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| ablilty to answer for one's actions |
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| the support of a particular cause |
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| freedom from external control |
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| refers to taking postitive actions to help others |
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| a set of guiding principles that all memebers of a profession accept |
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| act of keeping info private or secret; in health care nurses only chares info about a patient with other nurses or health care providers who need to know private info about a patient to provide care for him or her; info can only be shared with the patients consent |
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| the value of something is determined by its usefulness |
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| actions as right or wrong based on their "right-making characteristics" such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice |
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| the study of conduct and character |
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| delivery of health care based on ethical principles and standards of care |
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| the agreement to keep promises |
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| the avoidance of harm or hurt |
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| a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and follow through on promises |
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| the study of ends or final causes |
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| the applicaiton of certain prinicple |
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| a personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object that sets standards that influence behavior |
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