Health Ethics Basics

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What is the primary focus of bioethics?

  • Patient advocacy
  • Medical research
  • Professional relationships
  • Healthcare ethics (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the Code of Ethics for Nursing?

  • Advocacy
  • Accountability
  • Responsibility
  • Autonomy (correct)

What is the primary goal of values clarification?

  • Promoting patient autonomy
  • Developing a personal code of ethics
  • Identifying moral dilemmas
  • Resolving ethical conflicts (correct)

Which approach to ethics emphasizes the moral rules and duties that govern human behavior?

<p>Deontology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the emotional distress that occurs when a healthcare professional is unable to act in accordance with their moral values?

<p>Moral distress (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in processing an ethical problem?

<p>Ask: Is this an ethical problem? (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an ethics committee in a healthcare setting?

<p>To support healthcare professionals in resolving ethical conflicts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key principle of the Code of Ethics for Nursing?

<p>Confidentiality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object?

<p>Value (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to ethics emphasizes the importance of considering the consequences of actions?

<p>Utilitarianism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Basic Terms in Health Ethics

  • Morals:
  • Value: a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object that affects choices and behaviors
  • Bioethics:
  • Autonomy:
  • Beneficence:
  • Nonmaleficence:
  • Justice:
  • Fidelity:

Professional Nursing Code of Ethics

  • Code of Ethics: a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
  • Code of Ethics for Nursing: includes key principles such as
    • Advocacy
    • Responsibility
    • Accountability
    • Confidentiality

Values

  • Value: a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object that affects choices and behaviors
  • Values clarification: to resolve ethical conflicts, one needs to distinguish among value, fact, and opinion

Approaches to Ethics

  • Deontology:
  • Utilitarianism:
  • Casuistry:
  • Feminist ethics:
  • Ethics of care:

Nursing Point of View

  • Types of ethical problems:
    • Ethical dilemma:
    • Moral distress:
  • Ethics committees:
  • Processing an ethical problem:
    • Step 1: Ask if it's an ethical problem
    • Step 2: Gather relevant information
    • Step 3: Identify the ethical elements in the problem and examine your values
    • Step 4: Name the problem
    • Step 5: Identify possible courses of action
    • Step 6: (no information provided)

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