Frameworks for Ethical Analysis Flashcards

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What is consequentialism?

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  • an action is right if it promotes the best consequences

- consequences morally evaluated and ranked

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What is an example of consequentialism?

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  • utilitarianism

- picks most ethical choice that produces the most good for the greatest number

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What is deontology?

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  • an action is right if it is in accord with a moral rule or principle
  • duties and rights based morality
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What is an example of deontology?

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  • the belief that killing someone is wrong even in self defense
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What is virtue ethics?

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  • an action is right if it is what a virtuous agent would do in the circumstances
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What are the 4 principles of medical ethics?

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  • autonomy
  • beneficence
  • non-maleficence
  • justice
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What are the 4 components of the 4 quadrant approach to ethics?

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  • medical indications
  • patient preferences
  • quality of life
  • contextual features
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What are the considerations in the medical indications quadrant?

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consider each medical condition and its proposed treatment:

  • does it fulfill any of the goals of medicine
  • with what likeliehood?
  • if not is it worth doing?
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What are the considerations in the patient preferences quadrant?

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  • what does the patient want?
  • does the patient have the capacity to decide?
  • if not can anyone advocate for the patient?
  • do the patient’s wishes reflect a process that is:
  • informed?
  • understood?
  • voluntary?
  • continuing?
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What are the steps of a structured case analysis?

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  • summarise case/problem
  • state moral dilemma
  • state assumptions being made
  • analyse case
  • acknowledge other approaches and state the preferred approach with explanation
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What are the considerations in the quality of life quadrant?

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Consider the patient’s quality of life in the patient’s terms and in the perspective of the care providers

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What are the considerations in the contextual features quadrant?

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Consider circumstances that can influence the decision or be influenced by the decision

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