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Ethics Flashcards

1
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4 characteristics of a profesion

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  1. distinct body of knowledge and skill
  2. contributes to social benefit
  3. members accorded autonomy
  4. members have special obligations
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use in the process of ethical decision making template to broaden the scope of ethical “content” to include other actions or traits of character that promote the good, are good or are otherwise meant to describe actions that are right

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values

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the 4 principles described under pinciplism

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  1. respect for autonomy
  2. beneficence
  3. non-maleficence
  4. justice
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4
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what does veracity mean

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telling the truth

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what does fidelity mean

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keeping promises

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what is respect for life

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life having intrinsic value

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what is respect for persons?

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respecting people’s decision, privacy, identity, and physical boundaries

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not disclosing patient ifno

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confidentiality

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being true to core values in the face of conflict or other trials

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integrity

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10
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the welfare of individuals is often bound up with the welfare of their families

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family relationships

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feeling for the suffering of others

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compassion

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friendliness, generosity, being considerate

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kindness

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valuing the knowledge, skill, and relationships that other healthcare professionals have with patients

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health care relationships

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reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, of a person or thing; confidence or confident expectation of something; hope

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trust

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profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person or warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend

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love

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16
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______________ serve as frameworks or perspectives that individual moral agents can bring to bear on the situations confronting them

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ethical theories

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____________ characterized by an emphasis on the moral character of the person because it is presumed that morally appropriate decisions occur as a result of being decided by morally sensitive and skilled people

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virtue ethics

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___________ is a habit of behaving in a good way. Accordingly, virtue theorists focus principally on the education and development of the agent making the decision.

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A virtue

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Virtue theorists focus on?

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the education and development of the agent making the decision

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common virtues? (6)

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OH FICK

Openness 
Honesty
Fairness 
Integrity
Compassion
Kindness
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21
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Virtue ethics emphasizes?

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the moral character of the persons involved

22
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___________________ begin with the assumption that what makes an action primarily right or wrong is some intrinsic property not of the moral agent but of the action itself

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Deontological or formalist theories “conforms with one fo the ten commandments”

23
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Which theories are often associated with Kant?

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Deontological (formalist)

24
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According to deontological / formalist theory, if you want to know if a proposed action is morally permissible, which question should you ask?

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Can I, as a rational agent, consistently will that everyone in a similar situation should act this way (not what are the likely consequences)

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Is this action in accord with teh requirement to treat other people as ends in themselves and not merely as means

25
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Which two of the four principles of principleism are formalist in nature?

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justice

autonomy

26
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Deontology or Formalism is primarily concerned with?

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what actions are right based on the actions themselves - not the moral agents

27
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Respecting peoples choices and treating them fairly are two examples of ethical principles that are ___________- in nature

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formalistic - they are not concerned with the outcome or the consequences but the nature of the actions themselves

28
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The end never justified the means is representative of which theory?

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deontology or formalism

29
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__________________ focus on what one seeks to accomplish with an action

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Consequentialism

30
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Two principles that are consequentialist in nature

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beneficence

non-maleficence

31
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the most prevalent form of consequentialist theory is that theory known as ____________

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utilitariansim

32
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utilitarianism =

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the theory which instructs us to act so as to cause the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people

33
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principle =

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a foundational ethical concept that is meant to inform, guide, and shape the behaviors and decisions of those involved

34
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Respect for autonomy

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autonomy means self rule - respecting the choices of people - respect the capacity of individuals to choose their own vision of the good life and act accordingly

35
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beneficence

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doing good (Foster the interests and happiness of other persons and of society at large)

36
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nonmaleficence

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not harming

37
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justice

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treating people fairly (distribute benefits and burdens in an equitable fashion, and resolve disputes by means of fair procedures / non discriminatory)

38
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what happens when principles conflict?

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there is no pre-established order –> must weigh and balance

39
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Casuistry - the method of casuistry employs….

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case based reasoning - comparing a new case to a similar paradigm case that has been resolved

40
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One method of understanding the concrete situations of cases is with “narrative” which…. does what?

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views health care knowledge as storytelling knowledge… The patient’s illness is the telling of a story that requires empathy and compassion and that is introduced into the patient-professional relationship through the use of language

41
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narrative contributes to medical ethics through content =

and analysis of their form =

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content = what they say

analysis of form = how they are told and why it matters

42
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who is the ultimate author of the patient’s narrative?

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the patient - this will help the practitioner to understand and accept a patient’s moral choices

43
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The approach of narrative ethics would be to…

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emphasize the storytelling aspects of the “case” where the patient’s illness is the telling of a story that requires empathy and compassion

44
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using narrative ethics, what should happen rests on what?

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the formation of an appropriate next chapter in the story -

45
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feminist ethics / ethics of care

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seeks to unmask and challenge forms of male bias - marked by attention to so called “private spheres” such as reproduction

46
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ethics of care - seeks to?

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seeks to take the moral experience of women seriously - emphasize the importance of focusing on the patient and professional on the context of his or her relationships

47
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_____________ considers emotional commitments and a willingness to act unselfishly for the benefit of others

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ethics of care

48
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feminist ethics would emphasize ______

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a concern for the welfare of all women and a belief that women have historically been - and continue to be - oppressed by patriarchal societies

49
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ethics of care approach would emphasize

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the importance of focusing on the patient and the professional context of his or her relationships

50
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important differences between law and ethics?

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law provides for a minimally acceptable standard - not our best

law explicitly grants health care professionals discretion in certain setting to exercise professional judgment

law provides no clear guidance in some circumstances

law and ethics may conflict

ethics is a larger construct - we can always ask - is this a good law?

51
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Value equation =

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increased quality and safety and increased patient centered / decreased cost

52
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value equation = increased quality and safety and increased patient centered / decreased cost

what is embedded in increased quality /

what is embedded in increased patient centered-ness

what is embedded in decreased cost?

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beneficence and non-maleficence

respect for patient autonomy

justice

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