NURS 1130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Workplace Bullying, Medical Ethics, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
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Ethics: concerned with what is the right or wrong choice as perceived by society and individuals. Ethical standards: applies to the actions that are hoped for and expected by individuals. Medical ethics: focuses on the decisions healthcare providers make concerning medical treatment of patients. Advanced directives: orders that patients give to providers to ensure that, if they are terminally ill or incompetent, certain measures will be taken. Bioethics: ethical implications of certain biological and medical procedures and technologies. Stakeholder: an individual or group that has an interest in an organization or activity. Stakeholder management: focuses on the relationship between organizations and all of their constituents. Workplace bullying: an ongoing harassing workplace behavior between employees which results in negative health outcomes for the targeted employee. Engineering model: focuses on patients and their power to make decisions about healthcare. Priestly model: assumes the doctor will make the best decisions for the patients health.
