MIDTERM Flashcards
(52 cards)
A branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how
human actions may be judged right or wrong.
Ethics
Who said “character is of central importance to ethics, and
one cannot have a good character without having formed good
ethoi or habits.”
Aristotle
ETHICS is Greek for _____, and MORALITY comes from ______,
which is Latin for customs.
customs;mores
Refers to human conduct and values. Also may be perceived as prescriptions or rules
to guide our actions and behavior
Morality
Refers to the study of those. Also may be perceived as a set of analytical tools
or a process that helps to identify right conduct and
determine appropriate behavior
Ethics
A branch of knowledge that deals with living
organisms and vital processes.
Biology
The field of applied ethics that is concerned with the vast array of moral decision-making situations that arise in the practice of medicine in addition to the procedures and the policies that are designed to guide
such practice.
Healthcare Ethics
Healthcare Ethics AKA.
Medical Ethics
A multidisciplinary lens through which to view
complex issues and make recommendations
regarding a course of action.
Healthcare Ethics
What are the application of the core principles of bioethics
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Justice
Are viewed as
synonymous, health ethics is more limited as it
confines itself to the moral behavior in relation
to health.
Bioethics and Health Ethics
Moral science that deals with the
obligation of a professional
towards his profession, the
public, and to his client.
Professional Ethics
Refers to the moral, social & political problems that
arise from biology & the life sciences generally that
involve, directly or indirectly, human wellbeing.
Bioethics
“Bioethics” emerged between _____ to ____
1960s;1970
Who is the oncologist that conceptualized bioethics as a comprehensive field of thought
and action
Van Potter
Enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person,
object, idea or action.
Values
It influence decision and actions
Values
Values are learned through observation &
experience
Value Transmission
Influenced by sociocultural environment:
Societal traditions
Culture
Ethnic & religious groups
Family and peers
Internalization of
accumulative values derived
from society and environment
Personal Value
A process by which people identify, examine, and develop
their own individual values
Values Clarification
Fundamental professional nursing values
of human dignity, equality, and prevention
of suffering have not varied over time or
across groups
Clarifying Nurse’s Value
Nurses need to identify clients’
values as they influence and
relate to a particular health
problem
Clarifying Client Value
What are the process to help clarify their values.
List alternatives
Examine possible consequences of choices
Choose freely
Feeling about the choice
Affirm the choice.
Act with a pattern
