Chapter 7: Ethics and Professionalism Flashcards
what is ethics?
a system of moral principles or standards governing a person’s conduct.
what is morals?
an individual’s beliefs, principles, and values about what is right and wrong
what is medical ethics?
system of principles governing medical conduct; deals wi/ relationship of a PTA to the patient, the patient’s family, fellow health care providers, and society
what are the physical therapy ethics?
policies from APTA; set standards of conduct that must be adhered to by the members of the APTA
what is medical law?
establishment of social rules for conduct; violation of the law my create criminal and civil liability
_____ shall comply w/ laws and regulations governing physical therapy, can also cause a violation of the statutory laws.
PTAs
what are the biomedical ethical principles?
- beneficence
- nonmaleficence
- justice and veracity
- confidentiality
- autonomy
______ emphasizes doing what is best for the patient.
beneficence
_______ exhorts practitioners to not do anything that causes harm to the patient.
nonmaleficence
_____ a health care provider distributes fair and equal treatment to every patient.
justice
_____ binds the health care provider and the patient in a relationship to tell the truth.
veracity
_____ requires the health care provider to maintain privacy by not sharing or divulging to a third party privileged or entrusted patient info.
confidentiality
_____ acknowledges the right of the patient to have control over his or her own life including the right to decide who should have access to his/her info.
autonomy
state and federal laws protecting patients’ confidentiality include?
- privacy rights
- medical records and licensing of health care providers
- protect sensitive information such as HIV test results, genetic screening information, drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation, and mental health records
HIPPA stands for? when did the act come to be?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
What is PHI?
“Protected Health Information”
includes individually identifiable health information in any form, including information transmitted orally or in written or electronic form.
what is cultural competence?
- an evolving process
- an acceptance and respect for differences
- a continuing self-assessment regarding culture
- vigilance toward the dynamics of differences ongoing expansion of cultural knowledge and resources adaptations to services
what is professionalism in physical therapy?
a systematic and integrated set of core values that through assessment, critical reflection, and change guides the judgement, decisions, behaviors, and attitudes of the physical therapist, in relation to patients/clients, other professionals, the public and the profession.
what are the APTA 7 core values? (For PTs)
- accountability
- altruism
- compassion/caring
- excellence
- integrity
- professional duty
- social responsibility
what are the APTA 8 values-based behaviors for the physical therapist assistant?
- altruism
- caring and compassion
- continuing competence
- duty
- integrity
- PT/PTA collaboration
- responsibility
- social responsibility
_____ primary regard for or devotion to the interest of the patient/client, assuming responsibility of placing the needs of the patient/client ahead of the PTAs self-interest.
altruism
______: the desire to identify w/ or sense something of another’s experience; a precursor of caring.
_____: the concern, empathy, and consideration for the needs and values of others.
compassion
caring
______ lifelong process of maintaining and documenting the competence through ongoing self-assessment, development, and implementation of a person learning plan, and subsequent reassessment.
continuing competence
_____ commitment to meeting one’s obligations to provide effective PT service to individual patients/clients, to serve the profession, and to positively influence the health of society.
duty
______ steadfast adherence to high ethical principles or standards; truthfulness, fairness, doing what you say you will do, and “speaking forth” about why you do what you do
integrity
_______ working together within each partners respective role, to achieve optimal patient/client care and to enhance the overall delivery or PT services
PT/PTA collaboration
_____ active acceptance of roles, obligations, and actions of the PTA, including behaviors that positively influence patient/client outcomes, the profession, and the health needs of society.
responsibility
_____ promotion of mutual trust between the PTA as a member of the profession, and the larger public that necessitates responding to societal needs for health and wellness
social responsibility
confidentiality is defined as an ethical principle that?
requires a health care provider to maintain privacy by not sharing or divulging to a third party privileged or entrusted patient information
a PTA student in clinical rotation talking loudly about a patient while having lunch in the hospital cafeteria means: ?
- breaking the privacy rule
- disclosure of PHI
- divulging confidential information
- not applying reasonable safeguards
