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c. Morals
d. Principles
e. Advocacy
f.
Distributive Justice
g. Utilitarianism
h. Egalitarianism
i.
Libertarianism
j.
Deontology opposite
of utilitarianism
Definition
Practice of goodness and rightness
over wrongness and badness
Enduring beliefs based on some
early form of indoctrination and
experience
Example
Decisions to forgo lifesustaining treatment
Respect, integrity,
compassion, collaboration,
stewardship, accountability,
quality
Applied practices derived from
Tell the truth, don't judge, be
ethical framework that's based on
dependable, respect others,
values and beliefs
have integrity
Immutable characteristics of value
Comprehensiveness,
based decision making that are
universality, portability,
broken down into mutually exclusive accessibility and public
categories of outcomes or answers
administration
Act of pleading for, supporting, or
Explaining options to a patient
recommending
deciding to undergo
treatment
Foundation of ethics; Attempts to
Cultural conflict being
install a set of values, ideals of
resolved by dividing resource
fairness based on those values, and
according to what is fair
beliefs in the allocation of resources
Maximizes the possible happiness of Giving up personal opinion if
society as a whole; satisfy greater
the group votes differently
number
Everyone should have equal amount Not discriminating when
of resources
hiring people
Market forces should determine
Deregulate all aspects of
distribution of resources
medicine from
pharmaceuticals to medical
licensing
Actions should be judged as right or A nurse decides to administer
wrong based on own values and
CPR first to a 23 yr. old
principle-driven characteristics
instead of a 93 yr. old with
k. Pluralism
l.
Autonomy
m. Beneficence
n. Nonmaleficence
o. Justice
p. Regulatory Compliance
renal disease
Areas in cities being referred
to as China Town or Little Italy
where people from those
countries keep tradition
Patient wants to sign Do Not
Resuscitate form
Providing CPR to someone
drowning
Providing employees with
appropriate training and
education
Supporting patient's right to
self-governance
Complying with all federal,
state and local statutory
regulations
After reading the situation, the best theory to use in combating these issues would be
distributive justice. This theory attempts to instill a set of values, and beliefs in the allocation of
resources (e.g. food, housing, water) throughout a society. As managers and practitioners, our first duty
is to provide quality healthcare in an efficient and timely manner. To do this, we must feel our best. So,
the nurse practitioner who is too sick to come in must stay at home to protect herself as well as the sick
patients coming into the office. When taken individually, distributive justice theories are not right or
wrong, however, situations and contingency values must be considered in the selection and application
(level of morality) of the distribution of resources (Pg. 250 Ethics in Health Leadership). The toughest
part of selecting ethical decisions is based on one important truth, resources are scarce in society,
healthcare organizations, in departments, units, families and for individuals. In this case, I believe the
best way to allocate resources is to allow the physicians to administer as many vaccinations as possible.
When someone else comes in needing services other than vaccinations, the LPNs can check them,