Ethics Vocabulary Flashcards
Autonomy
Independent choice
Ethics
Application of values and moral rules to human activities
Non-maleficence
First, do no harm
Not doing harm
Beneficence
Obligation to do good
Active interventions to prevent harm, remove harm, or promote good
Justice (fairness)
Fair distribution of goods and harms
Fairness in allocation of resources in your obligations to patients
Covenantal relationship
Pharmacist have a moral obligation in response to the gift of trust receive from society
Veracity
To tell the truth -absolute honesty
The patient has a right to know the truth
personal integrity
Confidentiality
The patient’s medical information will not be revealed to another person or institution without the patients permission
Fidelity
To keep promises, commitments, contracts
What should I do?
Impartiality test
Universalizability test
Interpersonal justifiability test
Obligation to do good
Beneficence
Moral excellence, goodness, righteousness
Virtue
The ability to make a decision or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, especially in manners affecting action
Good sense
Judgment
To expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, scandal, jeopardize
Compromise
Characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of racial, religious, or sexual bias
Discriminatory
