Deontology science of man's duty and responsibility for his behavior. Professionally, deontology is the science of professional debt. At each profession there are different rules about how it should be exercised. Deontology is revealed in the statement "Do the right thing." According to her, man's moral duty should tell him what is right.
Deontology developed from German a philosopher Immanuel Kant(1724-1804).
Medical ethics
Concept
Definition
Moral duty is a conscious moral requirement and a purposefully implemented obligation, at the basis of which is the "good", disguised as a value system.
The debt category is also related to other concepts such as "responsibility", "self-awareness", "discipline", "conscience", "motive".
Moral norm – constitutes the imperative content of moral duty. Norms are those principles and rules by which society regulates people's behavior. The moral norm determines the type of social behavior in the everyday life situation.
Medical deontology is a science of the moral and professional duty of medical workers. It includes a system of ethical professional principles and rules (legal basis), as well as the resulting rights and stipulations of medical workers.
Subject
- study and formation of the professional behavior of medical workers
- regulation of doctor-patient and doctor-doctor relationships
Aims
- increasing the efficiency of medical activities
- elimination of the harmful consequences of substandard work
Sections
- GENERAL DEONTOLOGY - studies and forms the general principles and rules of mandatory professional behavior
- SPECIAL DEONTOLOGY - studies the specific aspects of the duty of different types of medical professionals
