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quiz - 1
matching section from quiz 1 (including all 9 "red herrings")
TERM | DEFINITION |
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Ethics | The system or code of conduct and morals advocated by a particular individual or group |
Values | Quality or standard that is desirable or worthy of esteem in itself |
Professional Custom Rule | Same information given to all patients |
Autonomy | Patients are to be treated as individuals and informed about procedures to facilitate appropriate decisions |
Covenantal | Agreement between provider and patient grounded on traditional values |
Virtue Ethics | Focuses on the use of practical wisdom for emotional and intellectual problem solving |
Parental/priestly | Provider thinks he or she knows what is best for patients |
Consequentialism | Advocates providing the greatest good for the greatest number |
Contractual | Business relationship where provider and patient both have obligations, rights, and responsibilities |
Deontology | Uses personal rules of right and wrong |
Engineering | Provider views patient as a condition or procedure |
Informed consent | A legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given permission based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of any actions. |
Professionalism | Awareness of conduct, aims, and qualities defining a given profession, familiarity with professional code of ethics, and understanding of ethical schools of thought, patient-professional interaction models, and patients’ rights. |
Collegial | Mutual cooperation between provider and patient |
General agreement | Blanket statement of informed consent |
Code of Ethics | May not provide specific answers, but rather a framework (like a syllabus). Leads to developing understanding of personal/professional morality and responsibility |
Subjective substantial disclosure rule | Discuss all possible ramifications |
Patient reference rule | Tell the patient what they want to know |
Biomedical Ethics | Branch of ethics dealing with dilemmas faced by medical professionals, patients, their family and friends |
Prudent person rule | Satisfy the patient’s need for information |