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Flashcards by Alexandra Bozan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexandra Bozan
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| Question | Answer |
| value | a belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one's behavior |
| moralizing | taught a complete value system by parents or an institution that allows little opportunity for them to weigh different values |
| ethics | systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing |
| moral | usually refers to personal or communal standards of right and wrong |
| bioethics | as a number of fields and disciplines grouped broadly under the rubric "the life sciences". |
| nursing ethics | subset of bioethics. study of ethical issues that arise in nursing |
| ethical theories / framworks | systems of thought that attempt to explain how we ought to live and why |
| utilitarian | the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action |
| deontologic | an action is right or wrong based on a rule independent of its consequences |
| principle based approach | combines elements of both utilitarian/deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice |
| autonomy | respect the right of patients or their surrogates to make health care decisions |
| nonmaleficence | avoid causing harm |
| beneficence | benefit the patient, and balance benefits against risks and harms |
| Violations of the code of ethics may result in | a reprimand, censure, suspension, or expulsion |
| ethical distress | when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct couse of action. |
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