Med Ethics Final

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derived from the greek word for bedside

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clinical

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the practical application of medical ethics

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clinical

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that segment of bioethics which is typically restricted to the recognition and resolution of ethical problems involved in the care of a single patient

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clinical

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self governance that is free from both controlling interference by others and limitations which prevent meaningful choice

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autonomy

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the ethical principle which obligates a person to help others further their important and legitimate interest (to do good)

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beneficence

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the branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions

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ethics

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that branch of ethics dealing with medicine and the life sciences; the application of normative ethics to the life sciences, including medicine and associated research

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bioethics

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a theory according to which actions are judged right or wrong based on inherent right making characteristics or principles rather than on their consequences

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deontologism

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fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment in light of what is due or owed to persons.

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justice

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distribution of all right and responsibilities in society

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justice

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the branch of ethics having to do with the meaning and justification of ethical terms and norms

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metaethics

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the principle which obligates a person to not inflict harm on others.

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non-maleficence

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it is associated with the ancient medical maxim, primum non nocere: above all do no harm

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non-maleficence

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the branch of ethics having to do with standards of right and wrong

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normative ethics

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that segment of bioethics which involves the structures and processes by which an organization attempts to ensure conduct appropriate to its values, mission and vision

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organizational ethics

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PRIMA FACIE

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at first sight; apparent

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what we ought to do as opposed to moral which is what we chose to do

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ethics

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the totality of a person's traits

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character

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obligation that must be fulfilled unless it conflicts on a particular occasion with an equal or stronger obligation

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prima facie

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capacity for intentional choice

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agency

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a process of keeping secret, intimate knowledge that a patient has entrusted to a clinician

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confidentiality