Session 3: Ethics And Values

Question 1

Commitment to inclusion of the patients decisions about aspects of their own healthcare

Freedom from external control

Answer 1

Autonomy

Question 2

Implies that the best interest of the patient remain more important than self-interest. Implies that nurse practice primarily as a service to others.

Answer 2

Beneficence

Question 3

Avoidance of harm/ hurt. Equal commitment to not only do good, but do no harm. Weighing the risks/ benefits as decisions are made

Answer 3

Nonmaleficence

Question 4

Refers to fairness

Answer 4

Justice

Question 5

Agreement to keep promises; duty of nurses as they follow through with their actions and interventions.

Answer 5

Fidelity

Question 6

A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept. This code serves as a guideline to assist professional groups when questions arise about correct practice or behavior.

Answer 6

Code of Ethics

Question 7

Four basic principles of Ethics?

Answer 7

1. Advocacy
2. Responsibility
3. Accountability
4. Confidentiality

Question 8

▪ application of one’s skills and knowledge for benefit of someone else.
▪ Nurses should advocate for health, safety, and patient rights; this includes privac

Answer 8

Advocacy

Question 9

This is a willingness to respect one’s professional obligations and follow through on promises. As a nurse this could be oneself and others to whom you delegate tasks.

Ex: being on time

Answer 9

Responsibility

Question 10

Ability to answer for ones actions

Answer 10

Accountability

Question 11

Respect of patients privacy

Answer 11

Confidentiality

Question 12

• A deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object that affects choices and behaviors
  o Value formation begins in childhood and are shaped by family experiences
  o Continues to develop from government, school, religion, traditions, and individual
  experiences.

Answer 12

Values

Question 13

• resolution of ethical dilemmas requires distinguishing between value, fact, and opinion.
• some people believe their opinion to be fact.

Answer 13

Value

Question 14

Defines actions as right or wrong based on their ‘right making characteristics’ such as fidelity to a promises, truthfulness, and justice. It specifically does NOT look at consequences of actions to determine right or wrong.

Answer 14

Deontology

Question 15

• The greatest good for the greatest number of people is the guiding principle.
• focus on outcomes

Answer 15

Utilitarianism

Question 16

• Focused on differences between genders, especially women’s points of view.
• Concentration is on practical solutions and asks questions about people involved and their relationships rather than underlying principles.

Answer 16

Feminist Ethics

Question 17

• closely related to feminist Ethics
• promote a philosophy of understanding relationships
• emphasizes the role of the decision-maker in the situation

Answer 17

Ethics of Care