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Values, Beliefs, Ethics
Chapter 5
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
05/03/2010

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Values
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(n) Enduring beliefs or attitudes abot the worth of a person, object, idea or action
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Value Set
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(n) The small group of values held by an individual.
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Value System
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(n) The organization of one's set of values internally along a continuum from most important to least important
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Beliefs
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(n) Interpretations or conclusions that persons accept as true as based on faith rather than fact
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Attitudes
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(n) Mental positions or feelings toward a person, object, or idea
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Personal Values
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Internalized values based on the values observed from society and their individual subgroups
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Professional Values
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(n) Values acquired during socialization into nursing from code of ethics, nursing experiences, teachers, and peers
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Five Values of the American Association of the College of Nursing
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(n) Altruism, Autonomy, Human Dignity, Integrity, Social Justice
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Value Clarification
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(n) A process by which people identify, examine and develop their own individual values
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How Does One Consider Patient Values?
Definition
• Consider alternatives if treatment plans conflict with patient values
• Examine possible consequences of choices for patient care
• Ask client if they had choice in the decision of their care
• Does the client feel good about the particular choice
• Has the client consulted their family on the choice
• Is the patient ready to act on the plan
• Will the client act regulalyr on a plan
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Ethics
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(n) 1. A Method of inquiry which helps people to understand the morality of human behavior. 2. Practices and Beliefs in a common group. 3. Expected standards of moral behavior of a particular group
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Bioethics
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(n) ethics applied to human life and health
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Nursing Ethics
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(n) Ethical issues that occur in nursing practice
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Morality
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(n) Private and personal standards of what is right and wrong in conduct, character, and attitude
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Consequence Based Theory
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(n) Theories meant to look at the outcomes of an action in judging whether hat action is right or wrong
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Utilitarianism
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(n) Consequence Based Theory which views an act as one that brings the most good and the least of harm possible
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Principle Based Theories
Definition
The logical and formal processes that emphasizes individual rights, duties, and obligations
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Relationship Based Theories
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Theories which stress courage, generosity, commitment and the need to nurture and maintain relationships
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Moral Principles
Definition
Principles which are broad, general, philsophocial concepts such as autonomy and justics
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Moral Rules
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Specific Prescriptions for Actions
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Autonomy
Definition
The right to make one’s own decisions
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Nonmaleficence
Definition
(n) Duty to do no harm, where potential harm is caused in favor of a greater outcome
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Beneficence
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Duty to do no harm, where potential harm is caused in favor of a greater outcome
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Fidelity
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(n) Faithfulness to all agreements and promises by virtue of being a professional care giver
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Veracity
Definition
Telling the truth and acting honestly
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Accountability
Definition
Answerable to oneself and others for one’s own action
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Responsbility
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The specific accountability or liability associated with the performance of durties of a particular role
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