Ethics and quality care Flashcards
This principle of acknowledges patient’s personal liberty and their right to decide their own course of treatment
Autonomy
This principle binds healthcare provider and patient to be truthful
Veracity
This principle obligates healthcare workers to avoid harming patients and to actively prevent harm when possible
Non-malefience
What is a double effect?
It’s the definition of a dilemma. Where your first intentions are good but a greater issue arises due to your initial actions.
This encompasses the principal called “do no harm”
-requires healthcare workers to contribute to health and well-being of their patients
Beneficence
What are three elements of advanced directives
- living will
- Power of attorney
- do not resuscitate
This principle requires healthcare workers to respect patients right to privacy
Confidentiality
It’s a theory of ethics
- Rules function apart from consequences of a particular act
- The act is justifiable though if it holds up to applied rules or principles
Formalism
It’s a theory of ethics
The act of being judged to be right or wrong based on consequences
-commonly uses principle of utility- aims to promote greatest general good
Consequentialism
It’s a theory of ethics
This term is founded not in rules or consequences but in personal attributes of character or virtue
-ask yourself how should I carry out my life if I am to live well?
-also ask what with good practitioners do?
Virtue ethics
It’s a theory of ethics
Ethical viewpoint holds that there are certain self evident truths usually based on moral maxims
-using your own best judgment during certain situations
Intuitionism
What kind of law deals with acts against welfare and safety in public?
-for RT’s it deals with working beyond the scope of your practice
Criminal law
What law deals with the regulations set by government agencies?
Administrative law
Criminal law administrative law fall under what major kind of law?
Public Law
What law protects citizens from others who might seek to take unfair advantage?
-this court decides if plaintive has been wronged and degree of reparation required
Civil law
What tort law is failure to perform one’s duties competently?
Negligent tort
What tort law involves willful act violating another’s interest?
Intentional tort
What kind of a law is a civil wrong committed against an individual or property for which court provides a remedy?
Tort law
What are the four D’s of negligence?
- The practitioner owes a duty to the patient
- The practitioner was derelict with that duty
- The breach of duty was the direct cause of damages
- damage or harm came to the patient
Refers to organize strategy of delivering care it’s a large group of individuals with chronic disease to improve outcome and reduce costs
Disease management
What are some examples of disease management programs that may be developed for patients?
Asthma, diabetes, COPD, congestive heart failure
What is verbal defamation of character?
Slender
What is written defamation of character?
Libel
Libel and slander fall under what law?
Intentional tort
