Chapter 1

Question 1

• refers to a method of inquiry that helps people to understand the morality of human behavior.
• It is also defined as the expected standards of moral behavior of a particular group as described in the group’s formal code of professional ethics.

Answer 1

Ethics

Question 2

• is ethics applied to life. It is a division of ethics that relates to human life or the ethics of the
  • life sciences
  • health care

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Bioethics

Question 3

• a science that guides health care provider toward moral ethical behavior in delivery of excellent health practices, services to patient, client, family, colleagues and community.

Answer 3

Health ethics

Question 4

relates to human life; is focused on moral issues in health care field

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Bioethics

Question 5

relates to human health and it is considered ethics for health professions.

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Health ethics

Question 6

more limited as it confines itself to the moral behavior in relation to health.

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Health ethics

Question 7

refers to ethical issues that occur in nursing practice.

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Nursing ethics

Question 8

• It is the division of ethics that relates to professional behavior. It is guided by a set of norms for behavior that suit the profession’s particular aims and goals, and which reflect the profession’s values.

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Professional ethics

Question 9

quality of act itself; the quality of human act

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Morality

Question 10

concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.

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Moral

Question 11

it employs the power of human reasoning which is a natural process. It arrives with conclusion with the use of human reason, which is purely a natural process. It is not based on the teaching of the Catholic church nor based on the bible.

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Natural Science

Question 12

Ethics presents truths that are to be acted upon. It presents data which directly imply and indicate direction for human conduct. Ethics is not studied for the love of learning. All are bound in conscience to apply its principles to their conduct.

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Practical science

Question 13

Ethics treats human acts- it was performed, it was chosen and given existence, it was determined- it does not deal with acts of man (acted upon without thinking).

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Moral science

Question 14

Ethics help a person to lead a life in accordance with moral standards, and there are numerous philosophies that concern these ethics.

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Philosophical science

Question 15

A branch of philosophy that deals with the concept of values. It relates the fields of philosophy and moral ethics. It is concerned with the resolving of controversial questions of human morality. It defines the concepts of good and evil, right and wrong.

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General ethics

Question 16

This refers to the practical application of moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in the areas of private and public life, the professions, health, technology, law, and leadership.

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Applied ethics

Question 17

personal standards and values that determine
how people view their responsibilities to other people and groups.

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individual ethics

Question 18

standards that govern how members of the society are to deal with each other on issues such as fairness, justice, poverty and the rights of the individual.

Answer 18

social ethics