5 Level CDCs Volume 1

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

Principles or standards that govern proper conduct

Question 2

Morality

Answer 2

Personal belief system derived from family, school, religion or environment

Question 3

Professional ethics

Answer 3

Commonly held values that guide professional behavior

Question 4

Hippocratic Oath

Answer 4

First used by medical professionals in the fourth century.

Accountability, confidentiality, and good moral character.

Question 5

Florence Nightingale

Answer 5

Significant influence on medical ethics. Never knowingly harm a patient!

Question 6

Basic Ethical Foundations

Answer 6

Autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence , justice, confidentiality

Question 7

Autonomy

Answer 7

Exists for the clients participation in his or her own care. Client ownership

Question 8

Beneficence

Answer 8

Encompasses the notion that you will make ethical decisions in good faith based upon the good of the client first

Question 9

Nonmaleficence

Answer 9

Foundation of trust is in the belief that you will do no harm to patient

Question 10

Justice

Answer 10

Assures there is recourse in the event they feel they are treated unjust or unfairly

Question 11

Confidentiality

Answer 11

Medical info will be protected

Question 12

Competence

Answer 12

Don’t engage in activities youre not qualified for or trained to perform

Question 13

Integrity

Answer 13

Trust is the basic therapeutic element in the tech/pt relationship

Question 14

Empathy

Answer 14

Is the ability to experiment or understand the thoughts and feelings of others

Question 15

CARE

Answer 15

Courtesy, appearance, respect and empowerment

Question 16

Criminal liability

Answer 16

Involves govt prosecution of criminal offenses for the punishment of wrongdoers and deterrence of others

Question 17

Administrative liability

Answer 17

Nonpunitive, involves an employers right to direct the action of its employees.

Question 18

Civil Tort liability

Answer 18

Civil wrong that injures a person or property of another person.

Question 19

Intention torts

Answer 19

Attach a financial liability. Several types; assault, battery, false imprisonment, misrepresentation, wrongful invasion of privacy, defamation of character

Question 20

Individual Care

Answer 20

Closely related to respecting the patients dignity. Treating each pt as an individual men’s that you should avoid stereotyping them.

Question 21

Do all your duty

Answer 21

Reliability is extremely important

Be sensitive, avoid last minute requests, be observant,

Question 22

Physical Privacy

Answer 22

Means never touching pt unnecessarily

Question 23

Personal privacy

Answer 23

Do not reveal anything about the pt or pts care to anyone not working with the pt