identifying and resolving moral dilemmas

Question 1

descriptive ethics

Answer 1

moral system of a group/culture

Question 2

normative ethics

Answer 2

establishing moral system used to make decisions

Question 3

biomedical ethics

Answer 3

application of ethics to health care

Question 4

dilemmas

Answer 4

forcing a choice between mutually exclusive goals; choosing one conviction is breaking another

Question 5

beneficence

Answer 5

contribute to the good of each pt. do what is best for the pt/client

Question 6

justice

Answer 6

can be distributive, compensatory, or procedural

Question 7

distributive justice

Answer 7

equal distribution for all

Question 8

compensatory justice

Answer 8

act or make up for past injustices

Question 9

procedural justice

Answer 9

follows an order

Question 10

autonomy

Answer 10

pt has the freedom to choose

Question 11

nonmaleficence

Answer 11

• above all do no harm
• do not do anything to cause injury, disable, or kill a person

Question 12

3 ethical rules

Answer 12

1) Veracity
2) confidentiality/privacy
3) fidelity

Question 13

veracity

Answer 13

truthful and factual

Question 14

confidentiality/privacy

Answer 14

honoring privacy as a right, trustworthy and careful with information

Question 15

fidelity

Answer 15

loyalty to the pt and the relationship you enter into

Question 16

4 levels of traditional discursive ethics

Answer 16

1) the particular ethical decision
2) favors an ethical rule
3) within ethical principle
4) evolves out of an ethical system

Question 17

teleological ethics

Answer 17

focuses on the end goal or outcome of an action and determines morality bases on whether the outcome is good for bad

Question 18

deontological ethics

Answer 18

evaluated the morality of an action based on its inherent rightness or wrongness, regardless of its consequences

Question 19

consequences of teleological

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consequentialist; depended on an outcome

Question 20

consequences of deonotolgical

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non-consequential; not dependent on outcome of the actions

Question 21

weakness of teleological

Answer 21

not always possible to predict the consequence of an action

Question 22

weakness of deontological

Answer 22

rigid and objective; follow the process that is the outcome regardless

Question 23

identifying and resolving moral dilemmas

Answer 23

• gather facts
• decide the ethical principles involved (code)
• clearify your duties in the situation
• describe the desired outcome
• describe the practical features in the situation
• decide

Question 24

RIPS (what does it stand for)

Answer 24

1) Realm
2) Individual
3) process
4) situation

Question 25

realm

Answer 25

individual problem, organizational problem, societal problem

Question 26

Individual process (IP)

Answer 26

• does this appear to be a problem of moral sensitivity, moral judgment, moral motivation, or moral courage

Question 27

Situation (S)

Answer 27

is this an ethical issue, dilemma, ethical distress, ethical temptation or moral silence

Question 28

moral sensitivity

Answer 28

the ability to interpret the situation and project the consequences of your actions

Question 29

moral judgement

Answer 29

being able to make a decision about what is right and what is wrong because you are able to assess how the different lines of actions that you could take will affect other people

Question 30

moral motivation

Answer 30

put moral values above other values

Question 31

moral courage

Answer 31

being able to decide weather to take action. the ability to have the perseverance, toughness, and conviction and the courage to take action to correct something that you know is wrong. this would include reporting even when you are not required to report