unit 2 week 1 - medical ethics Flashcards
1
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what are the 4 principles of medical ethics
A
autonomy
beneficence
non-maleficence
justice
2
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what is autonomy
A
the right to self determination, to make choices and decisions about ones own life
3
Q
what is beneficence
A
acting in a patients best interest, be that physical needs, emotional needs or both
4
Q
what is non-maleficence
A
first do no harm, ‘primere non-nocere’
5
Q
what is justice
A
fairness and equality of opportunity
6
Q
what are the 3 moral theories of medicine
A
deontology
consequentialism
virtue
7
Q
what is deontology
A
a duty to follow a universal set of moral rules
8
Q
what is consequentialism
A
thinking about what the outcome will be
9
Q
what is virtue
A
character based theory, derived from virtues of the person performing the act
