ethics and healthcare Flashcards
is that quality of human acts where the acts could either be good
or right, evil or wrong.
Morality
is the witness and deposit of our moral life”
law
reflects social morality over a period of
time
law
omething men create in their
best moments to protect themselves in their worst moments.”
law
with the minimum standards of human conduct
law
maximum standards of human conduct
morality
“a helpful
starting point for thinking about a proper or ideal public morality for a
society” in pursuit of moral progress.
law
primary source of human ethics?
human reason
contemporary and historical experiences
Personal experiences
Experiences of others
to set norms or standards?
general theories of what ought to do
normative ethics
what kind of ethics?
inquiries are made about how a medical technologist should behave
normative ethics
what ought to be done in certain situation
normative ethics
what ought to be done in certain situation
normative ethics
how it should be done in dealing with patients and the public,
colleagues in the profession, physicians, and toward the hospital as a
whole
normative ethics
professional dealings is enshrined in the Revised Code of Ethics for
Medical Technologists and the Oath of Medical Technologist
normative ethics