Medical Ethics Flashcards
Non-maleficence
- do no harm
- more of a constant duty
Principle of primacy of patients’ welfare
physician dedication to serving the best interest of the patient
Beneficence
do good
ex: do CPR when someone collapses in public
Principle of patients’ autonomy
respect, honest,y and empower patients to make informed decisions
Principle of social justice
promoting justice in the healthcare system, fair distribution of health resources
What are some limitations of beneficence?
- Physician centered/paternalism
- need to still respect autonomy
Principle of Justice: distributive justice
- to each person an equal share
- to each person according to need, effort, contribution, merit, free-market exchanges
What is ethics?
the study of rational processes for determining the most morally desirable course of action in view of conflicting value choices
