Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 levels of medical ethics?
A
1) Laws
2) Guidelines and recommendations
3) Ethics as ability to critically and morally reason
2
Q
What is ethics?
A
The study of what is morally right and what is morally wrong (includes critical approach, is based on rational argument)
3
Q
What are the four main ethical principles?
A
1) Autonomy - patient’s free will and independent DM
2) Beneficence - balancing benefits against risks
3) Non-maleficence - avoiding causing harm
4) Justice - discriminating only on the basis of clinical need
