Ethics Flashcards
Internal controls of professional based on human values or morals principles?
Professional ethics
Science of right or wrong in human conduct
Ethics
Excepted customs of right living and conduct in a society
Morals
Regulated establishment by government applicable to people in political subdivision
Laws
Guide to maintain ethical conduct and radiologic sciences
Code of ethics
Who enforces the code of ethics?
ARRT
who made the code of ethics?
ASRT
Manners and attitudes towards patients excepted by professionals
Professional etiquette
Societies rules and regulations that are mandatory that are the laws govern all aspects of medicine
Medical law
Moral issues and problems have arisen as a result of modern medicine and research
Bioethics
Conflicting issues based on individual values
Ethical dilemma
What are the four steps to solve ethical dilemmas?
1) Identify the problem
2) develop all possible solutions to the problem
3) Selected the best solution
4) stand by and defend your solution
What are the set of moral principles used to solve ethical problems?
Ethical theories
What are the two groups ethical theories are broken down into?
1) consequentialism
2) non-consequentialism
What is the evaluates right Ness or wrongness of ethical decisions by assessing the consequences of decisions on a patient?
Consequentialism
What is the other right we can characteristics of our actions beyond consequences that are needed to determine whether a given behavior is right or wrong?
Non-consequentialism
How many ethical theories are there?
4
Which ethical theory describes relationships between two mutual dependent persons or groups in a society?
Social contract theory
What ethical Theory has individuals that have human rights including legal and moral rights?
Rights-based ethics
Which ethical Theory uses moral principles as basis for defending a chosen path of action?
Principal-based ethics (Principlism)
Which ethic Theory are virtues are establishing right reasons in action?
Virtue-based ethics
What are the 6 moral principles?
1) beneficence
2) nonmaleficence
3) autonomy
4) veracity
5) fidelity
6) justice
What is the action that benefits others?
Beneficence
What principle that makes sure no one does not do any harm?
Nonmaleficence
Which principle ensures the person must decide where the acts that respect independents of others?
Autonomy
Which principle is used to demo that being truthful is right?
Veracity
Which principle demonstrates being faithful?
Fidelity
What verifies a person gave the ok to continue with any procedure?
Their signature and a whitenesses signature
What is The permanent or long lasting document of all patient care info for the standards for maintenance of health records establishing by the joint commission (TJC)?
Health records
PPS?
Prospective Payment System
DRG’S?
Diagnostic Related Groups
It’s the physicians responsibility to inform patients of exam results
Confidentiality
If this regulation exists in a state, a physician can’t testify in court or legal proceedings without the consent of the patient?
Privileged communication
What must be in writing; redisclosure or secondary disclosure info?
Consents to release info
When was HIPPA about?
1994
What mandates confidentiality of health and financial info
HIPPA
Law that covers relationships between individuals
Civil law
What is the civil laws against a person or property and governs rights between individuals in non-criminal actions
Torts
What are the two types of torts?
Intentional and unintentional torts
What is intentional torts?
Assault
False imprisonment
Libel and slander
Invasion of privacy
What is unintentional torts
Negligence
Willful attempt of threat to inflict injury or bodily harm to another
Assault
What are the prospective payment system?
1) ICD-10-cm
2) ICD-10- Pcs
3) CPT
What is the degree of skill, knowledge and care ordinarily possessed and employed by members in good standing within profession
Standard of care
Unlawful touching of patient without their permission or consent
Battery
When a person is restrained against their will
False imprisonment
Defamation of character
Libel and slander
Written defamation of character
Libel
Oral defamation of character
Slander
May result when confidentiality has not been maintained or when their body has been improperly exposed or touched
Invasion of privacy
Neglect or omission of reasonable care of caution
Negligence
What are the 4 elements due to negligence?
1) duty expected of health care worker
2) breach of duty by health care worker
3) cause of injury is health care workers negligence
4) unjust to patient actually occurred
