Ch. 5 & 6 Ethical Practice in AT

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

3 seperate overlapping areas of study: metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics

Question 2

Metaethics

Answer 2

global study of ethical thought or origin of ethical thought: determining whether or not moral values exist outside of the human relm

Question 3

Normative Ethics

Answer 3

principles or moral criteria upon which individuals make decisions, function as standards for determining what is right or wrong

Question 4

Applied Ethics

Answer 4

deals with specific issues, current and almost always controversial

Question 5

Confidentiality

Answer 5

maintaining the privacy status of medical records and personal information of the patient/client/athlete

Question 6

Role fidelity

Answer 6

refraining from engaging in activities that are outside of your legal scope of practice; respecting the role of other members of health care team

Question 7

Veracity

Answer 7

being truthful in all communications with the patient/client/athlete

Question 8

Beneficence/nonmaleficence

Answer 8

performing only those actions that promote the well being of the patient/client/ athlete; refraining from actions that do not promote well being of client

Question 9

Autonomy

Answer 9

recognition of the patient/client/athlete as an individual w/ a will to make decisions relative to his or her own health and well being

Question 10

NATA Code of Ethics

Answer 10

1-respect the rights,welfare and dignity of all
2-comply w/ laws & regulations governing athletic training
3-maintain and promote high standards in practice of care
4-shall not engage in conduct that could be construed as a conflict of interest or reflects negatively on the profesion

Question 11

Educational Settings

Answer 11

36.3%/ primary clinical education environment for ATS

Question 12

Operational Tools

Answer 12

tools grown from long term plans, rarely more than 2 yrs long, result of hard work and strategic planning

Question 13

Area 1 for policy and procedure

Answer 13

policies and procedures for the delivery of health care services following accepted guidelines to promote safe participation, timely care, and legal compliance

Question 14

Area 2 for policy and procedure

Answer 14

policies and procedures for management of health care facilities and activity areas by referring to accepted guidelines, standards, and regulations to promote safe and legal compliance

Question 15

Policy

Answer 15

clear and accurate written statement that identifies the basic rules and principles used to control and expedite decision making

Question 16

Procedures

Answer 16

describe the steps that should be followed-processes- of how something should be done

Question 17

Policy and Procedure Manual

Answer 17

1Policy-basic rules and principles
2Purpose-explain need for policy
3Procedures-steps to follow policy
4Documentation-how we document and provide evidence that the policy and procedures have been followed

Question 18

Athletic Training Program Functions

Answer 18

include emergency planning, PPE, drug testing, info management, management of physician clinics, & handling of medication

Question 19

Implementing of a successful plan

Answer 19

communication w/ key players internal and external, making contacts in community w/ EMS and emergency care facilities, documenting key elements of the plan, budgeting and purchasing specific equipment, and systematically reviewing and improving the plan

Question 20

Lombardo and Badolato primary goal of PPE=

Answer 20

detect any conditions that may linit an athlete’s participation & predispose the athlete to other injuries or illness during competition

Question 21

secondary goals of PPE=

Answer 21

determine the general health of individual, assess fitness level, and counsel the athlete on health-related issues

Question 22

Important function of PPE is to ID athlets who are not only at risk for general medicine and orthopedic conditions but also

Answer 22

psychosocial problems

Question 23

Ideally PPE should be held

Answer 23

6 wks prior to start of athletic season

Question 24

stationbased exam

Answer 24

intercollegiate setting given the number of athletes reviewed annually
examins large # of ppl short amount of time, cost effectice, lack of privacy

Question 25

off=based exam

Answer 25

allows athlete to see his or her personal physician

Question 26

cornerstone of PPE

Answer 26

complete and accurate medical history

Question 27

ECHOS echocardiograms

Answer 27

detect athletes at risk for sudden cardiac death

Question 28

Physical Exam should include:

Answer 28

height, weight, & vital signs; eyes, ears, nose, & throat; heart; pulmonary auscultation; abdominal palpation; genitalia; skin; musculoskeletal system; neurologic exam; lab testin

Question 29

Drug-screening program

Answer 29

designed to detect illicit drug use, enforce a banned substance list, and punish offenders of the ban, can also serve as opportunity to provide factual info about risk of illicit drug use

Question 30

Development of institutional drug-testing- program will require

Answer 30

input from administration, coaches, legal counsel, and health care providers

Question 31

Written policy on drug testing (should be developed, distributed, and publicized)

Answer 31

a- clear explanation of purposes of drug-testing program
b- who will be tested & by what methods
c-drugs to be tested for, how often, & under what conditions
d-actions to be taken against those test +