ethics pt.1

Question 1

LAW

Answer 1

a systematic set of rules created by an authorized body
such as the government to direct the action or behavior of
its constituents (members)

Question 2

ethics

Answer 2

principles that guide a person or group into deciding what
is right or wrong given a situation

Question 3

Unethical

Answer 3

course of action that clearly violates most ethical norms

Question 4

Macro Ethical

Answer 4

an ethical situation we confront as a society or as members
of a society

Question 5

Micro Ethical

Answer 5

an ethical situation we confront as pharmacists, physicians,
nurses, etc

Question 6

Ethical Codes

Answer 6

guides for ethical behavior

Question 7

Veracity

Answer 7

honesty in professional relationships (patients, colleagues)

Question 8

Fidelity

Answer 8

loyalty or promise keeping in professional relationships

Question 9

Justice

Answer 9

respect people’s rights and dignity as patients and
colleague as well as human beings

Question 10

Competency

Answer 10

maintain contemporary skills to provide the best
treatments or recommendations to patients and colleagues
(you need to be able to provide quality evidence-based care

Question 11

Beneficence

Answer 11

the act of promoting good and removing or preventing the
bad (ACTIVE process)

Question 12

Nonmaleficence

Answer 12

the act of avoiding causing harm or worsening a situation
(PASSIVE process)

Question 13

Prejudice

Answer 13

an irrational attitude of hostility/disrespect directed against
an individual or group based on their supposed
characteristics

Question 14

Implicit Bias

Answer 14

unconscious differential perceptions of people of a
particular ethnicity, gender, or social group (unconscious
determinants of decisions that bias for or against certain
individuals)

Question 15

Cultural Competency

Answer 15

understanding some general trends about people different
than you

Question 16

Cultural Humility

Answer 16

an understanding that an individual may or may not
conform to the average person from any population subset

Question 16

Ethical Dilemmas

Answer 16

a situation in which the ethical course of action is in
question

Question 17

Scattered Power

Answer 17

the ability of a product, technology, or data to be used or
adapted by people outside the core group causing
downstream issues

Question 18

Contagion

Answer 18

the ability of information or a situation to spread out of our
ability to control