Ethics Flashcards

1
Q

patient has the right to refuse or choose treatment

A

autonomy

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2
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act in the patients best interest

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beneficence

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3
Q

do no harm

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non-maleficence

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4
Q

distribution of scarce health resources

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justice

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5
Q

greatest good for the greatest number

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utilitarianism

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6
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focuses on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves rather than the consequences

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deontology

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7
Q

emphasises character rather than the rules or consequences as the key element of ethical thinking

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virtue ethics

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8
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considers the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of an action rather than the action itself

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consequentialism

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9
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considers what one can do to improve society

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communitarianism

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10
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stresses equal access to important social goods

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egalitarian

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11
Q

everyone given the same opportunity

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equality

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12
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everyone gets the help they need to level the playing field

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equity

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