Ethics & Values chp 43 (EXAM 1)

Question 1

Private, personal, or groups standards.
Consistent with customs & traditions
Right & Wrong
Linked to a person’s character

Answer 1

Morals

Question 2

Study of a system of moral principles & standards.

• fine line between ethics & law
• law is strict legal principles

Answer 2

Ethics

Question 3

Application of ethics principles to healthcare

Answer 3

Bioethics

Question 4

A subset of bioethics bc it has to do with healthcare

Answer 4

Nursing ethics
Pt refusing meds and u need to tell the physician
A pt who’s arrested/criminal- treat them with the same care

Question 5

Gives nurses the ability to base their practice on professional standards of ethical conduct

Answer 5

Ethical agency

Question 6

Sources of ethical problems: Societal

Answer 6

• increased consumer awareness
• technological advances
• multicultural population
• cost containment

Question 7

Sources of ethical problems: nature of nursing work

Answer 7

• nurses moral problems are immediate

- conflicting allegiance

Question 8

Sources of ethical problems: nature of nursing profession

Answer 8

• care, quality time with patients
• autonomy
• professional
• decreased time spent with patients
• escape hard choices
• unprofessional

Question 9

Proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness; main focus on consequences of action

Answer 9

Utilitarianism

Question 10

Defines actions as right or wrong using moral rules and unchanging principles

Answer 10

Deontology

Question 11

Focuses on the inequality between people, in particular, women’s rights

Answer 11

Feminine ethics

Question 12

Emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships, especially as they are revealed in personal narratives; view caring as the central force of nursing

Answer 12

Ethic of care

Question 13

Persons right to choose and act on that choice

Answer 13

Autonomy

Question 14

Do no harm

Answer 14

Non-maleficence

Question 15

Duty to promote good

Answer 15

Beneficence

Question 16

Duty to keep promises; faithfulness

Answer 16

Fidelity

Question 17

Tell the truth

Answer 17

Veracity

Question 18

Being fair

Answer 18

Justice

Question 19

A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept

Answer 19

ANA code of ethics for nurses

Question 20

Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior

Includes responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality of pt

Answer 20

ANA Code of ethics for nurses

Question 21

Working through an ethical dilemma

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Answer 21

M = massage the dilemma
O = outline the options
R = resolve the dilemma
A = act by applying the chose option
L  = look back and evaluate