Ethics GI Block Flashcards
1
Q
ethics
A
study of what’s right and wrong
2
Q
levels on medical ethics
A
laws
guidelines and recommendations
ethics as ability to critically and morally reason
3
Q
capacity to consent
A
from the age of 16
4
Q
assessment of capacity
A
understand the treatment
retain the information
weigh up the options and make a decision
communicate their decision
5
Q
consent triage
A
child or young person with limited capacities to consent
competent adult
adult with limited or no capacities to consent
6
Q
four main principles
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autonomy
respecting capacity of free will and independent decision-making
beneficence
balancing of benefits of treatment against risks and costs
non-maleficence
avoiding causing harm
justice
fair distribution of benefits, risks and costs, fair resource allocation, social justice
