Nature Of Nursing-ch5: Values, Ethics, And Advocacy Flashcards
Actions that directly bring about the clients death with or without consent
Active euthanasia
Individual who pleads the cause of another or argues our pleas for a cause or proposal
Advocate
A form of active euthanasia in which clients are given the means to kill themselves
Assisted suicide
Mental stance that is composed of many different beliefs; usually involving a positive or negative judgment toward a person, object, or idea
Attitudes
Interpretations are conclusions that one accepts as true
Beliefs
The moral obligation to do good or to implement actions that benefit clients and their support person’s
Beneficence
Ethical rules or principles that govern right contact concerning my
Bioethics
The formal statement of the groups ideals and values; a set of ethical principles shared by members of a group, reflecting their moral judgments and serving as a standard for professional actions
Code of ethics
The ethics of judging whether an action is moral
Consequence-based (teleological) theories
The rules or principles that govern right conduct
Ethics
A moral principle that obligates the individual to be faithful to agreements and responsibilities one has undertaken
Fidelity
Fairness
Justice
Process of learning to tell the difference between right and wrong and of learning what ought and ought not to be done
Moral development
Specific prescriptions for actions
Moral rules
A doctrine or system denoting what is right and wrong in conduct, character, or attitude
Morality
The duty to do no harm
Non-Maleficent
Ethical issues that occur in nursing practice
Nursing ethics
Allowing a person to die by withholding or withdrawing measures to maintain life
Passive euthanasia
Values internalize from the society or culture in which one lives
Personal values
Emphasize individual rights, duties, and obligations
Principles-based (deontological) theories
Values acquired during socialization into nursing from codes of ethics, nursing experiences, teachers, and peers
Professional values
Stress courage, generosity, commitment, and the need to nurture and maintain relationships
Relationship-based (caring) theories
The specific accountability or liability associated with the performance of duties of a particular role
Responsibility
A specific, consequence-based, ethical theory that judges as right the action that does the most good and least amount of harm for the greatest number of persons; often used in making decisions about the funding and delivery of healthcare
Utilitarianism
The organization of a person’s values along a continuum of relative importance
Value system
Something of worth; a belief held dearly by a person
Values
Process by which individuals define their own values
Values clarification
A moral principle that holds that one should tell the truth and not lie
Veracity
The ability and willingness to assume responsibility for one’s actions and to accept the consequences of one’s behavior
Accountability
