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Lecture 1 Ethics Flashcards

1
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Define Ethics

A

Standars of good and bad, moral duty and obligation

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2
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What is a Benefience?

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Code that a healthcare worker must act in the best of the patient

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3
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Define Nonmaleficence

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Avoid harmful acts to patients

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4
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What is autonomy?

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Patients right to make own decisions

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5
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What is the patients bill of rights?**

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It informs the patient on rights regarding quality of care, refusing treatment, privacy, billing and consent

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6
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What is the medical power of attorney?

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The person incharge of a persons medical decision if they are unable to answer

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7
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Code of ethics serves what two major function?

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  1. Education
  2. Regulation
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8
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Treating without consent can result in?

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Battery and malpractice

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9
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Concent must include what?

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  1. site
    2.date
  2. Location
  3. Modality
  4. Prego stats
  5. Physican, patient, witness signature
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10
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Is a witness always needed for concesnt?

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Yes

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11
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Define competency?

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Minimal mental, cognitive or behavorial ability requires to assume responsibility

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12
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Purpose of a witness

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  1. Assures full provision of required information by physican.
  2. Assures a clear understanding by patient.
  3. Attest the full session occured
  4. Assure the authenticity of the patients signature
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13
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What is Moral ethics?**

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A persons concept of wrong/right as it relates to conscience, God, personal rationale

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14
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What is legal ethics?**

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The sum of rules/reguations by which society is governed in any legally binding manner. The law mandates certain acts and forbidfs others.

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15
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When was HIPPA enacted?

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1996

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16
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With confidentality information should not be discussed unless…

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in the direct line of duty or requested to meet specific medical needs

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17
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What are the 5 stages of greif?

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
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18
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Self determination is an extension of

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The patients right of informed consent

19
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Living will is an example of a

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Legaly binding document

20
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DNR stands for

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Do Not Ressuscitate

21
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DNR must be issued by a?

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Physician

22
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Under HIPPA we are…

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Legally and ethically bound to protect the information we collect, use, store and transmit

23
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Hospice can be initiated by the?

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  1. Patient
  2. Family member
  3. Physician
  4. Social Worker
  5. Hospital
24
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Hospice requirements are

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  1. Terminal Illness
  2. Acess to care giver
  3. Desire for the patient to remain at home during last stages
25
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Define civil law

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law that governs relationships between individuals

26
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Define tort law

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Law that governs rights of individuals from non criminal actions. (Civil law not criminal action)

27
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What are the two types of Tort laws?

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  1. Intentional
  2. Unintentional
28
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Define assualt

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The threat of touching and imposing injury

29
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Define battery

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Touching a person without permission. A willful act to harm

30
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Define False imprisonment

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The intentional confinement or constriction of another without authorization by a person who uses physical force

31
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Define libel

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Written defamation of character

32
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Define Slander

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Oral defamtion of character

33
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Define invasion of privacy

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Confidencial information being improperly exposed or touched

34
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Unintentional injury results from

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Negligence or disregard

35
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Define negligence

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neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution

36
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Examples of unintentional torts

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  1. Improperly marking radiographic images
  2. Omitting gonadal shielding
  3. Leaving unconsious patient on gurney
  4. Improper use of equipment resulting in inury
37
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Define personal liability

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A Person is liable for their own negligent conduct

38
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Define respondant superior

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Holds an employer liable for negligent acts of employees that occure while theyare serving the interests of the employer

39
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Doctrine of Respondeat Superior. 1. “meaning” 2.Definition

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  1. “Let the master answer”
  2. Holds employer liable for negligent acts of employees
40
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Res Ipsa Loquitur 1. “meaning” 2. Definition

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  1. “The thing speaks for itself”
  2. Without negligence on the healthcare providers part injury would not have occurred
41
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The Doctrine of Foreseeability states that

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Negligent acts should have been forseen

42
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Define Justice

A

Fairness and equal treatment of all

43
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Define consent

A

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something

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