Ethical approaches
What is ethical is what advances the common good
What is the common good approach
Acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for the individual in question.
What is the principle of personal benefit.
The standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues.
What is Ethics
Position on an issue, point of view.
What is Perspective.
The patient has autonomy of thought, intention, and action when making decisions.
What is Respect for autonomy.
What is the virtue approach
acknowledge a person’s rights to life, information, privacy, free expression, and safety.
What is the Principle of rights
Where all things are equal for groups in society: fairness, inclusiveness and non-discrimination are all taken into account.
What is Social Justice
The accepted principles or standards of a person or group; what is important to a person or a group.
What is Values.
Acknowledge the extent to which an action produces beneficial consequences for society.
What is the principle of Social Benefit
Treat people the same unless there are morally relevant differences between them
What is the fairness or justice approach
Do not violate the law.
What is the principle of lawfulness
A rule or foundation that guides a person or group’s thinking about ethical matters.
What is Ethical principles
What a person holds to be right or wrong.
What is morals
To study a part of philosophy that involves defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct, often needed when addressing disputes of morality and diversity.
What is study ethics
Of any two actions, the most ethical one will produce the greatest balance of benefits over harms
What is the Utilitarian approach
Do not deceive others.
Principle of honesty
A set of rules or guidelines, beliefs, or principles, underlying a person’s practice or behaviour.
What is Philosophy
An ethical situation where there are different and opposing moral viewpoints, each underpinned by its own set of values and beliefs.
What is dilemma.
Requires that a procedure does not harm the patient involved or others in society. This relates to the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors take – “first, do no harm
What is Non-Maleficence
An action or policy is morally right only if those persons affected by the decision are not used merely as instruments for advancing some goal, but are fully informed and treated only as they have freely and knowingly consented to be treated.
What is the rights approach
help those in need.
What is the principle of benevolence
Perceptive, deeper understanding beyond what is immediately obvious, drawing on a range of knowledge to make sense (requires critical thinking).
What is Insightful
Suggestion, inference of consequences for, outcome, or impact on well-being.
What is Implications.
Assist others in pursuing their best interests when they cannot do so themselves.
What is the principle of Paternalism.