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advance directive |
a written statement of a person's wishes about how he or she would like health care decisions to be made if he or she ever loses the ability to make such decisions independently |
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bioethical issues |
subjects that raise concerns of right and wrong in matters involving human life.. euthanasia, abortion |
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bioethics |
ethical concerning life |
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durable power of attorney for health care |
a document that allows a person to name someone else to make medical decisions for him and her if he or she is unable to do so. this spokespersons authority begins only when the patient is incompetent to make decisions. |
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ethics |
rules or principles that determine which human actions are right or wrong |
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ethic delimma |
1. a situation involving competing rules or principles that appears to have no satisfactory solution |
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living will |
a document that allows a person to state in advance that a LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT is not to be administered if a person later is terminally I'll and incompetent. |
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moral or ethical principles |
fundamental values or assumptions about the way individuals should be treated and cared for. these include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity. |
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moral courage |
the willingness to do what is right despite the fear of consequences |
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moral distress |
feeling of powerlessness to do what is right and ethical |
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moral reasoning |
a process of considering and selecting approaches to resolve ethical issues |
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moral uncertainty |
a situation that exists when the individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply in a given situation |
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values |
beliefs that are considered very important and frequently influence an individual's behavior |
