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Final- Professional Ethics, Values, And Responsibilities Flashcards

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What are the ethics in OT?

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OT is rooted in ethical concepts and moral based values

Professional values (autonomy/ independence) in OT are linked to quality of life

Promoting max independence by enhancing functional abilities (occupations) and adapting environment promotes QOL

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What are the 5 complex ethical issues OTs confront with the changing of the healthcare environment?

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1) different and changing policies
2) federal and state laws
3) association principles
4) understanding professional ethics
5) professionalism requirements

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What are 3 examples of professional competency?

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1) knowing how to obtain informed consent
2) knowing what to do when a client refuses intervention
3) knowing how to communicate confidential material

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What are the common grounds between clinical reasoning and ethics?

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Client choice

Critical thinking requires carefully weighing alternatives

Case specifics, contemplation, negotiation, and reaching a solution

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What are ethics?

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A set of value based principles to assist the individual in making moral decisions

Examine how an individual should think and behave towards others

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What is mortality?

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The accepted standard of right and wrong

learned early and gathered from different sources

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What is the environment?

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Affects our moral choices

School, family, religion, media, etc

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Caring, honesty and respect are part of?

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Values

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What is judgement?

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Act of deciding after considering alternatives

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What will help OTs make ethical decisions for determining rightness, morality and praiseworthy behavior?

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Self awareness

Organizing their belief systems

Must focus on case specific human factors toward a process of clinical reasoning and ethical decisions

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What is the theory of foundational characteristics?

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Fundamental pronciples of mortality exist

Behaviors are based on good or bad core functions

Non circumstantial- treat everyone fairly no matter what

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What are the theories of comparative characteristics?

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Fundamental principles of morality does not exist

No universal law or accepted truths

No rule is valid for every situation

Good and bad must be defined

Consequentialism

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What is consequentialism?

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Idea that the right or wrong is deterred by result of that action

Moral worth is determined by an evaluation of the consequences

The ends justify the means

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What is utilitarianism?

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Thinking compared benefits and costs with an emphasis on utility (useful purpose)

Promotes the greatest good- achieving the greatest benefit for the larger number of individuals

Considers the available resources and development injecting standard for “consequence”

Evaluated the process- relies on comparison of situational variables (quantity and quality)

Ethical judgement is required

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What is an example of utilitarianism?

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A moral decision can be made by creating a list and then counting the pros and cons

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What is the theory of relative standards (ethical relativism)?

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Rules to guide behavior change relative to time and place

Values are important for establishing norms and community traditions

Praiseworthy vs blameworthy- different because judgement of a behavior if a function of social order

Ethical relativism does not provide universal rules for easy determination of good behavior

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Ethical vs legal

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Sometimes illegal and unethical are consistent

Can be legally acceptable but ethically inappropriate

Illegal activity can be morally defensible

Federal, state, municipal govts have power to pass legislation and implement policy through regulations

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What is quality of life?

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Different for everyone

Depends on personal values of individual

Idea that make QOL change over time

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What is health related quality of life (HRQoL)?

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Measures the effect of health on QOL

measurements tools assess perception of wellness through eating of physical and mental health

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What are the 3 ethical issues revolving justice?

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1) entitlement- who can get services
2) access- which type of service is covered
3) allotment- how many services

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What causes ethical dilemmas?

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Loyalty to the recipient of care vs employer

Ethical concerns for quality- modification of services access, program costs and reimbursement

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What is the code of ethics?

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A collection of formal explicit statements forming a moral guide for an identified group outlining right and valued behavior, principles and values

Crates recognition of the behaviors deemed good or bad within a group

Can be stand alone document or component of organizations policy

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What 3 OT associations share the same values and published documents on values and ethics?

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WFOT

AOTA

NBCOT

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What is the enforcement procedures for the OT code of ethics?

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Complaint process, sanctions and outlines the AOTAs ability to penalize and AOTA member that violates the ethics standard

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What is the first core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Altruism is concerned with creating benefits for others

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What is the second core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Equality is the basis for impartial fairness

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What is the third core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Freedom is reflected in self determination and right to choose

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What is the 4th core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Justice is being objective and unbiased

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What is the 5th core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Dignity places emphasis on the unique characteristics of each person as valuable and worthy of respect

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What is the 6th core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Truth is a requirement for honesty and accuracy

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What is the 7th core value that was emphasized in the core values and attitudes of OT practice?

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Prudence is the basis for cautious good sense

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What are the 6 principles defined by the code of ethics?

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1) beneficence
2) nonmaleficence
3) autonomy and confidentiality
4) justice
5) veracity
6) fidelity

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How does the code of ethics define beneficence?

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Maximize positive and good benefits

OTs are expected to provide services in a fair manner without discrimination

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How does the code of ethics define nonmaleficence?

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Minimize or avoid causing harm

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How does the code of ethics define autonomy and confidentiality?

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Autonomy-
Free will it self determination with respect for individuality

Confidentiality-
Protection of privacy, info and communication

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How does the code of ethics define justice?

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OTs to advocate for fair distribution of resources

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How does the code of ethics define veracity?

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Obligation to be truthful

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What is informed consent?

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Process that acknowledges the service recipients right to be directly involved in health care decisions

Allows for choice and refusal to participate

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What’s re the 3 necessary components for informed consent and explain?

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1) disclosure- knowledge for making decisions
2) competency- capability to understand info
3) voluntary- freedoms to choos

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What is the first step to write an ethical decision SOAP?

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Create an initial problem list

Central problems/ most significant problem and all involved

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What is the Subjective aspect of SOAP?

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Identity ethical issues or problems

Recognize the president of feelings

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What is the Objective aspect of SOAP?

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Search the literature to identify similar situations

Know professional guidelines and standards of practice

Determine relevant code of ethics principles

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What is the Assess aspect of SOAP?

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Asses the situation

Articulate solutions

Postulate all the consequences for each choice

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What is the Plan aspect of SOAP?

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Articulate a plan of action

Realistic solution

46
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What are the steps after SOAP?

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Implement the plan

Evaluate the need to modify the plan

47
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How does the code of ethics define fidelity?

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Obligation for fairness, integrity and loyalty in professional interactions

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