Values, Ethics & Advocacy

Question 1

advocacy

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protection and support of another’s rights

Question 2

autonomy

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self-determination, being independent and self-governing

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beneficence

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principle of doing good

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bioethics

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ethics that encompass all those perspectives that seek to understand human nature and behavior

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care-based approach

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approach to bioethics that directs attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative

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code of ethics

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principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession

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conscientious objection

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refusal to participate in certain types of treatment and care based on the fact that these activities violate the nurse’s personal and professional ethical beliefs and standards

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deontologic

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ethical system in which actions are right or wrong independent of the consequences they produce

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moral agency

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ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right thing because it is the right thing to do

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ethical dilemma

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situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action

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ethics

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system dealing with standards of character and behavior related to what is right and wrong

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feminist ethics

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type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women and the poor

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fidelity

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keeping promises and commitments made to others

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justice

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process that distributes benefits, risks, and costs fairly

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moral resilience

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developed capacity to respond well to morally distressing experiences and to emerge strong

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morals

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concerned with what constitutes right action on a personal level

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nonmaleficence

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principle of avoiding evil

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nursing ethics

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formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments

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principle-based approach

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an approach to bioethics that offers specific action guides

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utilitarian

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action-guiding theory of ethics that states that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action

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values

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set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence relationships with others

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value system

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organization of values ranked along a continuum of importance

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values clarification

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process by which people come to understand their own values and value system

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virtues

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cultivated dispositions of character and conduct that motivate and enable us to be good human beings