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Ethical Issues in Health Flashcards

1
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Patient has freedom of thought, intention, and action when making decisions regarding health care procedures

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Autonomy

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The principle of honesty states that the right to truthful communication regarding their medical condition, the course of their disease, the treatments recommended, and alternative treatments available

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Veracity

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Serves to ensure that health care providers are obligated to refrain from divulging information that is obtained from patients during the course of medical treatment and to take reasonable precautions to protect that information

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Privacy/confedentiality

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Relates to the patient-provider relationship, is based on loyalty

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Fidelity

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the principle that health professionals should behave in the best interest of their patients

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Beneficence

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6
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the principle of “above all else, do no harm”

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Non Maleficence

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For a patient to make a fully informed decision, he/she must understand all risks and benefits of the procedure and the likelihood of success

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Autonomy

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respecting the privileged knowledge

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Privacy/confidentiality

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9
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Respecting the “self” of others

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Privacy/confidentiality

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10
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Pharmacists, at times, may experience differing loyalties that will pull them in opposing directions, which is difficult when one choice must be made.

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Fidelity

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11
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requires a health care provider to not act in any way that intentionally inflicts needless harm or injury to a patient, either through acts of commission or ommission

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Non Maleficence

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12
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Distibution of scarce health resources, the the decision of who gets what treatment

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Justice

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13
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Fairness and equality

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Justice

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14
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The burdens and benefits of new or experimental treatments must be distributed equally among all groups in society

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Justice

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15
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Making a decision based on criteria and outcome

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Comparative Justice

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16
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Fair distribution of scarce resources

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Distributive Justice

17
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Respect or people’s rights

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Rights Based Justice

18
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Respect for morally acceptable laws

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Legal justice

19
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3 categories of justice

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Legal Justice
Distributive Justice
Rights Based Justice

20
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2 Elements of Justice

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Equality and Equity

21
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necessary when some people are not treated with the same degree of respect as that accorded to others

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Equality

22
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Care must be taken to ensure that health care resources are used sensibly and fairly

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Equity

23
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Meaning of HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996

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When was HIPAA implemented?

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April 2003

25
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Ensures privacy and confidentiality of medical records

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HIPAA

26
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A legal document that identifies the patient, diagnoses, and justification for treatment

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Medical record

26
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Situations necessitating a choice between two equal (usually undesirable) alternatives

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Ethical dilemma

27
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a situation that requires a person to choose between two difficult options, neither of which is perfect

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Ethical Dilemma

28
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Factors causing Ethical Issues

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Confidentiality
Transmission of diseases
Aggressive marketing practices
Provided information
Terminally ill patients
Sexual Harassment

29
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Protection of private patient information and medical records

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Confidentiality

30
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Protect yourself while still making the patients feel at ease

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Transmission of diseases

31
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Main goal of the hospital should be patient care, not marketing schemes
Do not recommend unnecessary services to a patient just for the sake of profit

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Aggressive marketing practices

32
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accurate and honest information should be provided to the patient

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Provided information

33
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These patients have specific wishes for the manner in which they want their lives to end.

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Terminally ill patients

34
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Rules should be strict about sexual harassment of any kind at the healthcare facility

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Sexual Harassment

35
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branch of ethics committee should be involved in the case

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Sexual Ethics

36
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The patient consents to release of the information. Written consent from the patient should be obtained. Otherwise, inferred consent is sufficient.

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Disclosure of information

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