Bioethics
Application of ethics to health and life.
Basic Principles of Ethics
Advocacy- support and defend client
Responsibility- respect obligations/fulfill promises
Accountability- answering for your actions
Confidentiality- protection of privacy
Ethical Principles for Client Care
Autonomy-making ones own personal decisions Beneficence-promotes good of others Fidelity-fulfillment of promises Justice-fairness in care delivery Nonmaleficence-doing no harm Veracity-commitment to tell the truth
Ethical Dilemma
Problems that involve more than one choice and stem from differences in values and beliefs of the decision makers.
Ethics Committees
Generally address unusual or complex ethical issues.