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Chapter 6 & 7 quiz Flashcards

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What are the 5 Ethical Decision making Process?

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  1. Gathering relevant information
  2. Identifying the types of ethical problems
  3. Determining the ethics approach to use
  4. Exploring the practical alternatives
  5. Completing the action
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What is Autonomy?

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every human being in adult years and of sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body. Right to Privacy

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What is Beneficence?

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act for the good of the pt

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What is Non-Maleficence?

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to do no harm

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What is Social Justice?

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access to healthcare resources

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What is Distributive Justice?

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concerns the nature of a socially just allocation (the action or process of allocating or distributing something) of goods in a society. A society in which incidental inequalities in outcome do not arise would be considered a society guided by the principles of distributive justice.

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Give an ethical Issue concerning Abortion with the 3 perspectives (autonomy, beneficence, distributive justice):

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  • Autonomy: the woman has the right to decide
  • Beneficence: because the fetus cannot decide for itself those of us who can decide should make the decision
  • Distributive Justice: if this procedure is legally available, that it should be available to all.
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What is Criminal Law?

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a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

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What is Civil Law?

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the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.

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What are examples of Criminal law?

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misdemeanors
felonies
treason

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What are examples of Civil Law?

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tort law
contract law
administrative law

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What are the 3 parts that constitute a contract between a Physician and Pt?

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  1. the doc invites an offer by establishing his availability.
  2. pt must accept the apt and makes and offer by arriving for treatment.
  3. the doc accepts the pt offer by examining the pt and beginning treatment.
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What are the 4 D’s of negligence?

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  1. Duty
  2. Dereliction
  3. Direct Cause
  4. Damages
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What is duty?

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duty exist when the physician / pt relationship has been established. the pt has sought the assistance of the physician, and the physician has knowingly undertaken to provide the needed medical service.

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What is dereliction?

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dereliction is failure to perform a duty. Proof must exist that the physician somehow neglected the duty to the pt.

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What is Direct Cause?

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Proof must exist that the pt was harmed directly because of the physicians actions or failure to act and that the harm would not otherwise have occurred.

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What is Damages?

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the pt must prove that a loss or harm has resulted from the physicians actions.

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What are the 2 types of consent?

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Informed and Implied

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Explain and give an example of Informed consent:

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permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits. Written and signed “contract” paper.

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Explain and give an example of Implied consent:

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is consent which is not expressly granted by a person, but rather inferred from a person’s actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person’s silence or inaction). When a pt offers an arm for a phlebotomy procedure.

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List the 5 types of Damages:

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  1. nominal
  2. punitive
  3. compensatory
  4. general
  5. special
22
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define nominal damages

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no harm was done

23
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define punitive damages

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to punish for wrongdoing

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define compensatory damages

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compensation for loss of income

25
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define general damages

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pain and suffering

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define special damages

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wasn’t the doctors fault

27
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Give the 8 Patient bill of rights:

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  1. information disclosure
  2. choice of providers
  3. access to er services
  4. participate in treatment decisions
  5. respect of non discrimination
  6. confidentiality of health info
  7. complaints and appeals
  8. consumer responsibilities pt are responsible for their own healthcare advocate for own healthcare
28
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define subpoena:

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a writ or document commanding/ordering a person to appear in court under penalty for failure to appear.

29
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define reasonable doubt:

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Doubt based on reason and arising from evidence or lack of evidence; it is not doubt that is imagined or conjured up, but doubt that what cause reasonable persons to hesitate before acting.

30
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define guardian ad litem:

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(GAL) is a person the court appoints to represent the best interests of a child in a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case.

31
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define abandonment:

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to withdraw protection or support; in medicine, to discontinue medical care without proper notice after accepting a patient

32
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What does HIPAA stand for?

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

33
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What does OSHA stand for?

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Occupational Safety and Health Act

34
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What does ADA stand for?

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American with Disabilities Act

35
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What are the reasonable standards of care?

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  1. your duties and responsibilities contribute to ensuring a reasonable standard of care is delivered. remember accuracy , communication, and confirmation is essential.
  2. abandonment
  3. keeping pt informed of the progress of their care treatment options., possible risks and benefits, and realistic expectations
36
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What is the main job of OSHA

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to protect against blood-borne pathogens

37
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What are virtue ethics?

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any moral theory that takes the first question as primary is virtue ethics theory. Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may, initially, be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, in contrast to the approach which emphasizes duties or rules (deontology) or that which emphasizes the consequences of actions (consequentialism).

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What are the 3 questions in Virtue Ethics?

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  1. How does one know what to do in a particular circumstance?
  2. What makes a virtue good?
  3. Is there an essential human nature or stable character?

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