L2 RIPS

Question 1

RIPS

Answer 1

Realm - Individual Process - Situation

Question 2

Realm

Answer 2

individual, organizational, or societal realms

Question 3

Situation

Answer 3

ethical issue, dilemma, ethical distress, ethical temptation, moral silence

Question 4

individual realm

Answer 4

single person issue

Question 5

organizational realm

Answer 5

organization/department/hospital, etc issue

Question 6

societal realm

Answer 6

religious group, country, community issue

Question 7

beneficence

Answer 7

do what is in the best interest of the patient

Question 8

types of justice

Answer 8

distributive - equal dist to all
compensatory - act to make up for a past injustice
procedural - following an order

Question 9

non maleficence

Answer 9

do no harm

Question 10

veracity

Answer 10

truthful and factual communication

Question 11

fidelity

Answer 11

loyalty to patient and your relationship

Question 12

moral judgment

Answer 12

make a decision on right or wrong by assessing how lines of actions affect others

Question 13

moral motivation

Answer 13

put moral values above other values like self gratification, money, revenge, etc

Question 14

moral courage

Answer 14

deciding whether to take action in an ethical issue
conviction to correct a wrong

Question 15

ethical issue

Answer 15

challenge confronting moral obligations

Question 16

ethical dilemma

Answer 16

two morally correct courses of action that are mutually exclusive, both can’t be followed in situation and doing one means you don’t do the other
ex) pt refuses treatment, autonomy vs beneficence

Question 17

ethical distress

Answer 17

person knows the right thing to do but there is some barrier preventing them from doing it
ex) want to help someone in need but you don’t have enough to give

Question 18

ethical temptation

Answer 18

recognizing temptation that could cause you to act against professional ethical code
ex) dating a pt you find attractive

Question 19

moral silence

Answer 19

not speaking up when you should
ex) reporting others when they break rules

Question 20

tests for right and wrong

Answer 20

legal - is it legal?
PU - does it feel wrong?
front page - would you be comfortable if your actions were on the front page?
parents - would you be comfortable if your parents knew?
professional ethics - What does the code of ethics say?

Question 21

teleological

Answer 21

decisions made with best outcome in mind regardless if actions are considered morally right or wrong
ex) kill the dragon to protect the village

Question 22

deontological

Answer 22

inherent right or wrong actions regardless of good or bad outcome
ex) not killing the dragon because killing is wrong even if village is in danger