dynamics of health ethics

Question 1

A person with specialized learning who is engaged in a specified activity as an occupation. Those professionals who specialize in the healthcare realm

Answer 1

Professional

Question 2

refers to the conduct, character, skill, and judgment of a trained person. Healthcare professionals who act in an accountable ethical manner in the workplace and maintain a steady composure in the face of adversity.

Answer 2

professionalism

Question 3

refers to the action or process of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement

Answer 3

Certification

Question 4

refers to the formal study of moral choices that conform to standards of conduct. In the simplest sense, it means making judgments between right and wrong or listening to one’s conscience.

Answer 4

Ethics

Question 5

The most common accusation leveled in a lawsuit against a health practitioner is:

Answer 5

Malpractice

Question 6

A process by which a professional seeks recurrent learning activities and training beyond that required for the initial license:

Answer 6

Certification

Question 7

Refers to the healthcare professional’s obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider. A major fear of patients is that they will become the subject of gossip or social conversations among healthcare providers overheard by others. Healthcare professionals are taught to only discuss patient confidential information with those who are involved with treating the patient.

Answer 7

Confidentiality

Question 8

At the federal level, regulations issued under ________ establishes many confidentiality restrictions, identifies what constitutes improper disclosure of protected health information, and addresses fines and other penalties that may be imposed if confidentiality is imposed.

Answer 8

HIPPA

Question 9

Refers to the right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service.

Answer 9

Licensing

Question 10

The two general types of __________: Functional and patient-centered

Answer 10

Health teams

Question 11

The achievement of a high level of skill in the discipline in which the professionalism is trained is a critical feature of a____________

Answer 11

Professional

Question 12

Refers to the language used in medicine that allows healthcare professionals to communicate with each other

Answer 12

Medical terminology

Question 13

Maintaining a healthy balance between caring for patients without becoming___________ ____________ is essential to a professional approach to delivering healthcare

Answer 13

Emotionally attached

Question 14

Refers to a written list of professional values and standards of conduct

Answer 14

Code of Ethics

Question 15

Intentional deception of another person to the person’s detriment

Answer 15

Fraud vs. abuse—-> Fraud

Question 16

careless of senseless behavior that causes harm

Answer 16

negligence

Question 17

Most legal issues in healthcare:

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Tort law

Question 18

Threat or attempt to touch a patient without consent

Answer 18

Assault

Question 19

Touching a patient without consent

Answer 19

Battery

Question 20

Consent is given by a patient reviewing and approving the consent for treatment

Answer 20

Informed consent

Question 21

If a patient is unconscious or collapses this type of consent is given.

Answer 21

Implied consent