Week 2 - Fiduciary Relationships

Question 1

Allowing an act which causes an effect one normally avoids

Answer 1

Principle of Doubling effect

Question 2

Agreement as to opinion or a course of action

Answer 2

Consent

Question 3

Consent by a patient to a surgical or medical procedure after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved

Answer 3

Informed

Question 4

Threats, violence, constraints, or overt action(s) used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgment.

Answer 4

Duress

Question 5

To act otherwise than by their own free will or without adequate attention to the consequence

Answer 5

Undue influence

Question 6

School of thought that one acts according to one`s duty as the act is intrinsically good

Answer 6

Deontology

Question 7

The ability to make an informed, reasoned and intentional choice from amongst alternative actions.

Answer 7

Competence

Question 8

Is a legal or ethical relationship of confidence of trust between two or more parties

Answer 8

Fiduciary duty

Question 9

Trust or faith in a person or thing.

Answer 9

Confidence

Question 10

Also known as consequentialism.

Answer 10

Utilitarianism

Question 11

Situation in which a choice has to be made where thereis clash of principles and/or duties.

Answer 11

Dilemma

Question 12

Refers to the limits between limits of the relationship between a clinician (nurse/midwife) and their client.

Answer 12

Boundary

Question 13

Occurs when a clinician (nurse/midwife) exceeds the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship and the resulting actions are not required or relevant to that relationship.

Answer 13

Boundary crossing

Question 14

Occurs when a clinician (nurse/midwife) abuses their position of trust/power for their own gain.

Answer 14

Boundary violation

Question 15

Is working without integrity such that the behaviour is dishonest, unreliable, biased, incompetent or lacking diligence.

Answer 15

Misconduct

Question 16

Euthanasia:
- Latin ‘End of Life’
- Latin ‘assisted death’
- Greek ‘good death’

Answer 16

• Greek ‘good death’

Question 17

Case law decided in the courts by judges

Answer 17

Common Law

Question 18

Consequences of ones conduct are the basis for any judgement of right or wrongness

Answer 18

Consequentialism/Utilitarianism

Question 19

The right of a country to make its own laws

Answer 19

State Sovereignty

Question 20

Ethical principle that supports informed consent

Answer 20

Autonomy

Question 21

Intentional interference or touching of a person without their consent

Answer 21

Battery

Question 22

A civil wrong

Answer 22

Tort

Question 23

Disinterested or neglectful care standards

Answer 23

Under involvement

Question 24

Actions are right or wrong

Answer 24

Deontology

Question 25

The end outcome justifies the actions

Answer 25

Teleology/Utilitarian

Question 26

The capacity to make informed decisions free from coercion

Answer 26

Autonomy

Question 27

Doing good acts of kindness that benefit others

Answer 27

Benefience

Question 28

Doing no harm to others

Answer 28

Non-Maleficence

Question 29

Being fair and treating people equally

Answer 29

Justice

Question 30

Often a precursor to serious boundary violations. Eg spending free time with client

Answer 30

Boundary drift

Question 31

Intentional threat of harm

Answer 31

Assault

Question 32

Consent by a patient to a surgical/medical procedure after achieving an understanding of the relevant medical facts and risks involved

Answer 32

Informed

Question 33

Consent form which is so unjust to a party that no reasonable person would agree to

Answer 33

Unconscionable Conduct

Question 34

A choice by a clinician not to disclose info to a client that they believe will be determined to a clients best interest

Answer 34

Therapeutic Privilege

Question 35

A document by which a person makes provisions for healthcare decisions that, in the future, they become unable to make

Answer 35

Advanced Directive