define ethics
principles or standards of right/wrong, good/bad, fair/unfair
T/F ethics is a system of moral principles that applies values and judgements to decision making
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when dealing with difficult ethical decisions, you should always aim to
minimize hurt and maximize benefit
what are the 3 ethical domains
personal ethics, social consensus ethics, professional ethics
what is social consensus ethics
collective moral principle of people and cultures
what is professional ethics
code of ethics that apply to individual within a profession
who are vets moral obligations to
animals, clients, society, colleagues, the profession, themselves
what is consequentialism
outcomes-focused evaluation of actions based on their impact on a particular measure (ex. wellness)
what is the ethical sniff test
HARM to health/dignity/rights; VIOLATION of the right thing; causes CONFLICT; makes you UNCOMFORTABLE
what is a deontological approach
duties-based; concerned with what people do, not the consequences of their actions
a deontological approach is evaluated based on
purpose, values, principles
what are the 7 steps to making ethical decision
- ethical sniff test
- determine stakeholders and get facts
- obligations to stakeholders
- prioritize obligations
- determine best way to take action (should address the highest priority)
- act and validate choice
- reflect
what are the 7 ethical tests to validate decisions
- golden rule test
- social media test
- consequence test
- conscience test
- what-if-everybody-did-this test
- religion test
- truth tetst
