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| Medical ethics is an applied ethics, meaning that it is the practical application of moral standards that concern benefiting the patient. Therefore, the medical practitioner must adhere to certain ethical standards and codes of conduct. |
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| is the action of helping others and performing actions that would result in benefit to another person. It cautions all those working in the health care field to do no harm to another person. In fact, when we prevent harmful actions from happening to our patients we are using this virtue to its fullest extent. |
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| specialists in the field of bioethics, give thought to ethical concerns that often examine the more abstract dimensions of ethical issues and dilemmas. For example, they might ask, what are the social implications of surrogate motherhood? Bioethicists are often authors, teachers, and researchers. |
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While closely related to applied ethics, is a field resulting from modern medical advances and research. Many medical practitioners, patients, and religious organizations believe that advances in bioethics, such as cloning, require close examination, control and even legal constraints. |
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is a theory that extends equal pay requirements to all persons who are doing equal work. The principle of fairness and justice dictates that work of equal value performed by men and women in the work place should be rewarded with equal compensation. |
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| is used for making ethical decisions, since some people will inevitably fall through the cracks. The cost/benefit analysis justifies the means of achieving a goal. |
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| is the entitlement of all employees to have certain procedures followed when they believe their rights are in jeopardy. The 14th amendment on the constitution acts t prevent the states deprivation or impairment of any persons life, liberty, or property with out due process of the law. |
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| established in all 50 states by statute, apply specifically to the way medicine is practiced in a particular state. these acts define the meaning of the practice of medicine as well as requirements and methods for licensure. They also define what constitutes unprofessional conduct in that particular state. |
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| is the ability to understand the feelings of others without actually experiencing their pain or distress. Acting in this caring way expresses sensitivity to patients or fellow employees feelings. |
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| a branch of philosophy related to morals, moral principles, and moral judgments. Morality is the quality of being virtuous. It also uses reason and logic to analye problems and to find solutions. |
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| Loyalty and faithfulness to others. Fidelity implies that we will perform our duty. We must use caution when practicing fidelity. A strict adherence to a sense of duty or loyalty to an employeer does not mean that we must perform actions that are wron or harmful to our patients. |
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| is the unwavering adherence to ones principles. People with integrity are dedicated to maintaining high standards. |
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| rules or actions prescribed by an authority such as the federal government and the court system that have a binding legal force. Medical law addresses legal rights and obligations that affect patients and protect individual rights, including those of health care employees. |
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| concerns questions specifically related to the practice of medicine. This branch of ethics is basedon principles regulating the behavior of health care professionals including practitioners such as physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. |
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