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| is the application of ethical principles to health care. |
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| Deontology /Nonconsequentialism: |
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| Derived from the Greek word, Deon, meaning duty. Considers that some acts are right or wrong independent of their consequences. |
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| Also called Teleological, Greek word, Telos, meaning end or consequence. Actions are determined and justified by the consequence of the act. Consequentialists consider all the consequences of what they are about to do prior to deciding a right action. |
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| Considers the greatest good for the largest number of people. |
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| is an approach to Ethics that emphasizes an individual's character as the key element of ethical thinking, rather than rules about the acts themselves (Deontology) or their consequences (Consequentialism) |
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| Resolves ethical dilemmas by appealing to one’s intuition, a moral faculty of a person which directly knows what is right or wrong. (A gut feeling of knowing what is right). |
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- Paternalism is a negative outcome of beneficence.
- Paternalism occurs when health care providers decide what is “best” for clients. |
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- Strict observance of promises or duties.
- This principle, as well as other principles, should be honored by both provider and client. |
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| Material Principle of Justice |
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| Determines when there can be unequal allocation of scare resources |
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Doctor assisted suicide: a doctor prescribes a lethal drug which is self administered by the patient
Active: an active intervention to end life
Non-voluntary: ending the life of a patient who is not capable of giving permission
Passive: deliberately withholding treatment that might help a patient live longer
Involuntary: ending life against a patients will
- Voluntary: euthanasia is performed following a request from a patient
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| Acts and Omissions Doctrine- |
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| held by those who believe that passive euthanasia is not killing(killing is an act, and an omission is not an act) |
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| Doctrine of Double effect- |
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| makes a distinction between what I intend and what I merely foresee |
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