ETHICS 4 Flashcards
the physician-patient relationship is based in ______?
a personal trust that binds them together.
why do patients seek the physician’s medical help
because he trusts him, and so the physician is deemed to respect and honor this trust in return.
two approaches to truth telling
- person-oriented approach
- problem-oriented approach
Considers the patient as a person with a problem, but not as a problem himself
person-oriented approach
Gives importance to the patient’s
problem, illness, or condition.
problem-oriented approach
TWOFOLD APPROACH: 2 types of relationship
- I-it relationship
- I-thou relationship
what is I-it relationship
person to object; you can manipulate things
what is I-thou relationship
person to person; you can’t manipulate without their consent
Determined by our attitude to what is other than ourselves
I-it relationship
what is taken away from us if we
are denied the truth about our condition as patient
our human and moral quality as persons
As patients, we have entrusted to the healthcare professional any knowledge he has about ourselves so the facts are ours and not his- hence, ?
to deny them to us is to
steal from us
what is the physician-patient
relationship based on
mutual confidence and respect for
each other’s rights
To deny a patient pertinent knowledge about himself, especially in a life-and-death
situation is like- ?
giving him less time to process his condition
“to trust” in Latin
confidere
refers to medical or
professional secrecy in which certain information is committed to a physician in an official capacity for the sake of the medical assistance.
confidentiality
Hippocratic Oath
whatever i see or hear, professionally or privately, which ought not to be divulged, i will keep secret and tell no one
when does the moral issue of confidentiality arise
when there is a conflict between patient’s interest and society’s interest
confidentiality is absolute
false
when can confidentiality be violated
if it is necessary to produce conditions which will bring about happiness and well-being
Utilitarian moral principle
confidentiality
utilitarian moral principle
An act is good insofar as it will produce the greatest benefits or happiness for the greatest number of individuals
