Values, Ethics, and Advocacy (ch6) Flashcards
Value system
Organization of values in which each is ranked along the continuum of importance, often leading to a personal code of conduct
Value
Belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide ones behavior
Common modes of value transmission
Modeling Moralizing Laissez faire Rewarding and punishing Responsible choice
AACN identified five values that epitomize caring and professional
Altruism Autonomy Human dignity Integrity Social justice
Value clarification
Process by which people come to understand the own values and value system
Value theorist describe the process of valuing has seven steps and focuses on three main activities
Choosing
Prizing
Acting
Ethics
Systemic inquiry into principles of right and wrong conduct, of virtue and vice, and of good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing
Morals
Personal or communal standards of right and wrong
Bioethics
Encompassing a number of fields and disciplines grouped broadly under the rubric “the life sciences”
Issues in bioethics include?
Responsible research conduct, genetic enhancement, environmental ethics, sustainable healthcare
Nursing ethics
Formal study of ethical issue that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by the nurses to make ethical judgments
Utilitarian
The rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action
Deontologic
An action is right or wrong independent of its consequences
Principle based approach
Combines elements of utilitarian and deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice
Beauchamp and Childress principle identifies four key principles
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Altruism
Concern for the welfare and well beings of others
Autonomy
The right to self determination; respect rights of patients to make healthcare decisions
Beneficence
Benefit the patient
Bioethics
Encompasses a number of fields in the life sciences
Clinical ethics
Concerned with ethical problems “at the bedside”
Fidelity
Keep promises
Human dignity
Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations
Integrity
Acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice
Justice
give each his or her due and act fairly
Nonmaleficence
Avoid causing harm
Nursing ethics
Formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing
Utilitarian
Rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action
