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define moral agent:
a person who accepts responsibility for decisions/choices and their outcomes.
what is a professional code of ethics?
describe moral behaviors (duties, obligations, and rights) of those providing services to others.
define moral development
explores how individuals develop their understanding of what is right and wrong.
ethics is the study of moral conduct, _____, and _____(ideal or actual).
systems, ideas
ethics is The study of _____ human behavior and ideal ways of _____
ideal, being
ethics is a way to _______ and _______ the moral life and/or moral choices
understand, examine
ethics are Justified through:
logical theoretically based arguments
unethical: negative form of ethics (provide 2 ways to define unethical)
-Person’s character or behavior is contrary to admirable traits
-Contrary to the code of conduct endorsed by one’s society, community, or profession
(ethical principles) Define Principlism:
Principles as guidelines for making justified moral decisions or evaluating the ethics of an action or policy
(ethical principles) define Justice:
the right and demand to be treated justly, fairly, and equally
(ethical principles) define beneficence:
taking action to promote the welfare of other people
Importance of cost-benefit analysis
Influence of technology
(ethical principles) describe non-malificence with 4 points.
-Avoid causing harm
-Does not mean harm never happens
-Benefits must be greater than harm
-Long-term benefits may outweigh short-term harm
Autonomy is the ____ of a ______ person to self-rule and to generate personal _______
right, rational, decisions
with the right of autonomy, a person is required to receive: (2)
Informed consent
Confidentiality
HIPAA relies on 4 virtues:
Truth-telling/ veracity
Needed for trust
Fidelity
Keeping promises
deontology is literally the “_____________”
and focuses on ______ and _____
duty of study, duties, rules
kantian deontology believes Each rational being is ______ bound to act only from a _____ of _____;
ethically, sense, duty
Kantian deontology does not emphasize:
consequences-- something is right or wrong in itself
kantian deontology does emphasize:
respect of others & treating others as ends in themselves, never as means to an end.
consequentialists emphasize:
consequences as an important indication of the moral value of one’s actions.
Utilitarianism is the most common _______ approach.
consequentialist,
utilitarianism states that actions are judged by:...
their utility, that is, they are evaluated according to the usefulness of their consequences
utilitarians believe that it is useful to society to:
achieve the greatest good and least harm for the greatest number of people who may be affected by a rule or action
Virtues are ________ in regard to ______ or ______ being the best that they can be in accordance with their ______
excellences, persons, objects, purpose
being virtuous means Excellence of one’s character and considerations of what sort of person one _____ to be
wants
aristotle's two categories of excellence:
Intellectual
character
plato's 4 cardinal virtues:
prudence (wisdom)
fortitude (courage)
temperance (moderation)
justice (umbrella virtue
ethics of care emphasizes the importance of traditionally ______ traits such as ____, ________, ______, and concern about the ________ of other people
femanine, love, compassion, sympathy, well-being
feminist ethics specifically focused on:
evaluating ethically related situations in terms of how these situations affect marginalized groups or those without power in society
values influence:
ethical decisions
____ lead to "right" action
values
name kohlberg's 3 steps of moral development (can regress under stress):
Pre-conventional stage
Conventional stage
Post-conventional or Principled stage
name stage 1 of kohlberg's moral development (pre-conventional stage)
Punishment/obedience
-no underlying moral order
name stage 2 of kohlberg's moral development (pre-conventional stage) and list 3 characteristics:
-Instrumental/relativist-
-meeting own needs
-practical and concrete
-ignore fairness, gratitude, justice
how old is one during kohlberg's pre-conventional stage of development?
generally 0-6 yrs
what are 2 main characteristics of individuals in kohlberg's pre-conventional stage of moral development?
External morality & self-centered
what are 2 main characteristics of individuals in kohlberg's conventional morality stage of moral development?
Concrete operations & conformity
name stage 3 of kohlberg's moral development (conventional morality stage):
-Interpersonal concordance-
Value and goals of being nice and being liked
loyalty
name stage 4 of kohlberg's moral development (conventional morality stage) and 2 characteristics of this stage:
Law and order
Conform to & uphold rules, expectations and conventions of society
Authority-based
the post conventional morality stage of kohlberg's stages of moral development involves what kind of cognitive development? when can it begin? and what's another characteristic?
-Formal operative cognitive development
-Can begin in adolescence
-independence
stage 5 of kohlberg's stages of moral development is called what? what does it involve?
