11: Applied Health Ethics Flashcards
True or False
Health care provider is challenged to apply the bioethical principles in his day-to-day life
True
What are the main areas of Applied Health Ethics
- Free and Informed Consent
- Issues at the Beginning of Life
- Helping the Suffering
- Death
- Relating to other Health Care Givers
It protects a patient’s integrity
Free and Informed Consent
It recognizes that a person is responsible for his own body
Free and Informed Consent
It enhances the patient’s active role in caring for his own health
Free and Informed Consent
What are the two purposes of Informed Consent?
Protective and Participative
This purpose of Informed Consent that safeguards against intrusion of integrity
Protective
This purpose of Informed Consent that allows for patient’s involvement in decision-making
Participative
This element of Informed Consent is the disclosure of all information to the patient by the health care giver which includes:
* truth of the proposed action
* nature of the proposed action
* probable benefits
* possible risks
* All information relevant to meaningful decision-making
processes
Knowledge
This element of Informed Consent is the information given in a manner that is easily understood
Comprehension by the patient
This element of Informed Consent considers the use of familiar language and use suitable information
Comprehension by the patient
This element of Informed Consent must enable the patient to truly appreciate the information
Comprehension by the patient
This element of Informed Consent is the decision/s made based on sound reasons
Patient’s Consent
This element of Informed Consent must have the absence of undue pressure such as:
* time constraint
* persuasion, threat, coercion
* deception, manipulation
* fear
* other forms of control
Patient’s Consent
Who gives the Informed Consent?
Patient
If the patient cannot give informed consent, who are authorized to give the confirmed consent?
- patient’s nearest of kin
- patient’s guardian
- patient’s representative
If the patient cannot give informed consent, the patient’s nearest kin is one of the people authorized to give the informed consent. What is the order of the kin to give informed consent?
- Spouse
- Son or Daughter of legal age
- Either parent
- Brother or sister of legal age
- Guardian over the person of the decedent at the time of his death
Many ____________ authorities claim that life begins at the moment of conception
religious
T or F
Each life is unique and created by God
T
A child must be borne out of a _________________ between husband and wife
conjugal union
T or F
Health and welfare of both child and mother should be taken into consideration
T
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to: communicate ____________________ with the dying patients
compassionately
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to: use ________________ prudently
technology
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to: recognize and accept medical _________
futility
