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| The expected standards of moral behavior are called____. |
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| Private personal standards of right and wrong are____. |
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| Beliefs or attitudes about the worth of something are ____. |
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| What is the three step process for values clarification? |
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| choosing, prizing, acting |
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| What are the 5 essential values for nursing practice? |
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1.altruism-concern and well being for others
2.autonomy- self determination
3.human dignity- privacy, confidentiality
4. Integrity-honesty, accuracy
5. Social justice- universal access, equal treatment |
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| What are the 7 ethical principles? |
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| autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, veracity, fidelity, confidentiality |
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| What is autonomy and what are some related issues? |
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-freedom to choose, right to refuse
-privacy, informed consent, adv. directives, no code, removal of life support, euthanasia, organ donation, access to med recs |
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| What is nonmaleficence? Issues? |
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-'do no harm'
-licensure, standards of care, intentional torts, practicing beyond scope of practice, physical and emotional abuse, good samaritan acts |
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| What is beneficence? Issues? |
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-'doing good', putting pt first
-client rights, unintentional torts(malpractice) |
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| What principle can determine when there can be unequal allocation of scarce resources? |
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| material principle of justice |
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| What are some issues related to justice? |
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| downsizing staff, transplants/organ donation, care of pts w/condtns directly/indirectly resulting from life-style choices |
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| What does fidelity concern? Issues? |
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-acting in the pt's best interest, being the client advocate
-client competency, confidentiality, info that must be revealed/reported |
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| What are the two ethical theories used to analyze ethical problems? |
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| The end justifies the means in ____. |
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| In teleology, the value of a ____ is determined by its ____. |
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| In Deontology, does the act itself determine the goodness of a situation or does the outcome of an action determines the goodness of the situation? |
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| One must consider the motives, not the consequences in (teleology or deontology). |
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| What is utility relating to teleology? |
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| an act must result in the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people (positive benefit) |
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| Are ethical codes legally binding? Who has the authority to reprimand nurses for unethical behavior? |
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| 4 parts to ethical decision making |
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-theories involved
-principals involved
-who will be affected
-consequences of alternatives/options |
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| Whistle blowing is based on the ethical principles of ____ and ____. |
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| veracity and nonmaleficence |
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