-Social contract-
-constitutional or legalistic
stage 6 of kohlberg's stages of moral development is called what? what are some of the characteristics of this stage?(3)
-Universal principles-
preventing harm
saving lives
truth-telling
What concept did Gilligan come up with? why?
Care orientation. Because he believed kohlberg's theory was inadequate to describe women's moral development
Gilligan's care orientation involved conflicting ________, was based on ________ with others, and had 3 _____ with 2 ______.
responsibilities, relationships, levels, transitions.
what were the 3 levels of Gilligan's care orientation called?
-Orientation to individual survival
-Focus on goodness as self-sacrifice
-Morality of non-violence
the last stage of Kohlberg's moral development and the last stage of Gilligan's care orientation differ because:
kohlberg's focuses on rights & formal reasoning, and Gilligan's focuses on care and responsibility
tools of good decision making encompass knowledge about _____ and the ______.
self, situation
tools for good decision-making encompass the Ability and willingness to think ______, reason, and _____. also, Able to understand and use the language of _____.
critically, reflect, ethics
tools for good decision making also encompasses __________.
accountability
define ethical dilemma:
Situation in which moral obligations to others exist on both sides of a choice
in an ethical dilemma, Ethical reasons ______ choosing both ________
support, alternatives
in an ethical dilemma, ______ choice has to be made between two ______ a_______ or undesirable options.
difficult, equally, attractive,
an ethical dilemma is when An apparent or actually ________ clash of competing principles or _____.
irresolvable, duties
define moral distress:
this is experienced when one makes a moral judgement about a situation he/she is involved and does not act on those judgements-- the negative feeling state when those actions are not carried out.
what are 7 sources of moral authority?
The profession
The health care provider
Religion
Other professionals
The institution
The health insurer
Society
The patient
normative ethics ______ or _______ values, _______, and ways of being on the basis of:
decide, prescribe, behaviors, what is right or wrong, good or bad, and admirable or deplorable
define descriptive ethics:
to describe what people think about morality or how they actually behave. (more scientific than philosophical)
teleology is interested in:
producing good consequences
"telos" means:
end or purpose
Totality can justify:
sacrificing part of one’s body for the good of the total or whole body
Natural Law:
by means of our reason, we can work out our values, standards, principles by which we live (Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas)
the Natural Law is based on ______ and _____ law, which are _______ based. It also forms basis for _____ laws
divine, eternal, theologically, human
define paternalism:
acting in a parental manner, usually restricting a patient’s autonomy
5 general steps in analysis of an ethical issue or practice in health care:
-Identify general problem or issue
-Analyze the context, including central individuals, their priorities, and any actual or potential conflicts in moral positions or values
-Explore options
-Apply Kantian, Utilitarian, Virtue or Feminist Ethic Decision Process
-Evaluate the results to determine whether they are consistent with the chosen ethical perspective.
rule-based ethical frameworks believe that the _____ of individual human beings to ______ and choose purposeful ______ sets them apart and makes them _____ ______.
ability, deliberate, actions, moral agents
rule-based ethical frameworks can ask the questions "what actions r right or wrong, how can moral obligations be summarized into moral rules?" and 2 ethical perspectives take this stance(?):
Deontology
Utilitarianism
rule-based ethical frameworks believe that All human beings are _____: capacity to _____ and to _____ actions.further, it believes ______ moral rules.
equal, reason, choose, universal
rule-based ethical frameworks use _______ application of _____ _____ to particular cases.
logical, moral rules
rule-based ethics ignore ______ nature of moral judgements
contextual
rule-based ethics ignore integration of ______ and _______ responses
affective, intellectual
rule-based ethics also ignores relationship and _______
community
deontology literally is " _________"
study of duty
deontology supports to Act always so that you:
respect every human being, yourself and others as rational beings.
regarding deontology, consequences of one's actions are considered to be _______
irrelevant
"perfect duty" belives:
must do x, because to not do it violates an ethical imperative
"imperfect duty" believs:
“ought” depends on ability to do x
define prima facia duty:
at first glance it seems one must follow this duty, but it can be overridden by higher duties
perfect duty trumps imperfect duty, in all but:
extremely exceptional circumstances.
according to deontology, if one is treated as a means to an end, this action is supported. (t/f)
false
according to deontology, autonomy and ______ must be provided
justice
consequantialism is ____-based,
Consequences indicate the _____ _____ of one’s actions.
