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Chapter 17
Ethical Issues
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ETHICS AND HISTORY
ETHICAL DILEMMAS
•Moral Distress
•Ethics and the Law
•Ethics and Religion
See: Tables 17-1, 17-2 and Displays 17-1, 17-2
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NURSING ETHICS
Nursing ethics is a system of principles concerning the
actions of the nurse in his or her relationships with:
–Patients
–Family members
–Other health care providers
–Policy makers
–Society as a whole
See: Figure 17-1 and Display 17-3
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Question
Is the following statement True or False?
Ethics are concerned with making decisions
about what’s right and what’s wrong using
what is known to be true about the
situation.
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Question
True
Ethics are concerned with determining a right
act from a wrong act. Often when making an
ethical decision one must determine the lesser
of two evils. Ethical decisions are not based on
emotion; instead, they are based on
knowledge rather than opinion.
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ETHICAL THEORIES
•Teleology
•Deontology
•The Feminist Perspective
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DECISION
MAKING
– Legislative and Judicial Factors
– Science and Technological Advances
– Societal Influences
– Health Care Reform
– Professional Values and Client Values
See: Display 17-4
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DECISION
MAKING
– Professional Values and Client Values
• Beneficence
• Nonmaleficence
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Fidelity
• Veracity
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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
•ASSESSMENT
•DIAGNOSIS
•PLANNING
•IMPLEMENTATION
•EVALUATION
See: Display 17-5
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Question
This is a multiple choice question
Which ethical decision making model allows for
emotions and empathetic caring as factors in decision
making?
A. Teleology
B. Deontology
C. Feminism
D. Utilitarianism
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A
Feminism
Feminists believe that virtues such as emotions,
compassion, comfort, nurturing, intuition, and
empathetic caring have a place in making ethical
decisions. “Feminists argue that it is impossible to
avoid being influenced by one’s relationship. They
see that influence as positive and believe that it
should not be muted by an attempt to be
objective.”
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Summary:
Nurses have ethical responsibilities that have a
direct impact on the work they do. The decisions
are not easy and promise to get more difficult as
science and technology continue to advance.
Having knowledge of an ethical framework for
decision making assists the nurse in making
decisions and carrying out actions that are
personally and professionally acceptable.
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