NURS 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ethical Decision
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Ethics: is the study or examination of morality through variety of different approaches. Ethics many different dimensions of a person s life. Scope of ethics: societal, organizations, clinical, research, professional, personal. Societal: provides normative basis for ethical behaviour with laws and regulations. Organizational: formal and informal principles and values guide behaviour, decisions and actions taken by members of an organization. Professional: ethical standards expectations of profession, higher standard because privileged role in society code of conduct. Client well-being, client choice, privacy and confidentiality respect for life. Cna: provide, safe compassionat, ethical care, promotion of health, wellbeing. Ethical theory: ethics of duty, ethics of consequence, ethics of charter, ethics of relationship. Health care decisions present an ethical dilemma are not made by persons alone. Ethical practice: demonstrates competence in professional judgements and practice decisions by applying principles implied in code of ethics or ethical framework. Numerous theories of ethics four basic principles common to all: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficene, justice.
