Ethics quiz Flashcards
the discipline of evaluating the merits risks and social concerns of activities in the field of medicine
medical ethics
who recognized the idea that ethics requires a standard or a set of rules by which decisions are made
stuart mill
concept used to describe the view that several methods, theories, or points of view are legitimate or plausible
pluralism
the second code of ethics identifies the responsibility to
maintain a persons dignity
the seventh code of ethics identifies the radiographers responsibility to
perform procedures safely and minimize radiation exposures
ethical accountability refers to
taking responsibility for ones own actions and decisions
step by step procedure that will always produce a correct solution
algorithm
approach to problem solving involves trying a number of different solutions and ruling out those that do not work
trial and error
mental rule of thumb strategy that may or may not work in certain situations
heuristics
recognition of a previous pattern
insight
our personal perspectives and perceptions, past experiences and educational level often frame our
assumptions
a radiographer uses critical thinking every day when he or she
reviews medical history, makes adjustments to routines, manipulates exposure factors
the purpose of decision making
to find a solution with the least consequences
ethics is defines as
a set of moral principles
obstacle that is a tendency to identify what is customary only and limits other possible solutions is referred to as
functional fixedness
