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Blesi8e Ch04 Terms
[MO1] Ethical Issues [Tier 01]
Term | Definition |
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autonomy | independence or freedom of an individual's will; the right to choose |
beneficence | the doing of good for another; the act of caring |
distributive justice | the principle by which we as a society (or the health care community) decide to allocate resources that are in scarce supply |
ethics | rules of conduct with respect to a particular class of actions, based on ideas about what is morally good and bad. |
extrinsic | originating from outside one's self; motivation coming from factors outside of an individual |
intrinsic | belonging to one's self inherently; motivation coming from within an individual |
morals | pertaining to distinction of "right" and "wrong." |
organizational ethics | the standards by which an organization will hold itself accountable to proper conduct |
professional ethics | a framework of evaluating conduct applicable to members of a given profession |
values | beliefs that are important to a person or organization, which influence attitudes or behavior |