ethics Flashcards
(16 cards)
what is ethics
principles of conduct governing an individual
define clinical ethics
ethical responsibilities of a clinician when establishing a patient
goals of care must align
key ethical issues in clinical ethics
informed consent
surrogate decision making
end of life care
define research ethics
specifically medical research
your duty as a clinician takes precedent over the research (patient must receive best care available, they cannot receive substandard care)
what is bioethics
specific study of morality in the context of clinical practice, medical law and healthcare research
what are the two rules of bioethics
verasity and fidelity
what is veracity
the truth, whole truth and nothing but the truth
what is fidelity
trust between you and your patient/client
can also be though of as integrity
define self determination
those of sound mind can choose what will be done
what does the term utalitarianism mean
greatest good for the greates number of people
What is deontology
what is inherently right or wrong?
(did my ends justify the means?) (is it wromg to possibly harm a few to save many?)
Define liberal individualism
individual rights
you are providing a service for people, it is the right for people to request or deny
you are obligated to provide the tx requested (comply, deny, refer)
autonomy define
can be though of as self determination
Ethics vs law
There is conflict when the patient interest is the more justifiable answer
What does the PLUS stand for in EDM plus
P- policies (consistent with company policy and procedures)
L- legalities (consistent with the law)
U- Universal (consistent with “universal values”
S- self (consistent with your view of right and wrong
define ethically impoverished, ethically agnostic, ethically nihilistic, ethically suspect
ethically impoverished- cant be bothered
ethically agnostic- do not care about the outcome
ethically nihilistic- outcome does not matter
Ethically suspect- am I the problem
