Ethical Principles Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Never perform or allow acts that will harm the patient
A
Non-maleficence (do no harm)
2
Q
Entails action to do good, promoting goodness, kindness, and charity
A
Beneficence-“Doing good”
3
Q
Involves rights or claims that must be balanced or weighed against each other, moral rightness. Doing what is right or fair concerning patient care
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Justice “Be fair”
4
Q
Allows patient to choose a course of action based on a plan that they have chosen.
A
Autonomy “principle of respect”
5
Q
Truthful to patients, employers, colleagues, to tell the truth and not lie, sometimes a duty to an employer and following a code of ethics is in conflict
A
Veracity “Do not lie”
6
Q
Faithful to a patient’s reasonable expectation, professionalism
A
Fidelity
