bioethics 1

nurse

OBEDIENT HEALTHCARE HELPER

WHO EXECUTED HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MAINLY UPON THE PHYSICIAN’S ORDERS.

bioethics

It is the living science of the

conduct of human life.

care of life, and improving the quality of life of the clients we care for.

Nursing’s raison d’etre

morality

addresses the question of what is right and

what is wrong.

social conventions

about right and wrong human conduct

that are so widely shared that they form a stable,

communal consensus in a certain specific society.

common morality

socially approved norms of human

conduct.

in love, by love and with love.

Individual is born

wave 1: justice

Disobedience of Adan of Eve)

The principle of justice demands

that we give what is due and we get

what we merit for our conduct in life.

wave 2: paternalism

Holds that authority figure such

as state, or one’s father, knows

best and that each individual is

obligated to comply with the

authority.

medical paternalism

belief that

physicians should act in the best interest of the patient,

even if that

wave 3: autonomy

Freely acts in accordance with self-chosen plan

analogous to the way an independent government

manages its territories and sets its policies.

self

autos=

rule, governance or law.

nomos=

wave 4: compassion and veracity

logia ethis pathos

3 elements of media

Media

Credibility of communication

Research

discoveries of sufferings or of new technologies create

compassion for others

veracity

is strength because in order to entice empathy, one must be

true and credible

pluralism

the Filipino culture of “pakiramdam” (feeling for the

other)

wave 5: sharing and allocation of resources