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Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy Vocalbulary
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- 1valuea belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one's behavior
- 2moralizingtaught a complete value system by parents or an institution that allows little opportunity for them to weigh different values
- 3ethicssystematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing
- 4moralusually refers to personal or communal standards of right and wrong
- 5bioethicsas a number of fields and disciplines grouped broadly under the rubric "the life sciences".
- 6nursing ethicssubset of bioethics. study of ethical issues that arise in nursing
- 7ethical theories / framworkssystems of thought that attempt to explain how we ought to live and why
- 8utilitarianthe rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action
- 9deontologican action is right or wrong based on a rule independent of its consequences
- 10principle based approachcombines elements of both utilitarian/deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice
- 11autonomyrespect the right of patients or their surrogates to make health care decisions
- 12nonmaleficenceavoid causing harm
- 13beneficencebenefit the patient, and balance benefits against risks and harms
- 14Violations of the code of ethics may result ina reprimand, censure, suspension, or expulsion
- 15ethical distresswhen 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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- Unit 1: Foundation of Nursing Practice Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
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