Legal/Ethical Flashcards
advocacy
protection/support of another’s rights
autonomy
respect the rights of patients or their surrogates. ie; nurse respects patients’ rights to make choices about their health care.
beneficence
benefit the patient, & balance benefits against risk/harm
bioethics
three questions;
care-based approach
attentive, dignity/respect to patient,
code of ethics
set of principals - goals, values, and obligations
conscientious objections
refusal to participate in certain types of treatment due to nurses’ personal/professional beliefs/standards.
deontologic
right/wrong is based on a rule, not consequences
moral agency
aka moral capacity- must be built/learned
ethical dilemma
two conflicting courses of action
ethics
right and wrong conduct, good and evil
feminist ethics
critiques patterns of oppression and domination
fidelity
keep promises
justice
give each his or her due, act fairly.
moral distress
know the right thing to do but personal/institutional factors make it difficult to do so
moral resilience
to respond well to morally distressing situations
morals
personal right/wrong
nonmaleficence
avoid causing harm
nursing ethics
subset of bioethics, study of ethical situations that arise as a nurse
principle-based approach
combines utilitarian and deontological theories and offers specific guides for practice. autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, fidelity, veracity, accountability, privacy, and confidentiality.
utilitarian
“the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences”
virtues
human excellences, dispositions of character, that enable us to be good people
altruism
concern for the welfare and well-being of others.
human dignity
respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations. ie; nurse values and respects all patients and coworkers
integrity
acting in accordance with an appropriate code of eithcs and accepted standards of practice. ie; nurse is honest, and ethical
social justice
upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles. ie; nurse works to assure equal/fair treatment under law and access to health care
values clarification
people discover their own values and value system.
