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the study of what is right and wrong in our conduct - Answer ethics
a deeply held personal belief about the worth a person holds for an idea, a custom, or an object -
Answer value
freedom from external control - Answer autonomy
describe respect for patient autonomy - Answer the commitment to include patients in decisions about
all aspects of care
includes explaining nursing procedures (getting BP, meds, etc), answering questions, etc
describe respect for professional autonomy - Answer the relationship between members of health care
team and the institutions in which they work
taking positive actions to help others - Answer beneficence
the avoidance of harm or hurt - Answer nonmaleficence
fairness and distribution of resources - Answer justice
faithfulness or agreement to keep promises - Answer fidelity
a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept; a collective statement about the
group's expectations and standards of behavior - Answer code of ethics
some of the key principles in the code of ethics include: - Answer advocacy
,responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the application of one's skills and knowledge for the benefit of another person - Answer advocacy
a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and to follow through - Answer responsibility
answering for your own actions - Answer accountability
the health care team's obligation to respect patient privacy - Answer confidentiality
_______ mandates confidentiality and protection of patients' personal health information - Answer
HIPPA (health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996)
a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object that affects choices and
behaviors - Answer value
describe deontology and why it is most familiar to health care practitioners - Answer it defines actions
as right or wrong based on their adherence to rules and principles such as fidelity to promises,
truthfulness, and justice
describe utilitarianism and why is it sometimes called consequentialism - Answer it is a system that
proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness
called that because its main emphasis is on the outcome or consequence of action; "greatest good for
greatest number of people"
describe casuistry - Answer case based reasoning
, ppl find similar precedent cases and determine a course of action on the basis of what was done to
manage that prior situation
describe feminist ethics - Answer it looks to the nature of relationships to guide participants in making
difficult decisions (e.g. unequal power)
tend to focus more on practical solutions than on theory
describe ethics of care - Answer emphasizes the role of the decision maker in the situation
what are the two common ethical problems nurses face? - Answer ethical dilemmas and moral distress
what is an ethical dilemma that nurses face? - Answer ex: a nursing student feels conflicted lying to the
patient and following suggestions of her nurse
describe moral distress that nurses face - Answer same situation as ethical dilemma instead the nursing
student is ordered by MD and does not want to do so
distinguish between ethical dilemmas and moral distress - Answer dilemmas = two opposing but
justifiable options
distress = environment contributes to the problem
judgement about behavior, based on specific beliefs - Answer morals
deeply held personal belief about the worth a person holds for an idea, a custom, and an object - Answer
value
process of ethical decision making: - Answer 1. ask is this an ethical problem
2. gather info that is relevant
3. identify ethical elements in the problem and examine your values