Ethics & Values chp 43 (EXAM 1) Flashcards

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Private, personal, or groups standards.
Consistent with customs & traditions
Right & Wrong
Linked to a person’s character

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Morals

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2
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Study of a system of moral principles & standards.

  • fine line between ethics & law
  • law is strict legal principles
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Ethics

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3
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Application of ethics principles to healthcare

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Bioethics

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4
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A subset of bioethics bc it has to do with healthcare

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Nursing ethics
Pt refusing meds and u need to tell the physician
A pt who’s arrested/criminal- treat them with the same care

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5
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Gives nurses the ability to base their practice on professional standards of ethical conduct

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Ethical agency

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6
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Sources of ethical problems: Societal

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  • increased consumer awareness
  • technological advances
  • multicultural population
  • cost containment
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7
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Sources of ethical problems: nature of nursing work

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  • nurses moral problems are immediate

- conflicting allegiance

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Sources of ethical problems: nature of nursing profession

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  • care, quality time with patients
  • autonomy
  • professional
  • decreased time spent with patients
  • escape hard choices
  • unprofessional
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9
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Proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness; main focus on consequences of action

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Utilitarianism

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10
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Defines actions as right or wrong using moral rules and unchanging principles

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Deontology

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11
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Focuses on the inequality between people, in particular, women’s rights

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Feminine ethics

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12
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Emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships, especially as they are revealed in personal narratives; view caring as the central force of nursing

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Ethic of care

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13
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Persons right to choose and act on that choice

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Autonomy

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14
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Do no harm

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Non-maleficence

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15
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Duty to promote good

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Beneficence

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16
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Duty to keep promises; faithfulness

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Fidelity

17
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Tell the truth

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Veracity

18
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Being fair

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Justice

19
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A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept

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ANA code of ethics for nurses

20
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Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior

Includes responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality of pt

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ANA Code of ethics for nurses

21
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Working through an ethical dilemma

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M = massage the dilemma
O = outline the options
R = resolve the dilemma
A = act by applying the chose option
L  = look back and evaluate