PNR300 Week 2 Ethical theories
and Principles Test Questions With
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2024/2025 (GRADED)
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Terms in this set (48)
proposed explanation for a class of
phenomena; not necessarily the
Theory
truth or reality but might shed the
light on truth
- Set of standards of conduct that
guide decisions and actions based
on duties derived from core values.
Define ethics
- always involves thinking an feeling,
study and practice knowledge and
intuition
, - A moral principles or a set of moral
principles that can be used in
assessing what is morally right or
morally wrong in a given situation
- can be used to develop decision
Ethical Theories
making tools for application in
clinical setting
-provide us with framework to help
us do the right thing or make right
decisions
1. deontology
what are the 4
2. utilitarianism
major ethical
3. feminist ethics
theories ?
4. ethics of caring or nursing ethics
- by Immanuel Kant
- focused on your duties and
Deontology/Kan obligations and if this is followed,
tian Ethics your action will be ethical
- Rule has no exceptions (NO
EXCUSES)
Based on MAXIMS - logical principles are
deontology based on reason (truth is right)
ethics, our duty
us determined
by what ?
, ethical theory DEONTOLOGY
based on belief
that humans
have the
capacity to think
through
problems and
determine the
right action
based on duty
(focuses on
rightness and
wrongness of an
act and
consequences
do not matter)
- opposite of deontology
- looks at the greater outcomes,
utilitarian promotes happiness and well-being
-determines the right and wrong by
focusing on the outcomes
and Principles Test Questions With
Verified Answers Updated
2024/2025 (GRADED)
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Terms in this set (48)
proposed explanation for a class of
phenomena; not necessarily the
Theory
truth or reality but might shed the
light on truth
- Set of standards of conduct that
guide decisions and actions based
on duties derived from core values.
Define ethics
- always involves thinking an feeling,
study and practice knowledge and
intuition
, - A moral principles or a set of moral
principles that can be used in
assessing what is morally right or
morally wrong in a given situation
- can be used to develop decision
Ethical Theories
making tools for application in
clinical setting
-provide us with framework to help
us do the right thing or make right
decisions
1. deontology
what are the 4
2. utilitarianism
major ethical
3. feminist ethics
theories ?
4. ethics of caring or nursing ethics
- by Immanuel Kant
- focused on your duties and
Deontology/Kan obligations and if this is followed,
tian Ethics your action will be ethical
- Rule has no exceptions (NO
EXCUSES)
Based on MAXIMS - logical principles are
deontology based on reason (truth is right)
ethics, our duty
us determined
by what ?
, ethical theory DEONTOLOGY
based on belief
that humans
have the
capacity to think
through
problems and
determine the
right action
based on duty
(focuses on
rightness and
wrongness of an
act and
consequences
do not matter)
- opposite of deontology
- looks at the greater outcomes,
utilitarian promotes happiness and well-being
-determines the right and wrong by
focusing on the outcomes
