NURS 3225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Supererogation, Key 2, Jeremy Bentham
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Ethics- philosophical study of morality & how people ought to act. Systematic approach to analyzing right vs. wrong. Morals- what individual people believe is right or wrong & use to guide their behavior. How pervasive ethical issues are in our lives and in healthcare. Metaethics- study of concepts like goodness, futility. Best way to decide what is the right thing to do (what we will look at) (cid:862) the human capacity to be aware of and to critically reflect upon the social, cultural, a(cid:374)d politi(cid:272)al status (cid:395)uo a(cid:374)d to figu(cid:396)e out ho(cid:449) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hy it (cid:272)a(cid:373)e to (cid:271)e that (cid:449)ay (cid:272)alls fo(cid:396)th a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:863) Praxis = reflection and action for change. Seeing a need and acting to change it! Ana professional codes mandatory guidance for all nurses. Today- will discuss major ethical theories and key ethical principles. Goal to define and defend an adequate theory for guiding action and conduct. Also clarity, completeness, logical consistency, plausibility, coherence.
