Ethics Flashcards
(23 cards)
What are ethics?
Moral principles that govern a person’s behavior.
What do ethical codes provide to health care professionals?
Codes and standards to guide their practice.
What is the Hippocratic law regarding assisted suicide?
A physician should ‘not give a deadly drug to anyone’.
What is one responsibility of a pharmacist regarding patient relationships?
A pharmacist respects the relationship between the patient and pharmacist.
What is the principle of beneficence?
Promoting the good of every patient.
List the ethical principles and moral rules.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non maleficence
- Distributive justice
- Confidentiality
- Fidelity
- Veracity
What are values in the context of ethics?
Important part of ethics and the internal motivators for our actions.
What can change a person’s values?
They can be changed when an old value system doesn’t work.
List some examples of values.
- Compassion
- Faithfulness
- Fairness
- Patience
- Responsiveness
- Kindness
What are legal rights?
Guaranteed in the constitution and provided by laws and regulations.
What are moral rights?
May be reinforced by laws but their base lies in ethical principles.
How is culture defined?
A complex system that includes knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, moral customs, and habits adopted by people.
What is co-culture?
Specialized or unique ways of life within society that distinguish groups.
What does cultural competence refer to?
Ability to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors.
What is ethnocentrism?
The view that one’s own group or groups’ way of life is superior to others.
Define stereotyping.
The process by which people use social categories in acquiring, processing, and recalling information about others.
What does the biomedical approach neglect?
Psychological factors that have a major role in explaining disease.
What is the narrative communicative approach?
It allows the patient to discuss their perceptions, concerns, and beliefs regarding their health status.
List the steps of the LEARN model.
- Listen
- Explain
- Acknowledge
- Recommend
- Negotiate
What is acknowledged in the Acknowledge step of the LEARN model?
The patient’s point of view.
What is the role of the pharmacist in a healthcare team?
Just one component of the multi-profession team.
What should effective healthcare teams understand?
The contribution of all its members.
List some principles of effective communication.
- Warm greetings
- Good listening
- Clear explanations
- Reassuring
- Ability to express fear and concerns
- Respect
- Giving enough time
- Treating patients as a person, not just a case
