C426 Healthcare values and ethics UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. applied ethics is the application of normative theories to practical moral problems, such as
abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.
2. autonomy recognizing the right of a person to make one's own decisions. It means recog-
nizing an individual's right to make his or her own decisions about what is best
for him- or herself.
3. Beneficence the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion, and
helping others. In the healthcare setting, caregivers demonstrate it by providing
benefits and balancing benefits against risks.
4. Bioethics addresses a diversity of issues that include the nature of life and death, what sort
of life is worth living, how we distinguish between assisted suicide and murder,
how we should treat people who are especially vulnerable, and the responsibilities
that we have toward other human beings.
5. code of ethics a set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace
6. commitment a promise or pledge to do something
7. commpassion the profound awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.
8. Consientious- is one who has moral integrity and a strict regard for doing what is considered
ness the right thing to do. A person acts if he or she is motivated to do what is right,
believing it is the right thing to do. It is a form of self-reflection on and judgment
about whether one's actions are right or wrong, good or bad.
9. consequential emphasizes that the morally right action is whatever action leads to the maximum
theory balance of good over evil. revolve around the premise that the rightness or
wrongness of an action depends on the consequences or effects of an action.
10. cooperation working together for the good of all
11. courage the mental or moral strength to persevere and withstand danger.
,12. Deontological duty based ethics. Although doing the right thing is good, it might not always lead
Ethics to or increase the good and right thing sought after. It focuses on one's duties to
others and others' rights. It includes telling the truth and keeping your promises.
13. Descriptive Also known as comparative ethics, is the study of what people believe to be right
Ethics and wrong and why they believe it. It describes how people act, "and/or what
sorts of moral standards they claim to follow,"
14. detachment lack of interest or involvement, lack of concern for the patients needs.
15. Distributive Jus- a principle requiring that all persons be treated equally and fairly.
tice
16. discernment is the ability to make a good decision without personal biases, fears, and undue
influences from others. A person who has it has the wisdom to decide the best
course of action when there are many possible actions to choose from.
17. employment re- a shared and cooperative style of management in which the employer recognizes
lated paternal- and considers employee rights when making decisions in the workplace
ism
18. Ethical Principles Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a practical
basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued.
19. Ethical Relativism holds that morality is relative to the norms of the culture where one lives. In other
words, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is
practiced. A particular action by an individual may be morally right in one society
or culture and wrong in another. What is acceptable in one society may not be
considered as such in another.
20. Ethical Theories help caregivers determine the outcome of alternative choices, when following
their duties to others, in order to reach the best ethical decision under the
circumstances.
, 21. Ethics the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
22. Fairness requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial, and
consistent with the principles of ethics. It is the ability to make judgments free
from discrimination, dishonesty, or one's own bias. It is the ability to be objective
without prejudice or bias.
23. fidelity the virtue of faithfulness, being true to our commitments and obligations to
others.
24. freedom he quality of being free to make choices for oneself within the boundaries of law.
25. honesty confidence that a person will act with the right motives.
26. hopefulness in the patient care setting involves looking forward to something with the confi-
dence of success.
27. instrumental val- is something that helps to give value to something else (e.g., money is valuable
ue for what it can buy).
28. integrity a steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code and a commitment not to
compromise this code.
29. intrinsic value is something that has value in and of itself (e.g., happiness).
30. Justice is the obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks. It demands that
persons in similar circumstances be treated similarly.
31. kindness the quality of being considerate and sympathetic to another's needs.
32. Macroethics involves a more global view of right and wrong
33. Medical Paternal- involves physicians unwittingly making decisions for patients who are capable of
ism making their own choices.
1. applied ethics is the application of normative theories to practical moral problems, such as
abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.
2. autonomy recognizing the right of a person to make one's own decisions. It means recog-
nizing an individual's right to make his or her own decisions about what is best
for him- or herself.
3. Beneficence the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion, and
helping others. In the healthcare setting, caregivers demonstrate it by providing
benefits and balancing benefits against risks.
4. Bioethics addresses a diversity of issues that include the nature of life and death, what sort
of life is worth living, how we distinguish between assisted suicide and murder,
how we should treat people who are especially vulnerable, and the responsibilities
that we have toward other human beings.
5. code of ethics a set of guidelines for maintaining ethics in the workplace
6. commitment a promise or pledge to do something
7. commpassion the profound awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering.
8. Consientious- is one who has moral integrity and a strict regard for doing what is considered
ness the right thing to do. A person acts if he or she is motivated to do what is right,
believing it is the right thing to do. It is a form of self-reflection on and judgment
about whether one's actions are right or wrong, good or bad.
9. consequential emphasizes that the morally right action is whatever action leads to the maximum
theory balance of good over evil. revolve around the premise that the rightness or
wrongness of an action depends on the consequences or effects of an action.
10. cooperation working together for the good of all
11. courage the mental or moral strength to persevere and withstand danger.
,12. Deontological duty based ethics. Although doing the right thing is good, it might not always lead
Ethics to or increase the good and right thing sought after. It focuses on one's duties to
others and others' rights. It includes telling the truth and keeping your promises.
13. Descriptive Also known as comparative ethics, is the study of what people believe to be right
Ethics and wrong and why they believe it. It describes how people act, "and/or what
sorts of moral standards they claim to follow,"
14. detachment lack of interest or involvement, lack of concern for the patients needs.
15. Distributive Jus- a principle requiring that all persons be treated equally and fairly.
tice
16. discernment is the ability to make a good decision without personal biases, fears, and undue
influences from others. A person who has it has the wisdom to decide the best
course of action when there are many possible actions to choose from.
17. employment re- a shared and cooperative style of management in which the employer recognizes
lated paternal- and considers employee rights when making decisions in the workplace
ism
18. Ethical Principles Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a practical
basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued.
19. Ethical Relativism holds that morality is relative to the norms of the culture where one lives. In other
words, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is
practiced. A particular action by an individual may be morally right in one society
or culture and wrong in another. What is acceptable in one society may not be
considered as such in another.
20. Ethical Theories help caregivers determine the outcome of alternative choices, when following
their duties to others, in order to reach the best ethical decision under the
circumstances.
, 21. Ethics the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
22. Fairness requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial, and
consistent with the principles of ethics. It is the ability to make judgments free
from discrimination, dishonesty, or one's own bias. It is the ability to be objective
without prejudice or bias.
23. fidelity the virtue of faithfulness, being true to our commitments and obligations to
others.
24. freedom he quality of being free to make choices for oneself within the boundaries of law.
25. honesty confidence that a person will act with the right motives.
26. hopefulness in the patient care setting involves looking forward to something with the confi-
dence of success.
27. instrumental val- is something that helps to give value to something else (e.g., money is valuable
ue for what it can buy).
28. integrity a steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code and a commitment not to
compromise this code.
29. intrinsic value is something that has value in and of itself (e.g., happiness).
30. Justice is the obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks. It demands that
persons in similar circumstances be treated similarly.
31. kindness the quality of being considerate and sympathetic to another's needs.
32. Macroethics involves a more global view of right and wrong
33. Medical Paternal- involves physicians unwittingly making decisions for patients who are capable of
ism making their own choices.
