Values & Ethics Flashcards
Are inherent in all nursing acts
Values and Ethics
Is strong personal belief; an ideal that a person strives to uphold
Value
It reflect cultural and social influences, relationships & personal needs
Values
Vary among people and it change over time
Values & Ethics
Branch of philosophy concerned with determining right & wrong in relation to people’s decisions & actions.
Ethics
Are often used interchangeably but
morals are often stated as private, personal standards of what is right and wrong, ethics reflect a commitment to standards beyond personal preferences
Morals & Ethics
An expression of how nurses ought to conduct themselves.
Nursing Ethics
Refers to ethical standards that govern and guide nurses in everyday practice such as “being truthful with clients” “respecting client confidentiality” &
advocating on behalf of the client.”
Nursing Ethics
What are the Ethical Principles
- Autonomy
- Nonmaleficence
- Beneficence
- Justice
-Veracity - Fidelity
Refers to a person’s independence, self-determination, self-reliance
Autonomy
A patient has the right to make decisions about her/his care
Autonomy
What type of Ethical Principle is this “Signing a consent form for surgery”
Autonomy
Refers to the avoidance of causing any harm to clients
Non-Maleficence
Non-maleficence would imply that the harm should not be disproportionate to the benefit of the treatment.
Non-maleficence
What type of ethical principle is this “Stopping a medication known to be harmful or refusing to give a medication to a patient if it has not been proven to be effective”
Non-Maleficence
This means promoting good or doing good for others
Beneficence
Take positive steps to help others
Beneficence
It helps to guide difficult decisions where the benefits of a treatment maybe challenged by the risk to the client’s well-being or dignity
Beneficence
The best interests of the client must be upheld
Beneficence
What type of ethical principle is this “Immunization”
Beneficence