Ethics and Pharmacy Practice

Question 1

define professional covenant

Answer 1

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)

Question 2

define pharmaceutical care

Answer 2

the responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient/s quality of life (QUOTE)

Question 3

shared decision making recognizes the need to support __ by building good __ and respecting both ___ and __

Answer 3

relationships; individual competence and interdependence on others

Question 4

self determination theory

Answer 4

concerned with our backs tendency to protect and preserve out well-belling

Question 5

relational autonomy

Answer 5

view that we are not completely free, self governing agents, but that our decisions will always relate to interpersonal relationships and mutual dependencies

Question 6

____ extends the principles of informed consent beyond that of simple information transfer towards honouring informed preferences

Answer 6

relationsal autonomy

Question 7

health practitioners have a duty to disclose ___ about rtreatment so that parties may decode whether to proceed

Answer 7

relevant information

Question 8

informed consent

Answer 8

opportunity to exercise choice according to one’s own values and beliefs rather than receiving treatment through paternalistic imposition of another’s treatment decision

Question 9

the right of ___ underlies the doctrine of informed consent

Answer 9

self-determination

Question 10

8 steps of patient care process

Answer 10

1. collect and interpret patient information
2. synthesize info to asses health needs, primarily focusing on identifying and prioritizing drug therapy problems
3. establish goals of therapy
4. identify and assess options to resolve each DTP & meets goals of therapy
5. make shared decision
6. develop a monitoring plan
7. implement care plan
8. follow up

Question 11

morality is how people live best in __ and __

Answer 11

peace and harmony

Question 12

morality id a_____ by a group or society

Answer 12

code of conduct

Question 13

in what 2 ways can morality be used?

Answer 13

1. descriptively (code of certain demographic)

2. normatively (code of all rational people)

Question 14

what are the 3 subtypes of morality?

Answer 14

1. personal morality
2. societal morality
3. morality of health professional

Question 15

define ethics

Answer 15

systematic study of and reflection on morality

Question 16

what makes ethics systematic?

Answer 16

uses specific methods to examine moral situations

Question 17

what makes ethics reflective?

Answer 17

calls into question assumptions of existing parts of our moralities that fall into habits, customs and tradition

Question 18

list 5 ethical theories

Answer 18

1. story/case driven
2. virtue theories
3. principles approach
4. deontological theories
5. teleological theories

Question 19

give an example of deontological theories

Answer 19

duty-based ethics

Question 20

give and example of teleological theories

Answer 20

utilitarianism

Question 21

give and example of teleological theories

Answer 21

utilitarianism

Question 22

beneficence

Answer 22

I am in a position to benefit someone else

Question 23

nonmaleficence

Answer 23

I am in a position to harm someone

Question 24

autonomy

Answer 24

I have an opportunity to exercise my freedom in a situation

Question 25

justice

Answer 25

I am in a position to distribute benefits and burdens among individuals or groups in society who have legitimate claims on the benefits

Question 26

fidelity

Answer 26

I have made a promise to someone else

Question 27

veracity

Answer 27

I am in a position to tell the truth or deceive someone

Question 28

paternalism

Answer 28

patients preference is in conflict with health professionals judgement

Question 29

ethical distress

Answer 29

challenged to maintain your integrity / integrity of the profession

Question 30

ethical dilemmas

Answer 30

challenged about what is morally right; 2 or more courses of action diverges

Question 31

locus of authority problem

Answer 31

who is the primary decision maker from an theca pov?

Question 32

what are the 3 components of ethical problems?

Answer 32

1. A – the moral agent
2. C – course of action
3. O – desired outcome

Question 33

moral agent

Answer 33

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