Ethics and healthcare reverse Flashcards
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concepts
goals
ideals
behaviors
Values
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produced and instilled in people by
firends
family
culture
environment
education
life experiences
value effectors
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lifelong process
may change as you age
value changes
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“Do no harm”
respect patients rights to make decision
aware and sensitive to ethical dilemmas
Basic ethical concepts
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religious
social
cultural influences
Ethical dilemmas creation
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may have moral objection
respect decision of patient and physician
sonographers beliefs shoul dbe respected as well
Abortion/Selective Termination
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do not try to dissuade, encourage or punish the patient
communicate with supervisor
once accepting responsibility to patient never refuse to carry out procedure
sonographer duties/obligations
abortion and selective termination
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pros and cons
policy established for providing patients with hard copy images
nothing on patient images that was not seen in study
video taping obstetric exam
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mid 1990’s many imaging depts abandoned the practive of giving pictures to patients
patients demanded a return to this practice
enterprising physicians and sonographers created a niche for nondiagnostic fetal imaging
patients returned to trendy ultrasound portrait studios
“Womb with a view”
“Body and Sole”
Nondiagnostic uses of ultrasound
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fetal packages in 2D, 3D, 4D tapes and CD’s complete with music
machines produced higher TI and MI
operators with limited training
SDMS, AIUM issued warnings against this practice
awaiting FDA guidelines or regulations
ethical dilemma, support closure of all or no opposition to these practices
Belly and Sole
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right to privacy
HIPPA
Sonographer, Physician and patient
take history in private
must report a disclosure that would prevent harm to others
Patient Confidentiality
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ethical obligatoin to perform competent complete exam and provide accurate and reliable information
obtained through continuing education and thorough training to ensure level is matintained
registry by AART, ARDMS
Competency
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duty to bring attention to radiologist if an error in the interpretation of study, technique or faulty equipment
suspent of drug/alcohol impairment of coworker
Professional disclosure
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being involved in and worthy of high standards of prefession
integrity, honesty and compassion
aware of patients behaviors, interactions and standards of conduct as well as developing technical knowledge and skill
Professionalism
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unique opportunity due to amout of time spent with patient
patients bring some degree of anxiety to exam
off reassurance and explanation of procedure and reporting process
maintain patients modesty during exam
SDMS code of ethics
patient interactions