rule, moral value
consequentialism believes Greatest good for the greatest ______ and the least ____ to the least people
number, harm.
regarding justice, consequentialism believes greater pleasure if live in a just society in which security from knowing individuals will be treated as having _____ value
intrinsic
regarding autonomy, consequentialism believes:
one may interfere with actions of an individual only to prevent harm to others
Hume believed ______ to be primary human motivator for admirable behavior (vs. reason)
emotion
Hume also believed that ______ were more important than reason. they set the goals.
passions
John Stuart Mill believed that rules are not based on the ind_______, but must consider all _____ the rule could _____
individual, persons, impact
john stuart mill believed that Actions are judged by their _____: evaluated according to the _______ of their ________
utility, usefulness, consequences
John Stuart Mill believed the basic principle that: Rules of action are right in proportion to their tendency to promote the greatest good and least harm for the greatest number of persons affected by these rules. t/f
true
John Stuart Mill was a _________
utilitarian
list Bentham's 7 criterion of utility.(IFEDUPP)
-Intensity(how strongly the effects will be)
-Duration (how long the effects will be)
-(Un)certainty/ Likelihood (how likely is it that these consequences will occur)
-Propinquity or remoteness/ Immediacy (how soon effects will happen / nearness of effects)
-Fecundity (tendency of action to continually produce similar effects)
-Purity (the ratio of good to bad effects produced)
-Extent (how many people will be affected)
according to utilitarian ethics, Compare the results of various rules;The rule that produces the most ____ and least harm among those available is the _____ ______ rule to adopt.
good, morally correct
virtue ethics asks:
what sort of person or community does an individual or the community want to be?
virtue ethics emphasizes:
excellence of character of the moral agent
define virtues:
excellences in regard to persons or objects being the best that they can be in accordance with their purpose
according to aristotle (the philosophical basis for virtue ethics) on virtue ethics, there are 2 categories of excellences:
intellectual and character
happiness-based ethics is focused on acting in ________ with ______. and individual _______-________ is important for happiness.
accordance, virtue, self-realization
virtue ethics believes you should learn by _____; _______ is important
doing, experience
aristotle (consistent with virtue ethics) believed that ______ and ______ are virtues. and that _______ is more important than justice.
friendship, caring, friendship
_______ believed that vices included weakness of will, the opposite of good,
lack disposition for virtues, and that one cannot live up to or act in accordance with what one knows to be right
aristotle
Plato (another philosophical basis for virtue ethics) believed in 4 cardinal virtues:
prudence (wisdom), fortitude (courage), temperance (moderation), and justice
(plato)rational paternalism: ______ vs. ____________
desire vs. what good for us
plato believed Civilized survival of community trumps ______ _______
individual liberties
plato believed Must live together according to rational principles of ______
justice
plato believed that justice is ______ good
intristically
plato believed that _____ of labor is impt
division
plato also believed _____ is a virtue and _____ is an evil
knowledge, ignorance
____ believed that Reason dominates will & will dominates ______
plato, appetite
virtues emphasized in health care:
Health and caring
Compassion
Fidelity to trust
Moral courage
Justice
Mediation
Self-confidence
Resilience
Practical reasoning
Integrity
Health care professions as moral communities
Health care professions as professing communities (per code of ethics)
Virtues as habitual patterns
developing and sustaining moral character involves ______ patterns of ______, ______ response, and action
habitual, perception, affective
when developing and sustaining moral character, using good character as a base will help you make _______ behavior, give
ability to make moral ______, and help to know how to apply moral rules to ____ ____
appropriate, judgements, guide actions
define vices
weaknesses of character
the moral ground model: a virtue-based model says that (2):
-Provider might start at a groundless, uneducated state of moral functioning
-Provider can move toward flourishing moral ground by via developing intellectual and moral virtues
according to the moral ground model, what are moral virtues (at least 3)
truthfulness, gentleness, compassion, loving kindness, just generosity, courage, sympathetic joy, equanimity
according to the moral ground model, what are 2 intellectual virtues?
insight, practical wisdom
Ethics of Care involves 5 main focuses (CRRRM):
-Caring community
-Relationships
-Responsibility to care is the heart of morality
-Resolving conflicts
-Make decisions in contexts of relationships
define distributive justice:
Just distribution of valued resources
distributive justice is especially important in what 2 ethics perspectives?
