Ethics Terminology - Powerpoint Flashcards
What are ethics?
The decisions, choices, and actions/behaviors we make that reflect and enact our values
According to the ACP, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians use their knowledge, skills, and resources to do what three things?
- Serve patients
- Contribute to society
- Act as stewards of their professions
Under the Code of ethics, and the category of “Serve patients”, what 5 things much a pharmacist and pharmacy technician do?
- Hold the well being of each patient to be my primary consideration
- Respect each patients autonomy and dignity
- Maintain a professional relationship with each patient
- Respect each patient’s right to confidentiality
- Respect each patient’s right to health care
Under the Code of ethics, and the category of “Contribute to Society”, what 3 things much a pharmacist and pharmacy technician do?
- Advance public health and prevent disease
- Use health resources responsibility
- Serve as an essential health resource
Under the Code of ethics, and the category of “Act as Steward of a Profession”, what 4 things much a pharmacist and pharmacy technician do?
- Ensure that I am competent
- Act with honesty and integrity
- Demonstrate responsibility for self and other health professionals
- Nurture the profession
What is altruism?
Selflessness is the principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others.
What is autonomy?
The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to influence the decisions.
What is the principle of beneficence?
It refers to a moral obligation to act for the benefit of others.
What is non-maleficence?
A moral principle that one should refrain from harming others.
What is the principle of confidentiality?
It is the principle that one should keep one’s promises about information disclosure.
What is the principle of fidelity?
The principle that one should keep one’s promises.
What is the principle of veracity?
The principle that one should tell the truth.
