MHA 705 Exam 7
Ethics is a process
- Answer- of systematically examining varying viewpoints related to moral questions of right and wrong.
Autonomy - Answer- self governance, make ones decisions
Nonmaleficence - Answer- duty to do no harm
Beneficence - Answer- Doing good or causing go...
MHA 705 Exam 7
Ethics is a process - Answer- of systematically examining varying viewpoints related
to moral questions of right and wrong.
Autonomy - Answer- self governance, make ones decisions
Nonmaleficence - Answer- duty to do no harm
Beneficence - Answer- Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Justice - Answer- fairness; rightfulness
common characteristics regarding ethics - Answer- its dialectical, goal-oriented
approach to answering questions that have the potential of multiple acceptable
answers.
Bioethics - Answer- is the study and formulation of healthcare ethics.
Bioethics takes on - Answer- relevant ethical problems experienced by healthcare
providers in the provision of care to individuals and groups.
-As technology advances increased, recognition and acknowledgment of the rights
and needs of individuals and groups receiving this high tech care also increased.
Technology Developments Create Ethics Concerns - Answer- - Smartphone apps to
direct, interact with, and monitor patient status and behaviors
- Google Glass for "secretive" photos and videos
- Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube
- Mobile devices used by healthcare providers
Ethical dilemmas arise when - Answer- when moral issues raise questions that
cannot be answered with a simple, clearly defined rule, fact, or authoritative view.
Moral dilemmas occur - Answer- when some evidence indicates that an act is
morally right and some evidence indicates the act is morally wrong; yet the evidence
on both sides is inconclusive; or an individual believes that on moral grounds, he or
she cannot commit an act (Beauchamp & Childress, 1994, p. 11).
Ethical Decision Making - Answer- The process of making informed choices about
ethical dilemmas based on a set of standards differentiating right from wrong.
Privacy is - Answer- "the right of an individual to be let alone. It includes freedom
from observation or intrusion into one's private affairs and the right to maintain
control over certain personal and health information"
Confidentiality carries - Answer- "the responsibility for limiting disclosure of private
matters. It includes the responsibility to use, disclose, or release such information
, only with the knowledge and consent of the individual" (Harman 2006, 627-628). Can
be written or verbal
Security includes - Answer- "physical and electronic protection of the integrity,
availability, and confidentiality of computer-based information and the resources
used to enter, store, process, and communicate it; and the means to control access
and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure" (Harman 2006,
635).
Principlism - Answer- arose as societies became more heterogeneous and members
began experiencing a diversity of incompatible beliefs and values.
Principlism is based on - Answer- •Autonomy: free-will or agency
•Beneficence: to do good
•Nonmaleficence: not to harm
•Justice: social distribution of benefits and burdens
Antiprinciplism - Answer- Prompted by expansive technological changes and
associated ethical dilemmas
Opponents of principlism claim principles - Answer- - Are too conceptual, intangible,
or abstract
- Disregard or do not take into account a person's psychological factors, personality,
life history, sexual orientation, religious, ethnic, and cultural background
Casuistry - Answer- is a case-based ethical reasoning method that analyzes the
facts of a case in a sound, logical, and ordered or structured manner.
-grew out of the concern for more concrete methods of examining ethical dilemmas.
- facts are compared to decisions arising out of consensus in previous paradigmatic
or model cases.
Husted Bioethical Decision-Making Model - Answer- centers on the healthcare
professional's implicit agreement with patient/client
Husted Bioethical Decision-Making Model based on six contemporary bioethical
standards - Answer- 1. Autonomy: right of individual to choose for her/himself
2. Freedom: ability and right to make choices
3. Veracity: right to truth/truthfulness
4. Privacy: related to personal information and rules that restrict access to this
personal information
5. Beneficence: refers to actions performed that contribute to the welfare of others
6. Fidelity: being faithful to what has been promised
Virtue Ethics - Answer- - emphasizes the virtuous character of individuals who make
the choices.
- Suggests that individuals use power to bring about human benefit; one must
consider the needs of others and the responsibility to meet those needs.
- has seen resurgence in last 30 years
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