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| is the intense and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions. |
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| is concerned with the study of social morality and philosophical reflection of society's norms and practices. |
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| is the philosophical discussion of what is considered good or bad, right or wrong, in terms of moral issues. |
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| Professional code of ethics |
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| generally appears when occupations organize themselves into professions, govern professional behavior. |
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| is a view of moral judgment that regards ethics as dependent upon human nature and psychology |
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| attributes differences in moral codes to social conditions, while suggesting that there is a basic congruence related to the possesion, by nearly all people, of similar underlying psychological tendencies. |
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| is a motivating factor in moral decision making; it is the sharing, in imagination, of others' feelings. |
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| Opposing school of thought compared to sympathy; feelings and perceptions not similar. |
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| a view of judgment that regards truth as necessary, universal, and superior to the information received from the senses, having an orgin in the nature of the universe or in the nature of a higher being. |
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| is a form of teleological theory; it is the moral theory that holds that an action is judged as good or bad in relation to the consequence, outcome or end result that is derived from it. |
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| right action is that which has greatest ____________ or usefulness. |
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| places social good before individual rights |
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| suggests that people choose actions that will, in any given circumstance, increase the overall good. |
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| suggests that people choose rules that, when followed consistently, will maximize the overall good. |
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| aka Formalism, Duty, Kantianism ehtics. |
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| Knowledge of the right course of action in any given situation could be obtained by following a maxim |
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| moral rules that do not admit exceptions |
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| act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or that of another, always as an end and never as a means only. |
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| aka Character ethics; represents an idea that individuals' actions are based upon a certain degree of innate moral virtue. |
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| the ability to imagine oneself in the same situation of another. |
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| is related to the classical concept of wisdom. |
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| a focal virtue of sensitive insight, acute judgment and understanding that eventuates in decisive action. |
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| is another focal virtue for nurses; this is a confident belief in the moral character of another person. |
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| Cardinal virtue; means soundness, reliability, wholeness, and an integration of moral character. |
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| utilizes the principles and rules of other moral theories; embraces uniqueness of cases. |
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| implies that one considers others to be worthy of high regard |
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| relates to a process by which patients are informed the possible outcomes,alternatives and risks of treatments and are required to give their consent freely |
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| is a gender-biased term that literally means acting in a fatherly manner. |
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| is generally thought of as denoting an unwillingness of the patient to participate in health care activities. |
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| requires nurses to act in ways to benefit the patient |
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| related to beneficence; act to avoid causing harm to patients. |
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| relates to the principle of telling the truth. |
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| the right of an individual to control the personal information or secrets are disclosed to others. |
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| demands nondisclosure of private or secret information about another person with which one is entrusted. |
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| is the ethical principle that relates to the fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment in light of what is due or owned to persons, recognized that giving to some will deny receipt to others who might otherwise have received these things. |
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| within the contents of health care ethics, the most relevant application of the principle focuses on distribution of goods and services. |
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| relates to the concept of faithfulness and the practice of keeping promises. |
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| are ideas, beliefs, customs, modes of conduct, qualities or goals that are highly prized or preferred by individuals, groups or society. |
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| individual cognitive evaluation of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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| preferences or dispositions reflective of right or wrong, should or should not, in human behavior |
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| refers to the process of becoming more conscious of and naming what we value or consider worthy. |
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| clarification; conscious awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, physical and emotional responses and insights in various situations. |
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| personal records or notes that may include thoughts, feelings, experiences, ideas, dreams, drawing, reactions and other expressions related to what is going on in one's life. |
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| internal or interpersonal conflict that occurs in circumstances in which personal values are at odds with those of patients, colleagues or the institution. |
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| Values of individual institutions and organized health care systems that are explicitly communicated through philosophy and policy statements |
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| implicit; expectations not in writing, often identified only through participation in or controversies within the setting |
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| is the reaction to a situation in which there are moral problems that seem to have clear solutions, yet we are unable to follow our moral beliefs because of external restraints. |
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