exam 2

Question 1

professional codes of ethics

Answer 1

guidelines that entail roles and responsibilites
–> provides guidance in clarifying moral values

Question 2

surviving professional life ethically

Answer 2

what do you do when your personal values/beliefs conflict with your professional duty (can you avoid going against your morals while performing the action?
–> perform the 6 step process

Question 3

personal morality

Answer 3

set of moral values you have reflected on and chosen that helps you with decision making
–> practice self-care: respond to policies that may offend you, self-reflect, mentor-mentee relationships

Question 4

whistle blowing among colleagues

Answer 4

reporting unethical or incompetent behavior of other health professionals/peers
–> motivated by concern for others rights/welfare
–> those who report must have the support of trusted leaders/mentors

Question 5

content of staff meetings

Answer 5

ethical decision making process (decide as team), peer reviews (opportunities to change), updates, recent issues, future issues

Question 6

high quality care from perspective of healthcare providers, organizations

Answer 6

product of professional’ skilled efforts in assessing

Question 7

mission statements

Answer 7

description of an organizations ideals and aspirations
–> drives strategic priorities
–> sets goals, behavioral objectives and expectations of patients/employees

Question 8

ethics committees

Answer 8

consultation with the committee is another resource that provides guidance in clarifying moral values in clinical structures
–> tasked with decided what is a right/wrong solution

Question 9

material cooperation

Answer 9

cooperation in wrongdoing of a procedure, action, etc. can be justified as it does not reflect ones moral values
–> their cooperation is determined by their position, the event will happen regardless of their cooperation
(you are only their to perfrom your duty; your duty is separated from what you think is right

Question 10

confidentiality

Answer 10

maintaining privacy of patient in healthcare environment
–> debate of when is it ok to share
–> confidentiality means leads to patient trust

Question 11

protected health information

Answer 11

any health information (ex. medical record) that is used to identify an individual (contains information about physical/mental health)

Question 12

conditions for sharing

Answer 12

share among health care professionals on a need-to-know basis
–> sharing relevant details leads to higher quality care for the patient

Question 13

hipaa

Answer 13

creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without their consent/knowledge

Question 14

hitech act of 2009

Answer 14

strengthened privacy laws that protect patient health information by funding the creation of electronic patient records and establishing security standards

Question 15

health information managers

Answer 15

key members of the healthcare team who design and maintain the system that facilitates the collection, use, spreading of health information

Question 16

exceptions to confidentiality

Answer 16

harms patient by keeping quiet, patient is incapacitated (needs someone to make decisions), patient is a threat to themselves, others, third parties (others are at risk if knowledge is withheld)

Question 17

breaches in patient confidentiality

Answer 17

third party receives private medical information (privacy/security breaches)
–> threats of use of health technology

Question 18

shared decision making

Answer 18

healthcare provider and patient work together to arrive at the best decision
–> health care provider: inform about health option and evidence to support
–> patient: share values, goals, prefrences