Nurs 212 Chapter 6

What are values?

Beleifs about the worth of something, about what matters, that act as a standard to guide ones behavior

What are the common modes of value transmission?

Modeling, moralizing, laissesz-faire, rewarding and punishing, responsible choice

What is altruism?

Concern for welfare and well being of others

What is autonomy?

Right to self determination

What is human dignity?

Respect for inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations

What is integrity?

Acting according to code of ethics and standards of practice

What is social justice?

Upholding moral, legal, and humanistic rights

What are the three main activities of the valuing process?

Choosing, prizing, and acting

What are ethics?

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

What are morals?

Personal or communal standards of right and wrong

What are the two categories of action guiding ethical theories?

Utilitarian and deontologic

What is deontologic?

An action is right or wrong independent of its consequences

What is beauchamp and childress approach to bioethics?

Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice

What is moral agency?

The capacity to be ethical and do the ethically right thing for the right reasons