Ethics Flashcards
patient has the right to refuse or choose treatment
autonomy
act in the patients best interest
beneficence
do no harm
non-maleficence
distribution of scarce health resources
justice
greatest good for the greatest number
utilitarianism
focuses on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves rather than the consequences
deontology
emphasises character rather than the rules or consequences as the key element of ethical thinking
virtue ethics
considers the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of an action rather than the action itself
consequentialism
considers what one can do to improve society
communitarianism
stresses equal access to important social goods
egalitarian
everyone given the same opportunity
equality
everyone gets the help they need to level the playing field
equity