Ethics Flashcards
1
Q
Autonomy
A
Most frequently tested
An adult with the capacity to understand his or her medical problem s can refuse any therapy or test
Just need to confer meet or discuss
2
Q
Beneficence
A
Doing the right thing for a patient
3
Q
Emancipated minors
A
Living independently
Married
Self supporting
In the military
4
Q
Partial emancipation
A
Sex
Reproductive health
Substance abuse
So if a girls is under 18 and wants an HIV test but doesn’t want to tell her parents then respect her privacy
Only exception is abortion
