General Questions Flashcards
starr teqnique
situation- outline example
task- what was involved
action - how you aproached and performed task
result - outcome
reflection - learned applied
four pillars of medical ethics
-beneficence (doing good)
-non maleficance (do no harm)
-autonomy ( giving patience free choice)
-justice (ensuring fairness)
consequentialism
ends justify the means
morality of an action depends on its consequences
e.g lying to a patient likely to die that is about to go under anastesia as if they do not surivie they will have died with hope and if they survive you were right
utilitarianism
best action is the one with the most positive response
take the whole society into question
- fund one expensive operation or 5, 5 helps the most people
deontology
correct action is the one most correct for your duty
e.g patient going to die
dont lie as lying is not your obligation
benificence
promote course that is in patients best interest
will this resolve problem?
is it proportional to scale of problem?
it is a viable option?
is it in line with patients expectation’s
patient centric/holistic care
helpfull in being considerate to patient needs
what should be considered in ethical questions
patient autonomy
harming the patient
justice
benifit the patient
healthcare in gaza
bmj - action aid author
9/36 hospitals left
pregnant woman facing problems
action aid hospital delivering 20 babies/day
doctors killed and injured
70% drinking contaminated water
cancer vaccine
BioTech
onto trials - chose trust -devon
personalised vaccines
learn to recognise cancer cells
using same protein to covid vaccines
mrna technology