Feminist ethics / ethics of care
involving distrubutive justice, define rights:
things to which people have a just claim; come with responsibilities
involving distrubutive justice, what is moral standing?
subjects who can be benefited and harmed, and who have rights
regarding distrubutive justice, what is social justice? (2)
-how benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly among members of a society
-how all people in a society should have the same rights, benefits, and opportunities
regarding health care _____ and ethical decision making, Difficult ethical decisions should not be made in ________
teams, isolation
ethics committees consist of:
physicians, nurses, an on-staff chaplain, a social worker, a representative of the organization’s administrative staff, possibly a legal representative and community representatives, others
regarding Provider-Patient-Family Relationships, unavoidable trust occurs, this means:
Patients, in most cases, have no option but to trust their health care providers when the patient is at the point of needing care
regarding Provider-Patient-Family Relationships, patient advocacy can occur, this means Providers try to:
identify unmet patient needs and then follow up to address the needs appropriately
provider-provider relationships must work together for:
the health and well-being of patients, whether those patients are individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations
provider-provider relationships must share Similar moral _______,
and have Shared _______ ideally
language, commitments
involving critical thinking and ethical decision making, critical thinking is "self-_____, self-disciplined, self-______ and self-______ thinking [that] requires rigorous _______ of excellence and mindful command of their use”
directed, monitored, corrective, standards
regarding critical thinking and ethical decision making, moral imagination Involves moral _______ and _____ _______ -- beyond application of standardized ethical meanings, decision-making models, and health care principles to real life situations
awareness, decision making
regarding ethical decision making and critical thinking, moral imagination is moral decision making through:
reflection that involves “empathetic projection” and “creatively tapping a situation’s possibilities”
Since ethics is an active process of _____, ______in any form is crucial to the practice of ethics
doing, reflection
euthanasia and the third riech... what happened and when?
1939: euthanasia program under organization of Aktion T4 to eliminate “the worthless lives of seriously ill mental patients. Aktion T4 officially ended in August 1941, but killing continued through “wild euthanasia” or decentralized killing through 1945,(5,000 children & 70,000 adults killed.
define eugenics
Science of racial improvement through controlled breeding
themes of eugenics: (3)
nativist anti-immigration sentiment, sterilization of the "unfit," and racial perfectibility.
examples of repressive or negative eugenics (2):
sterilization of the "physically and mentally unfit"
social policy to abolish child labor, establish compulsory education, and make child bearing prohibitively expensive for the poor
example of positive eugenics:
encouraging "the healthy" (higher income) to have larger families and support of these children through adolescence and into adulthood
when did hitler come into power in germany?
january 1933
in 1933, ______ ______, Minister of Interior and Deputy leader of Reich’s medical profession, called on nurses to:
Friederich Bartels, abide by eugenics concepts (essentially)
when did Reich’s Association of Nurses became part of Nazi Party?
1935
when did All free nursing organizations in Germany incorporate into Reich Association of Nurses?
1936
when did Only Aryan women could become German nurses & care for Aryans?
1938
when did Germany invade Poland & WWII begin?
september 1939
when did England and France declare war on Germany (exact day)?
sept. 3 1939
did german nurses somewhat serve as political soldiers? how?
yes, by promoting sterilization and promoting the war.
when does US enter WWII?
1941
what happened with Hadamar?
Landescheilanstalt Institution in town of Hadamar near Weisbaden, Germany

Sanitarium established in 19th century as nursing home and state hospital

Trial in 1946: Nurses found guilty of killing patients in euthanasia program in Germany
October 1940-July 1942, Hadamar chosen as 1 of _ designated __ sites for killing mentally ill run by Berlin-based foundation
6, T4
when were employees of Hadamar required to take oath of secrecy?
1940
About _____ German citizens killed at Hadamar-T4 & wild euthanasia
15,000
Regarding Hadamar...1944, 75 laborers arrived & nurses were told they had ___
TB
regarding Hadamar... Nurses cleared wards & put groups of prisoners to bed.
____ & _____ gave injections or oral medications: resulted in death within minutes
Ruoff, Willig
In Hadamar, Bodies removed to ma____ ______, beds cleaned and process ______
mass graves, repeated
In hadamar, Secretary Judith Thomas prepared death certificates saying cause of death ____ ______. Physician _______ signed certificates
lung disease, Whalmann
about __ more groups killed in similar manner after first batch of people came to hadamar.
