Foundations of Care Ethics

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Course Outline

  1. Ethics Within Care
  2. Ethics Morality and Law
  3. Ethical Dilemmas in Practice
  4. Nursing Deontological Duties
  5. Practical Wisdom and Deliberation
  6. Foundations of Modern Medical Ethics
  7. Ethics Committees and CCNE
  8. Major Ethical Approaches
  9. Bioethics and Patient Rights

Key Dates

  1. 1947The Nuremberg Code was established after the trial of Nazi doctors who had conducted experiments in concentration camps.
  2. 23 February 1983The French National Consultative Ethics Committee was created to illuminate ethical issues related to progress in biology, medicine, and health.
  3. 1994The first French bioethics laws were enacted and established major ethical orientations for medical practice and biomedical research.
  4. 4 March 2002The Kouchner law established or strengthened patients' rights to information, free and informed consent, a trusted person, refusal or interruption of treatment, direct access to medical decisions, and respect for dignity.

1. Ethics Within Care

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1. What does care ethics evaluate in a specific care situation?

2. How does medical ethics guide decisions in patient care?

3. What is the key difference between ethics and morality?

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What is care ethics?

A practical reflection on what is good in unique care situations.

To which historical figure does medical ethics trace its origins?

Hippocrates.

What did Hippocrates' oath prescribe for physicians?

What they should seek and refrain from doing.

How does Paul Ricoeur define medical ethics?

As practical wisdom weighing values, rights, rules, circumstances, and patient wishes.

What does ethics question in decision-making?

The values involved in a decision.

What does morality consist of within a culture?

Judgments governing what is permitted and forbidden.

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