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A wrong or injury that a person suffers because of someone else's action, either intentional or unintentional.
Tort
Occurs when there are conflicting moral claims.
Moral Dilemmas
Branch of philosophy that studies the nature and types of values.
Axiology
Doing or promoting good, and preventing or removing harm.
Beneficence
The rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon the nature of the act, rather than it's consequences.
Deontology
Negligence
Occurs if nurses are consistently compromising their values in a significant way - results in feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and powerlessness
Moral Residue
Becoming more conscious of and expressing what we value or consider worthy.
Values Clarification
Process by which patients are informed of the possible outcomes, alternatives, and risks of treatment and are offered the opportunity to make a choice.
Informed Consent
Moral perspective that believes there are absolute truths that are not dependent on human nature - ethical values have an independent origin in the nature of the universe.
Rationalism
A wilful act that violates another person's rights or property.
Intentional Tort
Occurs when we sense that there is a moral problem but are not sure of the morally correct action.
Moral Uncertainty
Values that are implicit in expectations within an organization, but are not set out in writing.
Covert Values
Requires nurses to uphold the profession's code of ethics, to practice within the established scope of practice, and to remain competent.
Fidelity
Focal virtue exemplified by soundness, reliability, and wholeness of moral character.
Integrity.
Erin falsified a document on pediatrics to cover up a grave error she made. Erins actions are an example of this legal issue.
Fraud
You have this if you stand up for what you believe in, even in the face of opposition or adversity.
Moral Courage
Knowing the morally right course of action to take but being prevented from taking it, due to institutional conflicts, structures, or constraints.
Moral Distress
Principle of the Canada Health Act requires that residents moving from one province or territory to another must continue to be covered for insured health care services
Portability
Kantian maxim requiring that one treat others always as ends and never as a means.
Always involves touch and is the unlawful, harmful, or unwarranted touching of another without the consent of that person.
Battery
Erin works on the pediatrics unit and is asked to work an additional 2 hours after her shift. Erin's patient is unstable and the next shift is understaffed therefore the patient would not be cared for adequately. If Erin agrees to work, she will have to bail on her husband to go for dinner. Erin is experiencing this situation.
Highly prized ideals, behaviours, beliefs, or qualities that are shaped by culture, ethnicity, family, environment, etc.
Values
Moral obligation to provide individuals with truthful, objective, and complete information in all interactions.
Veracity
The imperative that refers to moral rules that do not admit exceptions
Categorical Imperative
Defamation by written words or images.
Libel
When nurses do not participate in an act and therefore do not believe that they are responsible for the wrong that is done, but perceive they are powerless to prevent or act on it, it may result in:
Moral Outrage
Values of individual organizations explicitly communicated through philosophy and policy documents.
Overt Values
Focuses on the distribution of goods and services.
Justice
A view of moral judgement that regards ethics as being dependent on human nature and psychology
Naturalism
A nurse refuses to give a patient their clothing or care keys. This is an example of:
False Imprisonment
Occurs over time when a person feels that his or her views, contributions, and ethical concerns are not valued by an organization or agency.
Moral Disengagement
Attribute of maintaining and articulating consistent fundamental values and beliefs over time.
Authenticity or Moral Integrity
Having the freedom to make choices about issues that affects one's own life.
Autonomy
There are two patients in the ICU requiring a respirator due to COVID-19. One patient is a female, married, with two kids; the other is a male, unmarried, unemployed addict. The nurse decides that the female will receive it. This ethical theory guides the nurses decision.
Utilitarianism