APPLIED HEALTH ETHICS Flashcards

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Main Areas of Applied Health Ethics

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  • Free and Informed Consent
  • Issues at the Beginning of Life
  • Helping the Suffering
  • Death
  • Relating to other Health Care Givers
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when do you need to have free and informed consent?

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when havin research involving humans or samples coming from humans

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Free and informed consent protects a patient’s what?

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integrity

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Free and Informed Consent recognize that?

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a person is responsible for his own body

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Free and Informed Consent enhances the patient’s active role in _______________

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caring for his own health

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2 purpose of informed consent

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  • Protective
  • Participative
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Purpose of Informed Consent

Safeguards against intrusion of integrity

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Protective

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Purpose of Informed Consent

Allows for patient’s involvement in decision-making

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Participative

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Elements of Informed Consent

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  • Knowlege
  • Comprehension by patient
  • Patient’s Consent
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Elements of Informed Consent

disclosure of all information to the patient by the health
care giver which includes:

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  • truth of the proposed action
  • nature of the proposed action
  • probable benefits
  • possible risks
  • All information relevant to meaningful decision-making processes
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Comprehension by the patient

Information should be given in what manner?

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easily understood

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Comprehension by the patient

What language should you use?

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Familiar language

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Comprehension by the patient

must enable the patient to truly _______ the
information

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appreciate

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14
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Patient’s Consent

decisions made shoud based on?

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sound reasons

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Patient’s Consent

absence of undue pressure:

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  • time constraint
  • persuasion, threat, coercion
  • deception, manipulation
  • fear
  • other forms of control
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16
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Who gives the Informed Consent

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Patient

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16
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f the patient cannot give informed consent:

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  • patient’s nearest of kin
  • patient’s guardian
  • patient’s representative
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The Beginning of Life

many religious authorities claim that life
begins at

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the moment of conception

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The Beginning of Life

child must be borne out of a

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conjugal union
between husband and wife

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19
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

communicate ____________ with the dying patients

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compassionately

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20
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

use ___________ prudently

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technology

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21
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

recognize and accept _________

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medical futility

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22
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

avoid __________ to maintain life
at all cost

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disproportionate means

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23
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

relieve ____ effectively

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pain

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24
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

give physical, psychological , mental, emotional, moral, and emotional ________ to dying patient

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support

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25
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

provide ________ or comfort care

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palliative

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25
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

minimize patient’s ___________

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symptoms

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26
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

“Sometimes to _____.
Often to _______.
Always to _______.”

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  • heal
  • alleviate
  • console
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27
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

maximize _________ with others

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interaction

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27
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At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:

serve as the patient’s ________ in his final
journey

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companion

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28
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Suffering

a health care provider must understand
that suffering is:

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  • inevitable
  • is more than physical pain or sickness
  • more complex
  • deeply rooted in humanity
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Suffering

a health care provider must:

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  • emphatize with the patient’s sufferings
  • make suffering meaningful
  • enable the patient to see that suffering has
    supernatural benefits
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29
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Health Professional Relationships

human beings are _____

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social beings

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30
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what is the core of our social system?

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Interpersonal and professional relationships

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31
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Reciprocal interaction between and among professionals in the health care setting For:

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  • benefit of th patient
  • sustainability of networks
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Purposes of Health Professional
Relationships

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  • Professional growth and development
  • Sense of security
  • Source of belongingness, enjoyment, and fulfillment
  • Context for understanding one’s profession
  • Addressing interpersonal needs
  • Establishing personal identity
  • Building mutual understanding and cooperation
  • Improving decision-making
  • Understanding self
  • Fostering trust and cooperation
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32
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Health Professional Relationships

each one doing his best and helping others do their best

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mutual responsibility

33
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Health Professional Relationships

each one providing support and helping one
another

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mutual support

34
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Health Professional Relationships

each one showing appreciation and accepting each other

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mutual respect

35
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Health Professional Relationships

Health Care Professionals must:

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  • work to uplift the standards of his profession
  • work towards the creation of a safe environment
  • implement just health care program
  • work to discover truth through research
36
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Professional Conduct and Professional Ethics involves what?

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ethics, morals, and standards of behavior

37
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Professional Conduct and Professional Ethics Involves ethics, morals, and standards of
behavior as per what?

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As per profession; As per culture; As per setting.

