The branch of philosophy that studies the nature and types of values
What is axiology
100
The world view is characteristic of a particular culture and is rooted in the culture's shared story.
What is cosmology?
100
A complex organized occupation preceded by a long training program.
What is a profession?
100
A discrepancy between the current situation and a desired state.
What is a problem?
100
The system of binding rules of action or conduct that governs the behavior of people.
What is law?
200
Individual cognitive evaluation of right and wrong, good and bad
What is moral thought
200
This person believed that there are no further quantifiable changes in cognitive abilities after age 15
Who is Piaget?
200
An explicit written articulation of the primary goals and values of the profession.
What is a code of nursing ethics?
200
We sense that there is a moral problem but are not sure of the morally correct action.
What is moral uncertainty?
200
Serious crimes that carry significant fines and jail sentences.
What is a felony?
300
The ultimate tool for living a personally ethical life.
What is self awareness
300
This theorist rendition of moral development was derived intitially from interviews conducted with boys distributed in age from early childhood to late adolescence.
Who is Kohlberg?
300
A high level of specialized skill and knowledge.
What is expertise?
300
A lack of predictability because of insufficient evidence.
What is uncertainty?
300
Literally means "not to pick up"
What is negligence?
400
These are often identified only through participation in or controversies within the setting
What is covert values?
400
This person discovered that holistic nurses blend the justice and care ethics.
Who is Victoria Slater?
400
The root of ethics
What is caring?
400
Persons with an interest in a given situation.
What is a stakeholder?
400
This is the most common type of adverse event, comprising nearly one fifth of all reported adverse events.
What is a medication error?
500
The reaction to a situation in which there are moral problems that seem to have clear solutions, yet we are unable to follow our moral beliefs because of external restraints.
What is moral distress?
500
In this model the moral imperative is grounded in relationship and mutual responsibility.
What is the Gilligan model?
500
involves self determination, responsibility, accountability, independence, and a willingness to take risks.
What is autonomy?
500
This is used as a model for decision making.
What is the nursing process?
500
Negligence committed by a person in a professional capacity, such as a physician, nurse, or lawyer