Code Of Ethics Flashcards
Adhere to core values/interest of pt over PT
- Duty to patients/clients
Recognize personal biases/don’t discriminate
- Duty to all individuals
Compassion/caring incorporate pt’s individual and cultural differences
- Duty to pts/clients
Provide info necessary for informed decisions
- Duty to pts/clients
Collaborate with them to empower them in decisions about health care
- Duty to pts/clients
Protect confidential info/ only disclose by law
- Duty to pts/clients
Pts best interest in all practice settings
- Accountable for sound professional judgement
Informed by standards, evidence, experience, pt values
- Accountable for sound professional judgement
With in scope, level of expertise, communicate/refer to others when necessary
- Accountable for sound professional judgement
No conflicts of interest that interfere with professional judgement
- Accountable for sound professional judgement
Appropriate direction with PTAs and support personnel
- Accountable for sound professional judgement
Truthful, accurate, reliable info
- Integrity in relationships
Don’t explain those over whom you are in authority
- Integrity in relationships
Discourage misconduct by HCPs, report illegal/unethical actions
- Integrity in relationships
Report suspected cases of abuse (children and vulnerable adults)
- Integrity in relationships