what are ethics
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- a branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action
- used to determine right and wrong conduct
- concerned with motives and attitudes
, Nonmaleficence
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- to do no harm, including inflicting of pain and suffering on others
- core of medical oath and nursing ethics
- ex: futile treatments (end of life)
fidelity
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- keeping one's promise or commitments
- loyalty, fairness, truthfulness, advocacy, and dedication to our patients
- keeping a commitment and is based on the virtue of caring
- do not promise something that you cannot deliver
ethical dilemma
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- situation in which an individual is compelled to choose between two
actions that will affect the welfare of someone, and both actions are
reasonably justified as being good, neither action is readily justified as
being good, or the goodness of the actions in uncertain
- one action must be chosen, thereby generating a quandary for the person
or group who is burdened with the choice
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- a branch of philosophy concerned with evaluating human action
- used to determine right and wrong conduct
- concerned with motives and attitudes
, Nonmaleficence
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- to do no harm, including inflicting of pain and suffering on others
- core of medical oath and nursing ethics
- ex: futile treatments (end of life)
fidelity
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- keeping one's promise or commitments
- loyalty, fairness, truthfulness, advocacy, and dedication to our patients
- keeping a commitment and is based on the virtue of caring
- do not promise something that you cannot deliver
ethical dilemma
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- situation in which an individual is compelled to choose between two
actions that will affect the welfare of someone, and both actions are
reasonably justified as being good, neither action is readily justified as
being good, or the goodness of the actions in uncertain
- one action must be chosen, thereby generating a quandary for the person
or group who is burdened with the choice