20
what was Huber's role in Hadamar? (4)
-prepared rooms + deaths for patients
-responsible for controlled access to meds
-present when death cirts completed
-may have directly killed when Willig and Ruoff not present
when was huber arrested for Hadamar participation? (2 dates)
march 1945, released then re-apprehended august 1945
march 29, 1945, what overran the Hadamar institution?
US troops
Were Ruoff and Willig arrested for Hadamar?
Yes.
who were hadamar staff tried by? how many nurses?
US military court, 3 nurses
what was the charge of the hadamar participants?
“violating international law” by “acting jointly and in pursuance of a common intent and acting for and on behalf of the then German Reich, willfully, deliberately and wrongfully, aid, abet and participate in the killing of human beings of Polish and Russian nationality, but aggregating in excess of 400, and who were then and there confined by the then German Reich as an exercise of belligerent control”
Claim that Huber was beneficent & non-maleficent towards those killed said:
Huber wished to render a last service to these people. She did not want to do them any harm. She did not even want to give them any idea that death awaited them, but wanted to do them good since they were there, and then she left them… She had a clear conscience”
hadamar defendents used reversals of ________ to defend themselves.
victimization
what was the utilitarian argument to defend participants in Hadamar?
“there was a grave danger of infecting other foreign workers, so that the removal of these Russians and Poles was in the interests of the rest…in general the people killed were those faced with permanent illness, for whom a completely painless death was a relief”
outcome of 1st hadamar trial for nurses, hubor, ruoff and willig:
-All 7 defendants guilty of violating international law
-Ruoff, Willig & Klein: death by hanging (March 14, 1946)
-Huber: 25 years (released early 1952)
when was the nuremberg code adopted by AMA but not by the US gov?
1947
in 1947 2nd hadamar trial, what happened to huber?
found guilty and sentenced 8 yrs
what happened to 25 staff in 2nd hadamar trial?
charged with killing over 15,000 german citizens
what happened in the 1946 nuremberg physicians trial? how many defendents found guilty?
Accused of exploiting human beings by forcing them to participate in research without consent. 15 found guilty, 7 sentenced to death
what 4 parts were in nuremberg code to help codify research regulations?
Scientific merit
Informed consent
Right to withdraw
Risk/benefit ratio
what was the Rehoboth Mission and when was it established?
Established in 1902 by the Michigan-based Christian Reformed Church to evangelize the Navajo of the area. mission still continues today
early nurses in Rehoboth Mission were under supervision of _______ and ________. nearly half were _____ immigrants
physicians, ministers, dutch
theme of manifest destiny:
assimilation
nursing and evangelism in the Rehoboth mission Focused on and condemned the _______ _____
medicine men
nursing and evangelism in the rehoboth mission Placed traditional healing practices in opposition to _______ work
missionary
cleanliness (with nurses) in the rehoboth mission reinforced believes in euro-american superiority. were in opposition to _____ (not germs)
dirt
in the rehoboth mission, nurses described themselves as hard working, _____, ______ healthcare, and trustworthy
prompt, western
in the rehoboth mission, the navajo were viewed as ______ and dangerous. they were viewed as culturally ______ due to incomplete historical knowledge. this discouraged _____ between patient and caregiver
immature, inferior, trust
superiority of "white" health care in rehoboth mission assumed euro-american and ______ superiority.
religious
superiority of "white" health care in rehoboth mission Excluded Navajos from being _____ partners in managing their own health care.
________ relationships of power between healthcare providers and patients
active, hierarchical
superiority of "white" health care in rehoboth mission blamed the navajo for their _____ problems
health
differences in the rehoboth mission were defined by the nurses as an essential component of their identity maintenance, _____ the nurses from their patients, and reinforced assumptions of white ______.
distanced, superiority
there is a Need for inclusion of _____-centered ethics, beyond an ethics of care
relationship
professional codes of ethics in health care reflects ____ that r morally acceptable in a profession. they also require _____ _____.
values, moral agency,
professional codes of ethics in health care also defines ____, _____, and _______ of practitioners.
rights, duties, obligations
professional codes of ethics provides _______ for decisions, discussions, behavior, and practice. Shapes education/curriculum, licensure, institutional _________
guidance, accreditation
codes of ethics in a profession reflect _____ autonomy of the profession
practice
Autonomy of profession requires _____/direction of regulation &/or licensure by members of the _______
control, profession
a role of professional associations includes to Set & ______ standards of practice and to Adopt & promote ____ of a code of ethics
maintain, use
a role of professional associations is to _____ scope of practice and preferred ________
define, regulations
a role of professional associations is to Offer ______ education opportunities
ongoing
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) represents nurses in more than ___countries
128
the ____ is the First and widest reaching international organization for health professionals
ICN (international council for nurses)
in 1899 the ICN was formed to ensure:
high standards of nursing education and practice globally
when was the Most recent review and revision of the ICN?
