w9 professional judgements

Question 1

what is deontology

Answer 1

appeal to duties to determine what should be done and consequences are thought to be irrelevant. To provide patient centred care

Question 2

what are the 4 biomedical ethical principles

Answer 2

non maleficnece

beneficence

respect for autonomy

justice

Question 3

what is non maleficence

Answer 3

To not cause harm including both acts and omissions could include withholding and withdrawing treatment

Question 4

what is beneficence

Answer 4

promote the well being of others, benefiting the patient which encompasses medical paternalism.

May mean acting without consent or overriding a persons wishes wants or actions in order to benefit the patient or prevent harm

Question 5

what is respect for autonomy

Answer 5

right of a competent adult to make informed decision including to refuse treatment (All)

Question 6

what is justice

Answer 6

fairness - distribute health care resources equally and treat similar case in similar ways and have the same respect to patient in different circumstances

Question 7

what is the ethical decision making framework

Answer 7

determine the facts

determine the ethical issue

analyse the problem

develop and evaluate solutions

making a decision

act

assess and reflect on decision

Question 8

what is consequence

Answer 8

actions are right or wrong according to the balance of their good or bad consequences

Question 9

what is virtue

Answer 9

place value on the moral character of the actor rather than acts or outcomes of acts.

Question 10

what is context

Answer 10

appeal to the context of action to determine what should be done

Question 11

what is consequentialism

Answer 11

results based ethics

Question 12

what is consequentialism based off

Answer 12

whether an act is right or wrong depends only on the results of that act

the more good consequences the better or more right that act

Question 13

what is utilitarianism

Answer 13

morality is to guide peoples action to produce a better world therefore consequences on consequences and not intentions

always act in the way that will produce greatest overall amount of good in the world

Question 14

what are the 4 principle candidates for intrinsic value

Answer 14

pleasure
happiness
ideals
preferences

Question 15

why is utilitarianism a morally demanding position

Answer 15

asks us to do the most ot maximize utility not to do the minimum

it asks us to set aside personal interest.

Question 16

what is the difference between act and rule utilitarianism

Answer 16

act is based upon actions alone and rule is based upon rules of action that generally max pleasure and minimizes pain as consequences

Question 17

what are some issues with utilitarianism

Answer 17

limited to considering consequential utility measuring intrinsic value

measuring intrinsic value

measuring consequences

determining what time frame over which consequences should be measured

differences in the experience of intrinsic value.