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the study of ideal human behavior and ideal ways of being

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ethics

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a systematic approach to understanding, analyzing, and distinguishing matters of right and wrong, good and bad, and admirable and deplorable as they exist along a continuum.

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ethics

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specific beliefs, behaviors, and ways of being based on personal judgments derived from one’s ethics

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morals

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a specific domain of ethics that is focused on moral issues in the field of health care

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bioethics

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making decisions about how humans ought to be and act

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moral reasoning

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an excellence of intellect or character

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virtue

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involves knowing what is what and transforming that knowledge into well reasoned decisions

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prudence

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pertains to knowing the values of the nursing profession and one’s own authentic moral values

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wholeness of character

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an important feature of wholeness of chracter; acting consistently with personal values and values of the profession

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integrity

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intrinsic, inherent & dwells within all humans, with all humans being ascribed this moral worth

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basic dignity

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evaluative nature, socially constructed concept that fluctuates in value

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personal dignity

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Idea of _____ is that when people are faced with complex moral dilemmas or situations,t hey will choose the right course of action because doing the right thing comes from a virtuous person’s basic character

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virtue ethics

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The rightness of actions is self-evident from the laws of nature

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natural law theory

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actions that are duty based

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deontology

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distinguished between 2 types of duties hypothetical imperatives & categorical imperatives

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Kant

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duties that people ought to observe if certain ends are to be achieved.

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hypothetical imperatives

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if action is performed, one would wish that it becomes a universal law

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categorical imperatives

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promoting the greatest good in any given situation (best for the group)

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utilitarianism

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personal relationships and relationship responsibilities are emphasized (concern of individual)

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ethic of care

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involves using a set of ethical principles that is drawn from the common or widely shared conception of morality

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ethical principalism

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4 principles of bioethics

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autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice

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one’s ability to self-rule and to generate personal decisions independently

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autonomy

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deeds of mercy, kindness, and charity

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beneficence

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The deliberate overriding of a patient’s autonomy

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paternalism

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Do no harm

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non-maleficence

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foundation of a duty-based framework of moral reasoning

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justice

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refers to the fair distribution of benefits and burdens

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justice

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A situation in which an individual is compelled to make a choice between two actions that can be reasonably justified as being good

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ethical dilemma

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Four topics method for analysis in clinical ethics cases

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medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, contextual features