2006
ICN code has Emphasis on _____ for human rights:
-Right to ____
-Right to ______
Right to be treated with _____
respect, life, dignity, respect
4 fundamental responsibilities of nurses:
to promote health
to prevent illness
to restore health
to alleviate suffering
first ANA code formally adopted by ANA in _____
1950
4 ethical perspectives in the current ANA code:
deontology, feminist ethics/ethics of care, utilitarianism, virtue ethics
organizational culture is the:
organization’s beliefs, values, attitudes, ideologies, practices, customs, and language
organizational trust within organizations is the:
essential ingredient
fiduciary relationships:
hold high value in organizations because these relationships represent a formal duty to another or others imposed by loyalty, commitment, and organizational structure
compliance programs were designed to:
prevent unlawful conduct and to promote conformity with externally imposed regulations
compliance programs are Part of background for organizational ethics but
Not same as ____ programs
ethics
ethical communication involves high standard of ____ set by an ethical leader
truth
ethical relativism:
the belief that it is acceptable for ethics and morality to differ among persons or societies.
what were kant's categorical imperatives?
the universal, unconditional frameworks of rules that ought to be followed to guide to know rightness of actions and one's moral duties
what is the golden mean and who proposed it?
aristotle- he realized that good things taken to an extreme can become bad. the golden mean in ways of being is where the virtues lie. ex: rashness -courage- coward
in both eastern+western cultures, ethics is often intertwined with _____ or ______ thinking. ethics in eastern societies is usually indestinguisable from general eastern ________.
philosophies
both east+western philosophies of ethics examine human ______ and what is needed for people to move toward ____-____
nature, well-being
where the goal of western ethics is to achieve self-direction and understand themselves personally, it is the eastern's goal to understand:
universal interconnections
western ethics are based on human flaws that require an intermediary (God) to fix these imperfections. eastern ethics focus on:
individuals' innate but unrecognized perfection and the ability to transcend earthly suffering thru one's own abilities
eastern ethics are not imposed from outside of a person, but is imposed from ______ onself
within
a key event that led to the development of the ANA code of ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as nurses know today was:
the nursing paradigm shift in the 1970s from obedience to physicians to nurses' responsibility toward the care of their patients.
what is the essense of the ANA code of ethics for Nurses today?
the patient-centered code serves as a guideline for nurses' ethical actions in all areas of clinical practice as well as in other nursing roles
a best practice when caring for a patient and family who do not share your own cultural heritage is first to:
conduct a basic 5 question cultural assessment by approaching the patient and family with a keen awareness, complete cultural sensitivity, and with knowledge
an instance of exemplary moral courage that you could demonstrate in clinical practice is to:
confront a peer who you observed placing a vial of demerol in a jacket pocket.
define ethical codes
systematic guidelines for shaping ethical behavior that answer the normative questions of what beliefs and values should be morallyl accepted
clinical ethics is The identification, ______, and ________ of
moral _____ concerning a particular patient
analysis, resolution, problems
clinical decisions ask ___ we? ethical decisions ask _____ we?
can, should
4 core principles of bioethics:
justice, nonmalificence, autonomy, benificence
shared decision-making involves Respect for ______, and is a Shift away from _______ toward informed consent
autonomy, paternalism
shared decision-making process (4):
-Clinician proposes treatment plan
- Patient asks questions, deliberates
• they decide together
• Patient gives consent to treatment
define informed consent
patient’s voluntary authorization of a
procedure based on his/her
understanding of the relevant information
competence:
Refers to global capacity to manage one’s affairs
decision-making capacity (DMC) is a clinical term that requires (4):
-Ability to understand information presented
• Understand the consequences of the
options available
• Ability to express a preference
• Evidence of reasoning
DMC is task specific, which means:
Patient may have DMC for one decision, but lack it for another