38
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All standards of behavior in one’s personal
life and in the workplace

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Professional Conduct and Professional Ethics

39
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Values and guiding principles established
by organizations

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Professional Conduct and Professional Ethics

40
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Guide professionals in performing their job
functions based on sound moral and ethical principles

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Professional Conduct and Professional Ethics

41
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Professional Code of Conduct Benefits

Build confidence in the profession’s
____________

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trustworthiness

42
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Professional Code of Conduct

Provide greater ___________ and _______ about how client’s affairs will be handled

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transparency and certainty

43
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Professional Code of Conduct

Provide a ___________ to the members of the profession to resist pressure of acting inappropriately and making acceptable decisions

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supporting framework

44
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Professional Code of Conduct

Provide a common understanding of acceptable practice which builds collegiality
and allows for fairer ____________ within the profession

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disciplinary procedures

45
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Professional Code of Conduct

For others dealing with the professional, as the profession will be seen to be more ______

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reliable

46
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by the Professional Regulation Commission)

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  1. Service to others
  2. Integrity and objectivity
  3. Professional Competence
  4. Solidarity and Teamwork
  5. Social and Civic Responsibility
  6. Global Competitiveness
  7. Equality of All Professions
47
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

protect life, property, public welfare

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Service to others

48
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

heroic sacrifice

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Service to others

49
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

genuine selflessness

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Service to others

50
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Practice honesty and reliability at all times

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Integrity and Objectivity

51
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Practice objectivity

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Integrity and Objectivity

52
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Be free from conflicts of interest

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Integrity and Objectivity

53
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Refrain from unethical practices

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Integrity and Objectivity

54
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Knowledge, technical skills, attitude,
and experience

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Professional Competence

55
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Keep up with new knowledge in the
field

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Professional Competence

56
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Upgrade level of competence

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Professional Competence

57
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Engage in life-long learning

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Professional Competence

58
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Cohesive professional organization

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Solidarity and Teamwork

59
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Prioritize broader interest of the
profession

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Solidarity and Teamwork

60
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Observe ethical practices

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Solidarity and Teamwork

61
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Carry out professional duties with
due consideration to public interest

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Social and Civic Responsibility

62
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Deepen one’s social and civic
responsibility

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Solidarity and Teamwork

63
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Serve patients and the public with
due professional concern

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Social and Civic Responsibility

64
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Contribute to the attainment of
national objectives

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Social and Civic Responsibility

65
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Open to challenges of a more
dynamic and interconnected world

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Global Competitiveness

66
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Rise above global standards

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Global Competitiveness

67
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Maintain levels of professional
practices fully aligned with global
best practices

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Global Competitiveness

68
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Treat colleagues with respect
and fairness

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Equality of All Professions

69
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General Principle of Professional Conduct (by PRC)

Be fair in all dealings

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Equality of All Professions

70
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Professional Code of Ethics

make a public Declaration or
commitment for a good end

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Profess

71
Q

Principles that govern a person’s behavior in the
workplace

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Professional Ethics

72
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Set of rules on how professionals should act

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Professional Ethics

73
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Basis for society’s expectations of the professional

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Professional Ethics

74
Q

AS I ENTER THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, I SHALL:

Accept the ________ inherent to being a
professional.

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responsibilities

75
Q

Uphold the law and shall not participate in ________

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illegal work.

76
Q

Act in a spirit of fairness to all and in a spirit of __________ toward other members of the profession.

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brotherhood

77
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Accept employment from _____________ only
when there is no conflict of interest.

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more than one employer

78
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Perform my ___ with full confidence, absolute reliability, and accuracy.

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task

79
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Share my knowledge and expertise with __________.

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colleagues

80
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Contribute to the _________ of the professional organization and other allied health organizations.

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advancement

81
Q

Restrict my praises, criticisms, views, and opinions within ________

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constructive limits

82
Q

Treat any information I acquired in the course of my work as strictly _______.

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confidential

83
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Uphold the ______ and ______ of my profession and conduct myself a reputation of reliability, honesty, and integrity

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dignity and respect

84
Q

Be dedicated to the use of ________ to promote life and benefit mankind.

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clinical laboratory
science

85
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Report any violations of the above principles of the
professional conduct to:

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  • authorized agency
  • ethics committee of the organization.