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Ethics
Mr. Rebuck
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is the right of self determination, independence, and freedom; the freedom tomake decisions for oneself. | Autonomy |
| Refers to the client's right to make health-care decisions for themselves,even if the health care provider does not agree with these decisions | Autonomy |
| Is the principle of truthfulness. It requires the health-care provider to tell the truth and not to deceive or mislead clients intentionally; requires nurses to be truthful. | Varacity |
| The primary limitation is when telling the client the truth would seriously harm the client's ability to recover or would produce greater illness | Veracity |
| Is the obligation to be fair to all people; justice obliges nurses to treat every person equally regardless of gender, ethnicity, disease, or social standing. | Justice |
| The principle of ___ underlies the first statement in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses | Justice |
| An ethicial duty stating that one should be answerable legally, morally, ethically, or socially for one's activities; it requires nurses to be truthful. As a nurse, we must aspire to maintain ourselves as a professional of integrity | Accountability |
| The requirement that health-care providers do no harm to their clients, either intentionally or unintentionally. | Nonmaleficence |
| By extension, the principle of ___ also requires that health-care providers protect from harm those who cannot protect themselves, i.e., children, the mentally incompetent, the unconcious, and those who are to weak or debilitated to protect themselves. | Nonmaleficence |
| The science or study of moral values, is a system of principles concerning the actions of the nurse in his or her relationship with the patient, the patient's family members, other health care providers, policy makers and society as a whole. | Ethics |
| The study of ethical problems resulting from scientific advances | Bioethics |
| In which there will be no right or wrong answer but rather two sides to every issue. Examples are abortion, organ transplants, euthanasia; created through technology | Ethical Dilemmas |
| Information concering the client must be honored. A breach of confidentiality results when a client's trust and confidence are violated by public revelation of confidential or privileged communications without the client's conset. | Confidentiality |
| One of the oldest requirements for health-care workers, views the primary goal of health care as doing good for clients under their care; requires helping clients meet all their needs, whether physical, social, or emotional. | Beneficence |
| The difficulty with implementing beneficence is deciding what exactly is ___ for another and who can make the decision about this good. | good |
| Belief, a mission, or a philosophy that is meaningful. Whether we are consciously aware of them or not, every individual has a core set of personal values. | Value |
| ___ can range from the commonplace, such as the belief in hard work and punctuality, to the more psychological, such as self-reliance, concern for others, and harmony of purpose | Value |
| The fundamental standars of right and wrong that an individual learns and internalizes usually in the early stages of childhood development. | Morals |
| __ orientaton is often based on religious beliefs, although societal influence plays an important part on this development. | Moral |
| Moral behavior is often manifested with a group's ___, ___, or __. | norms, customs, or traditions |
| Rooted in teh assumption that an action or practice is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences | Utilitariansim |
| Based on the assumption that humans are rational and act out of the principles that are consistent and objective and that compel them to do what is right. | Deontology |
| Hallmark of being a human being | Ethics-honesty |
| All professions must have a ___ ____ | ethical presentation |
| ___= honesty | Ethics |
| 3 Reasons why nurses have license revoked? | DUI, drugs, forget to renew |
| If license expires- take a modified education ___ to get license back | exam |
| Study of our moral values. Includes our relationship with pt, pt family, other healthcare providers and society as a whole. | Ethics |
| As human beings we are all ___ | equal |
| Characterize our profession to society and society ranks hursing as the most ___ profession | ethical |
| After 9/11 __ & __ moved to that profession | fireman and police |
| ___ century- had code of ethics. Has evolved, now surrounded by ethical dilemas. Ex: end of life orders, going against pt. wishes- DNR. Ex: stem cells, abortion, euthanasia | 19th Century |
| ___ you know your co-worker is doing something improper. If you see someone contaminating something you need to tell someone! | Breach of Ethics |
| Study of ethical problems resovled from scientific advances. Ex. the right to die- when do we say its over? | Bio-ethics |
| As ___ increases teh more dilemas we face | technology |
| The right to die "It is not about __" | you |
| The Right to die- is not about you. Utilize these 3 things: 1. 2. 3. | 1. Pt. confidentiality 2. Be careful about what you say (opinions) 3. Be objective |
| Don't do anything that ___ what you believe. Ex. Abortions | violates |
| Don't compromise your own ___. Ex. Report that other nurse is stealing drugs | values |
| Ethical Decision making= need to ___ the problem or issue and ____ is it an ethical issue | Identify |
| Being ethical doesn't always mean ___ along. | following |
| What is the Ethics committee in hospitals responsible for? | 1. ID problem 2. Figuring out alternatives 3. select an action (you have to be comfortible with action) 4. Justify why you choose that selection |
| 2 Ethical Theories? | 1. Utilitarism 2. Morality |
| ___ action or practice is correct or right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good consequences or to the least possible balance of bad consequences. Ex: Execution- lethal injection b/c they have killed 23 people | Utilitarism |
| Everything depends on what you believe | Ethical decision |
| Based on the assumption that humans are rational and these principles guide us to do what's right. | Deantology |
| What's right and what's wrong | Morality |
| It's our moral responsibility- "___" or "__" | "Should I" or "Shouldn't I" |
| Morality describes and governs our ___ | behavior |
| Everyone adheres to a ____ ___ | moral Docturine |
| Morals start in ___. We learn from parents, siblings, friends | childhood |
| Moral orientation is based on ____, but society influence plays a huge part | religious belief |
| We all believe/have our own ___ & ___ | morals and values |
| ___ responsibility, self-reliance, as nurses must consistently look at our value system | Values |
| Look at our values and how we would react to any situation. Never compromise you ___ | values |
| Don't ___ your values. Ex: participating in abortion, push button for lethal injection | don't compromise your values |
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