L2 - Moral Dilemmas/RIPS Flashcards
RIPS 3 components
Realm
individual process (type of moral problem)
situation (type of moral issue)
rule based decision
use timeless rules of conduct
deontological
an action that is morally good without considering whether the outcome is favorable or not
autonomy
patients have the right to make decisions as much as we do
beneficience
care in the best interest of the patient
non maleficence
do not harm
veracity
truthfulness
realm types
individual - single person
organizational - business/org
societal - religion, country, community
moral sensitivity
recognizing an ethical situation exists
being able to project the consequences of your actions
moral judgment
decision about right or wrong
moral motivation
being able to put moral values over other values like self gratification, money, emotion, etc
moral courage
deciding whether to take action in an ethical situation to do the right thing
ethical issue
challenge confronting moral obligations
ex) pt is a convict
ethical dilemma
there’s two morally correct courses of actions but both can’t be followed at the same time
ex) pt is refusing therapy they need to recover, pt has right to autonomy but you want to use beneficience for best interest of patient
ethical distress
you know the right thing to do but are somehow blocked from doing it
ethical temptation
recognizing temptation that could convince you to act against professional code
ex) dating a patient
moral silence
not speaking up when you should to report unethical behavior
Tests for right and wrong
legal test: is it legal?
PU: does it smell wrong?
Front page: How would it look on the front page
Mom/Dad: How would parents feel?
Professional ethics: what does code say?
types of justice
distributive: equal dist to all
compensatory: act to make up for past injustice
procedural: follows an order
teleological
decision made with outcome in mind, doing something that may or may not be morally right to get the most favorable outcome
