Health Care History/Ethics Exam Flashcards
What are the different types of wellness?
Physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual
What is holistic health care?
Promotes treating the body, mind, and spirit
What was an early belief for the cause of disease?
Caused by evil spirits
When were antibiotics invented?
1500s-1600s
What is traditional medicine?
stems from Indigenous groups, centuries old practices
What is conventional medicine?
Focuses on treating symptoms
science based
ex: drugs, surgery
What is biomedical/Western medicine?
physical causes/effects
physician is authority
What is complementary medicine?
Using alternative techniques with conventional methods
PRE CLINICAL STUDIES: phase 1
tests on 10-100 people
PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES: phase 2
tested on 100-300 people
PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES: phase 3
tested on 1000+ people
What is a stakeholder?
Individuals who may have a stake in the outcome of
3 Core Ethical Principles
What does the patient want?
Harms/Benefits?
Patients requests satisfied?
7 Steps for Ethical Dilemmas?
1 recognize case
2 identify problem
3 find reasonable alternative
4 consider each option
5 decide on resolution
6 consider your position
7 do the right thing
What is health care?
maintenance and restoration of health by treatment/prevention of disease