Exam 1 Flashcards
What are values?
Foundation on which attitudes and personal preferences are formed. Basis for crucial decisions, life directions, and personal taste
What are the 3 value systems?
Self-centered, conformity, and Principle.
What is the Self-Centered Value system?
System based on wants or needs (rewards/punishments)
What is the Conformity Value system?
Based on society conventions (respect, obedience, acceptance).
What is the principle value system?
Internal Value system of right and wrong.
What are Instrumental Values?
Prescribe standards of conduct for attaining an end (the means).
What are two Instrumental values? What do they mean?
- Moral: I am bad
2. Competency: I did something bad
What are Terminal Values?
Prescribe desirable ends or goals. (ends)
What are the ten Ethical Decision tests? What do they mean?
- Front Page Test
- Golden Rule Test
- Dignity and Liberty
- Equal Treatment
- Congruence test: Consistent with personal values
- Procedural Justice: Will it pass scrutiny of law
- Cost Benefit: does it cause unacceptable harm?
- Good nights sleep
- Man in the Mirror
- Personal gain
What are the steps to ethical decision making?
- Gather relevant facts
- Determine conflicting Values
- List options
- Decide and justify solution
What is professionalism?
a cluster of commitments and behaviors shared by the members a a profession through which they exhibit values, principles, ethics, and norms they hold in common.
What are the 5 components of ADA Code of Ethics
- Patient Autonomy
- Nonmaleficence
- Beneficence
- Justice
- Veracity
What are the components of Patient Autonomy?
-Respect patients rights, to self-determination and confidentiality
What are the components of nonmaleficence?
- protect patient from harm
- keep up on knowledge and skills
- Know your limitations and when to refer out
What are the components of Beneficence?
- Duty to do good
- act in best interest of others
- Competent and timely delivery of care
