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Bioethical Principle
College life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autonomy | each person is able to determine his/her own destiny with due regard to the individual's considered evaluation and view of the world. |
| Nonmaleficence | does not require an individual to perform any action, it just asks that you do not harm another; modern day medicine has made this difficult because they make people better but have serious side effects |
| Beneficence | promote health for the patient above all other considerations; brings up the question of futility of care. |
| Justice | requires that individuals be treated according to what is due, fair, and owed |
| confidentiality | ethical principle or legal right that physician or other health professional will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent permitting disclosure |
| role fidelity | scope of practice; the basic ethical principle that health care providers must be true to |
| vercity | truth telling; health care workers don't always want to tell the whole truth, or they do and it is not allowed. |
| constitutional law | all law that regards privacy, confidentiality, right to refuse treatment, etc |
| statutory law | legislative; law that governs practice |
| common/case law | precedent; cases that are decided everyday from past years |
| responsibility | to provide safe, accurate, and competent care in accordance with your preparation, experience, and moral values |
| liability | legal responsibility for your actions that fail to meet standards of care, that will cause another person harm |
| accountability | being responsible for your own actions, and accepting the consequences of your behavior |
| negligence | failure to exercise the degree of care that you would normally exercise under the same circumstance |
| malpractice | a professional persons wrongful conduct, failure to meet a standard of care which results in harm to others, applied to professionals |
| duty | a legal or moral obligation to another |
| breach of duty | any violation of omission of a legal or moral duty |
| causation | the breach of duty that causes the injury, can be very difficult to prove, and the most difficult to understand at times |
| damages | actual injury occurs |
| law | this is what has to be done |
| ethics | this is what should be done, system of valued behaviors that govern proper conduct to ensure proper conduct and protection of an individuals rights |
| risk management | this is what is chosen to be done |
| ethical code | a written list of professional values and standards of conduct, provides a framework for decision making, and usually exceeds but never falls short of the boundaries established by the law |
| ethical dilemma | when there is no perfect solution and a choice is made between two equally unfavorable choices |
| values | concepts or beliefs that give meaning to ones life and provides a framework for your decisions and actions |
| value conflicts | when events force one to act against one's beliefs |
| morals | standards of right and wrong that you learn through socialization |
| uncertainty | feeling something is not right but unable to identify it clearly |
| dilemma | two or more morals involved to honor one would violate the other |
| distress | the moral conflict is identified but institutional protocol prevent morally appropriate action |
| turpitude | wickedness |
| sociocultural changes | attitude about women and their roles, beliefs and practices related to family and marriage, values that society places on life, demographic changes |
| values | concepts or beliefs that give meaning to ones life and provides a framework for your decisions and actions |
| value conflicts | when events force one to act against one's beliefs |
Created by:
Kaitlyn.Mcafee
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