINARY MEANS

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is based on an understanding of sexuality as one of the basic traits of a person and must be developed in ways consistent with enhancing human dignity

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PERSONALIZED SEXUALITY

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CONSENT: the process in which a health care provider educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention.

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INFORMED CONSENT

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CONSENT: enumerate the people in order who may give consent in patient's behalf

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􀂖 spouse; 􀂖 son or daughter of legal age; 􀂖 either parent; 􀂖 brother or sister of legal age, or 􀂖 guardian

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ETHICS IN PRACTICE: What does NMC stand for?

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Nurses and Midwifery Council

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ETHICS IN PRACTICE: The 4 P's of the NMC code

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􀂖Prioritize people 􀂖Practice effectively 􀂖Preserve safety 􀂖Promote professionalism and trust

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RIGHTS: is a document that provides patients with information on how they can reasonably expect to be treated during the course of their hospital stay.

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PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS

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RIGHTS: aka Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012.

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RA 10173

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RIGHTS: was devised as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities which would tackle difficult issues and decisions that a profession might be facing, and give clear instruction of what action would be considered ethical or right in the given circumstance.

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Code of Ethics for Nurses in the Philippines

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RIGHTS: was enacted in 2002 to provide a comprehensive definition and understanding of the nursing profession. ... This is in recognition of the vital role nurses play in the delivery of quality health services not only in the country, but all over the world.

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RA 9173

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RIGHTS: Hippocratic Oath for nurses

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The Nightingale Pledge

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RIGHTS: is a federation of more than 135 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals.

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INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES

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RIGHTS: If found infected or exposed to the infection, considered as a dangerous contact, may be isolated

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RA 9271 The Quarantine Act of 2004

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RIGTHS: Law that requires diseases should be reported immediately

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RA 11332 Law on reporting Communicable Disease