identification Flashcards
The theory that emphasizes duty as the norm of moral actions.
Deontology
The theory that focuses on the consequences of an action as a basis for determining its morality.
Teleology
The ethical principle that requires healthcare providers to avoid causing harm.
Non-maleficence
The moral obligation of healthcare practitioners to promote the well-being of their patients.
Beneficence
The principle that emphasizes respecting a patient’s right to make decisions about their own healthcare.
Autonomy
A document that outlines a person’s healthcare preferences in case they become unable to make decisions.
Advance Directive
The type of cooperation where a person intentionally assists in an immoral act.
Positive Cooperation
The principle that ensures equal and fair treatment for all patients.
Justice
The type of abortion performed to save a mother’s life or address severe fetal anomalies.
Therapeutic Abortion
The ability to discern between right and wrong in professional practice.
Ethical Awareness
The principle that supports healthcare professionals making decisions in the best interest of an incompetent patient.
Standard of Best Interest
The moral obligation to keep patient information private.
Confidentiality
The ethical theory that emphasizes developing character traits like honesty and compassion.
Virtue Ethics
A surgical procedure that permanently prevents pregnancy.
Sterilization
The bioethical concept that focuses on respecting both the mother’s autonomy and the fetus’s dignity.
Woman’s Autonomy
The bioethical principle that urges balancing good and harmful outcomes.
Principle of Double Effect
The document that outlines ethical guidelines for Filipino nurses.
Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses
The procedure of inserting semen directly into a woman’s reproductive tract to achieve pregnancy.
Artificial Insemination
The principle that requires healthcare professionals to be truthful with their patients.
Veracity
The term for a healthcare professional’s duty to be accountable for their actions.
Accountability
The branch of philosophy that deals with moral duty and moral decision-making.
Ethics
The ethical theory that emphasizes the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
Utilitarianism
The moral obligation of healthcare providers to prioritize the welfare and well-being of their patients.
Beneficence
The principle that requires healthcare professionals to tell the truth to their patients.
Veracity
The term for the legal and moral obligation of healthcare providers to keep patient information private.
Confidentiality
The ethical theory that focuses on developing virtues like honesty, compassion, and courage.
Virtue Ethics
The ethical principle that emphasizes treating everyone fairly and equally.
Justice
The term for acting in a fatherly manner by making decisions on behalf of another person.
Paternalism
The moral obligation to avoid causing harm to patients.
Non-maleficence
The document that allows individuals to state their medical preferences if they become incapacitated.
Advance Directive
The type of consent required before a healthcare provider can perform a procedure.
Informed Consent
The type of cooperation where a person intentionally supports an immoral act.
Positive Cooperation
The type of abortion performed to save a mother’s life or address severe fetal abnormalities.
Therapeutic Abortion
The term for a person’s right to make decisions about their own healthcare.
Autonomy
The condition where minors can give informed consent if they are already married.
Emancipation
The principle that healthcare providers should act in a way that prevents or removes harm.
Beneficence
The term for a healthcare provider’s duty to be accountable for their actions.
Accountability
The theory that emphasizes performing one’s duty regardless of the consequences.
Deontology
The principle that involves considering both the good and bad outcomes of an action.
Principle of Double Effect
The act of voluntarily helping another individual commit an immoral act.
Positive Cooperation
The type of cooperation where a person assists in an immoral act without directly participating.
Indirect Cooperation
The process of deliberately ending a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
Abortion
The form of contraception that involves placing a device inside the uterus to prevent pregnancy.
IUD (Intrauterine Device)
The type of sterilization that permanently prevents pregnancy.
Permanent Sterilization
The surgical procedure that removes part of the body to prevent or reduce harm.
Mutilation
The principle that healthcare professionals should act in the best interest of an incompetent patient.
Standard of Best Interest
The ethical principle that emphasizes self-determination and the right to refuse treatment.
Autonomy
The ethical dilemma that occurs when there are equally justifiable yet opposing options.
Ethical Dilemma
The professional duty of a nurse to advocate for the well-being of their patients.
Nurse’s Ethical Duty
The ethical concept that emphasizes caring for the environment and future generations.
Stewardship
