WGU C426 Healthcare Values and Ethics – Terms UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is ethics? the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
2. Microethics Individual's view of right and wrong
3. Macro-ethics global view of right and wrong
4. General pattern religious ethics
or way of life
5. Philosophical inquiry about ways of life and rules of conduct
Ethics
6. Set of rules or Professional codes for ethical behavior
"moral conduct"
7. autonomy Right to make one's own decisions
8. Beneficence Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
9. nonmaleficence Do no harm. Is not concerned with improving others' well-being but with avoiding
the infliction of harm.
10. Justice is the obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks.
11. Distributive Jus- A principle that requires treatment of all persons equally and fairly.
tice
12. virtue ethics Focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions
he or she performs.
13. Virtues A moral term that refers to excellence and righteousness.
14. Values Worth or usefulness
15. Intrinsic value Something that has value in and of itself
, 16. Instrumental val- Something that helps to give value to something else. (ie. money)
ue
17. Religous Ethics moral principles that guide religions and that set the standard for what is and isn't
acceptable behavior
18. What is the pur- acts as a guide in asking the right questions and focusing energy on constructing
pose of ethics and propagating a professional message or policy about a situation.
framework?
19. Forgivness · Willingness to pardon someone who has wronged you in some way.
· Form of mercy.
· Forgiveness is to forgive and let loose the bonds of blame.
20. Morality A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members.
21. Morals a. Ideas about what is right and wrong.
b. Guides to behavior that rational persons put forward for governing their behav-
ior.
22. code of conduct states principles expressing responsibilities, and defines the rules expressing
duties of professionals to whom they apply
23. What are three 1. Standards: Guide human conduct by stating desirable and undesirable traits to
codes of con- be exhibited or avoided.
duct? 2. Principles: Describe responsibilities but do not specify the required conduct.
3. Rules: Specify expected conduct; no allowance for individual judgment.
24. moral judgement Judgments concerned with what an individual or group believes to be right or
proper behavior in a given situation.
25. moral dilemma Arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict.
26. Ethical Theories
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Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What is ethics? the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
2. Microethics Individual's view of right and wrong
3. Macro-ethics global view of right and wrong
4. General pattern religious ethics
or way of life
5. Philosophical inquiry about ways of life and rules of conduct
Ethics
6. Set of rules or Professional codes for ethical behavior
"moral conduct"
7. autonomy Right to make one's own decisions
8. Beneficence Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
9. nonmaleficence Do no harm. Is not concerned with improving others' well-being but with avoiding
the infliction of harm.
10. Justice is the obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks.
11. Distributive Jus- A principle that requires treatment of all persons equally and fairly.
tice
12. virtue ethics Focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions
he or she performs.
13. Virtues A moral term that refers to excellence and righteousness.
14. Values Worth or usefulness
15. Intrinsic value Something that has value in and of itself
, 16. Instrumental val- Something that helps to give value to something else. (ie. money)
ue
17. Religous Ethics moral principles that guide religions and that set the standard for what is and isn't
acceptable behavior
18. What is the pur- acts as a guide in asking the right questions and focusing energy on constructing
pose of ethics and propagating a professional message or policy about a situation.
framework?
19. Forgivness · Willingness to pardon someone who has wronged you in some way.
· Form of mercy.
· Forgiveness is to forgive and let loose the bonds of blame.
20. Morality A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members.
21. Morals a. Ideas about what is right and wrong.
b. Guides to behavior that rational persons put forward for governing their behav-
ior.
22. code of conduct states principles expressing responsibilities, and defines the rules expressing
duties of professionals to whom they apply
23. What are three 1. Standards: Guide human conduct by stating desirable and undesirable traits to
codes of con- be exhibited or avoided.
duct? 2. Principles: Describe responsibilities but do not specify the required conduct.
3. Rules: Specify expected conduct; no allowance for individual judgment.
24. moral judgement Judgments concerned with what an individual or group believes to be right or
proper behavior in a given situation.
25. moral dilemma Arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict.
26. Ethical Theories
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