Intro To Ethics And Law

Question 1

Virtue ethics

Answer 1

Personality and character of the person

Question 2

Consequentialism

Answer 2

When making a decision, you look at the consequences of action ; what does the most good

Question 3

Deontology

Answer 3

Rules,reasons,principles and motivations; make a decision based on whether any rules or principles apply to the situation

Question 4

Ethical tools

Answer 4

4 principles approach
The paradigm case process
Structured case analysis model
Ethical grid

Question 5

4 principles

Answer 5

Non-maleficence
Beneficence
Autonomy
Justice

Question 6

4 quadrants approach

Answer 6

Medical indications
Patient preferences
Quality of life
Contextual features

Question 7

Doing ethics: challenges

Answer 7

Limited resources- time
Integrating ethics into clinical practice so it becomes automatic in decision-making
Constructing ethics as ‘common sense’

Question 8

Key ethical issues

Answer 8

Scientific validity
Consent
Confidentiality
Balance of risks vs benefits
Equipoise
Placebo
Reciprocity

Question 9

Consent must be?

Answer 9

Voluntary , informed and made by capacitious individual if it is to be valid

Question 10

Data protection act

Answer 10

Requires that all data (and especially all sensitive data) be adequately protected