Ethics and Pharmacy Practice Flashcards
define professional covenant
solemn and binding agreement between a professional and the client, in which the professional promises the client competent care, which involves the use of skill, knowledge and commitment to patients major interest (QUOTE)
define pharmaceutical care
the responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient/s quality of life (QUOTE)
shared decision making recognizes the need to support __ by building good __ and respecting both ___ and __
relationships; individual competence and interdependence on others
self determination theory
concerned with our backs tendency to protect and preserve out well-belling
relational autonomy
view that we are not completely free, self governing agents, but that our decisions will always relate to interpersonal relationships and mutual dependencies
____ extends the principles of informed consent beyond that of simple information transfer towards honouring informed preferences
relationsal autonomy
health practitioners have a duty to disclose ___ about rtreatment so that parties may decode whether to proceed
relevant information
informed consent
opportunity to exercise choice according to one’s own values and beliefs rather than receiving treatment through paternalistic imposition of another’s treatment decision
the right of ___ underlies the doctrine of informed consent
self-determination
8 steps of patient care process
- collect and interpret patient information
- synthesize info to asses health needs, primarily focusing on identifying and prioritizing drug therapy problems
- establish goals of therapy
- identify and assess options to resolve each DTP & meets goals of therapy
- make shared decision
- develop a monitoring plan
- implement care plan
- follow up
morality is how people live best in __ and __
peace and harmony
morality id a_____ by a group or society
code of conduct
in what 2 ways can morality be used?
- descriptively (code of certain demographic)
2. normatively (code of all rational people)
what are the 3 subtypes of morality?
- personal morality
- societal morality
- morality of health professional
define ethics
systematic study of and reflection on morality
what makes ethics systematic?
uses specific methods to examine moral situations
what makes ethics reflective?
calls into question assumptions of existing parts of our moralities that fall into habits, customs and tradition
list 5 ethical theories
- story/case driven
- virtue theories
- principles approach
- deontological theories
- teleological theories
give an example of deontological theories
duty-based ethics
give and example of teleological theories
utilitarianism
give and example of teleological theories
utilitarianism
beneficence
I am in a position to benefit someone else
nonmaleficence
I am in a position to harm someone
autonomy
I have an opportunity to exercise my freedom in a situation
justice
I am in a position to distribute benefits and burdens among individuals or groups in society who have legitimate claims on the benefits
fidelity
I have made a promise to someone else
veracity
I am in a position to tell the truth or deceive someone
paternalism
patients preference is in conflict with health professionals judgement
ethical distress
challenged to maintain your integrity / integrity of the profession
ethical dilemmas
challenged about what is morally right; 2 or more courses of action diverges
locus of authority problem
who is the primary decision maker from an theca pov?
what are the 3 components of ethical problems?
- A – the moral agent
- C – course of action
- O – desired outcome
moral agent
a person who acts for themselves or in place of another by the authority of that person, and does so by conforming to a standard of behaviour
