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Systematic study of what a person's conduct and actions should be regarding self, other human
1 beings, and the environment; it is the justification of what is right or good and the study of what a
person's life and relationships should be, not necessarily what they are.
To let the decision stand
2
Uses precedents to guide decision making
3 when setting priorities, what three categories are used
4 What is best for the common good outweighs what is best for the individual
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Systematic study of what a person's conduct ethics
and actions should be regarding self, other
human beings, and the environment; it is the
justification of what is right or good and the
study of what a person's life and
relationships should be, not necessarily
what they are.
Freedom of choice or accepting the autonomy
responsibility for one's choice
, The actions one takes should be done to beneficence
promote good
One person assumes the authority to decide paternalism
for another
Limits freedom of choice
What is best for the common good utility
outweighs what is best for the individual
Treating people fairly justice
Equals should be treated equally and
unequals should be treated according to
their differences
telling the truth veracity
keeping your promises fidelity
Respecting privileged information confidentiality
Obligation to observe the privacy of
another and to hold certain information in
strict confidence is a basic ethical principle
and is the foundation of both medical and
nursing ethics
Individual faces charges generally filed by criminal cases
the state or federal attorney general for
crimes committed against an individual or
society
Always presumed to be innocent unless
proven otherwise
One individual sues another for money to civil case
compensate for a perceived loss
Individual is sued by a state or federal administrative case
governmental agency assigned the
responsibility of implementing
governmental programs
To let the decision stand stare decisis
Uses precedents to guide decision making
Thing or matter settled by judgment res judicata
Applies only when a competent court has
decided a legal dispute and when no further
appeals are possible
Prevents the same people in original lawsuit
from retrying the same issues involved in the
first lawsuit
The omission to do something that a negligence
reasonable person, guided by the
considerations that ordinarily regulate
human affairs, would do
Doing something that a reasonable and
prudent person would not do
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Systematic study of what a person's conduct and actions should be regarding self, other human
1 beings, and the environment; it is the justification of what is right or good and the study of what a
person's life and relationships should be, not necessarily what they are.
To let the decision stand
2
Uses precedents to guide decision making
3 when setting priorities, what three categories are used
4 What is best for the common good outweighs what is best for the individual
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Terms in this set (60)
Systematic study of what a person's conduct ethics
and actions should be regarding self, other
human beings, and the environment; it is the
justification of what is right or good and the
study of what a person's life and
relationships should be, not necessarily
what they are.
Freedom of choice or accepting the autonomy
responsibility for one's choice
, The actions one takes should be done to beneficence
promote good
One person assumes the authority to decide paternalism
for another
Limits freedom of choice
What is best for the common good utility
outweighs what is best for the individual
Treating people fairly justice
Equals should be treated equally and
unequals should be treated according to
their differences
telling the truth veracity
keeping your promises fidelity
Respecting privileged information confidentiality
Obligation to observe the privacy of
another and to hold certain information in
strict confidence is a basic ethical principle
and is the foundation of both medical and
nursing ethics
Individual faces charges generally filed by criminal cases
the state or federal attorney general for
crimes committed against an individual or
society
Always presumed to be innocent unless
proven otherwise
One individual sues another for money to civil case
compensate for a perceived loss
Individual is sued by a state or federal administrative case
governmental agency assigned the
responsibility of implementing
governmental programs
To let the decision stand stare decisis
Uses precedents to guide decision making
Thing or matter settled by judgment res judicata
Applies only when a competent court has
decided a legal dispute and when no further
appeals are possible
Prevents the same people in original lawsuit
from retrying the same issues involved in the
first lawsuit
The omission to do something that a negligence
reasonable person, guided by the
considerations that ordinarily regulate
human affairs, would do
Doing something that a reasonable and
prudent person would not do
