Chapter 17: Legal, Ethical & More, Issues of Health Care

Morality

a system of conduct that is right and wrong

Major Ethical Principles

- Autonomy (self-governance) - Justice - Beneficence - Nonmaleficence

Beneficence

To do good; provided a benefit

Nonmaleficence

To do no, to prevent, or to remove or not to risk harm (physical, mental, psychological, social, financial, spiritual

Importance of Bioethics/ Health Ethics

a. To be able to make responsible decisions through correct moral reasoning and well-grounded judgment in healthcare situations b. To enhance competence by understanding the patient c. To face complex ethical challenges that resulted from bioscientific developments d. Basis for legislation and public policy

legal responsibilities

actions or behavior authorized or based on law created and enforeces by the goverment to promotes a sense of security for each individual

Justice

fairness; to give to each one what he deserve or what is his due

autonomy

having the freedom to make choices about issues that affect one's life

ethics

set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong

bioethics

the discipline devoted to the articulation of good decisions in the practice of health care