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The name of the pledge used by nursing students during oathtaking. This is a promise by nurses to uphold their professional ethics and dedicate themselves to patient care.
The Nightingale Pledge
Nonmaleficence v. Benificence
The former admonishes healthcare professionals to do good; the latter requires them to act in a manner as to avoid doing harm to patients.
True or False?
False.
Conflicts of interest arise in medical ethics when a professional's judgment regarding a patient's care is unduly influenced by a ______?
Secondary Interest
In Imbong v. Ochoa, the Supreme Court shares the view that life begins at?
Fertilization.
Confidentiality may be broken when the health practitioner judges that maintaining confidentiality will result in ____ _____
Wrongful Harm / Harm
Refers to a situation in which the physician will only disobey the patient's requests if the patient cannot demonstrate that their choices are voluntary and well-informed.
Soft/Weak Paternalism
Do the healthcare provider’s obligations to the patient outweigh the duty to the principle of veracity?
Yes or No?
False.
The therapeutic relationship rests on the patient’s belief that the healthcare provider is dedicated to her welfare and that there are no other motives or considerations.
Sexual relations, by their nature, create _______ factors that interfere with this therapeutic relationship.
Emotional
RA 9173 is more commonly known as:
Philippine Nursing Act
Paternalism is a philosophy that encourages complete individual freedom in all areas of life, even if it means people make choices that could harm themselves.
True or False?
False
The algorithm used by Natural Law Theorists to determine if a decision during a complicated scenario is morally acceptable or not.
The Principle/Doctrine of Double Effect
In medical ethics, "gaming the system" refers to finding creative solutions within the healthcare system to optimize patient care and ensure the most ethical outcomes.
True or False?
False.
What is the first requirement for admission to the Philippine examination for nurses?
The applicant must be a?
Filipino Citizen.
In Chan v. Chan, which principle was upheld by the court?
The Principle of Confidentiality.
In the medical setting, the issue of justice revolves around _______ _________
Distributive Justice
Complete the phrase:
___________ is "neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor anarchy," but the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and economic forces by the State so that justice in its rational and objectively secular conception may at least be approximated.
Social Justice
According to the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs,
“If a conflict develops between the provider’s financial interest and their responsibility to the patient, the conflict must be resolved to the side with the least damage."
False.
The principle of ___ ____ requires that we remain within our scope of legitimate practice.
Role Fidelity
What kind of ethics was studied after the unfortuante case of the ship of William Brown?
Lifeboat Ethics
Which 1929 Philippine case altered the paradigm of nursing relationship, shifting the role of the nurse from passivity to activity.
The Somera Case
The 2 most commonly used criterion in lifeboat medical ethics.
Social Utility and Medical Utility
The termination of care does not in itself provide an ethical basis for such a relationship to bloom into sexual contact.
True.
A _____ _______ is someone who supports and speaks on behalf of a patient during their healthcare journey.
Patient Advocate
In Dr. Bondoc v. Manatala, which 2 things did the patient realize after waking up?
Loss of Reproductive Capacity
Death of Stillborn Baby
For an action to be considered moral under the doctrine of double effect, the act must be:
The action intended, in and of itself, must be good or at least morally indifferent or neutral.
The evil effect must not be directly intended but morally allowed only as a regrettable side issue.
What are the last 2?
The evil effect must not be the means by which the good effect is achieved.
The good effect must outweigh the evil effect, or at least be proportional.