Chronic Quiz 4

Advocacy

protection and support of another's rights

Autonomy

self-determination; being independent and self-governing

Beneficence

principle of doing good

Bioethics

ethics that encompass all those perspectives that seek to understand human nature and behavior, the domain of social science, and the natural world
number of fields and disciplines grounded broadly under the rubric of "the life sciences"
-What kind of person should I be in order to live a moral life and make good ethical decisions?
-What are my duties and obligations to other people whose life and well-being may be affected by my actions?
-What do I owe the common good or the public interest in my life as a member of society?

Care-based approach

directs attention to the specific situation of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative

Code of ethics

set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession

Conscientious Objection

refusal to participate in certain types of treatment and care based on the fact that these activities violate the nurse's personal and professional ethical beliefs and standards

Deontologic

an action is right or wrong based on a rule, independent of its consequences

Moral Agency

ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right thing because it is the right thing to do

Ethical Dilemma

arise when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting course of action

Ethics

systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing

Feminist ethics

particular type of ethical approach popular among nurses, critiques existing patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women and the poor

Fidelity

keeping promises and commitments made to others

Justice

process that distributes benefits, risks, and costs fairly

Moral distress

occurs when you know the right thing to do but wither personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action

Moral resilience

developed capacity to respond well to morally distressing experiences and to emerge strong

Morals

like ethics, concerned with what constitutes right action; more informal and personal than the term ethics

Nonmaleficence

principle of avoiding evil

Nursing ethics

subset of bioethics, is the formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make and evaluate ethical judgements

Principle-based approach

combines elements of both utilitarian and deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice
-autonomy
-nonmaleficence
-beneficence
-justice

Utilitarian

the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action

Values

set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence relationships with others

Value system

organization of values in which each is ranked along a continuum of importance, often leading to a personal code of conduct

Values clarification

process by which people come to understand their own values and value system

Virtues

human excellences, cultivated dispositions of character and conduct that motivate and enable us to be good human beings