Lectures Flashcards
Define Occupation
Activity you do for Money
Define Profession
A vocation that is based on specialized educational training.
What is a “Doctoring” Profession?
Has Internal controls such as Code of Ethics, Licensure Requirements and a formal professional organization; Recognition by society and provides services to patients/clients.
Elements of APTA’s Vision Include…
Autonomous PT practice, Direct Access, DPT, EBP, Practitioner of Choice, Professionalism.
What is autonomous PT practice?
PTs maintain active responsibility (autonomy) for the growth of the profession and the health of the people they serve.
What is a PT’s Identity?
The responsibility to manage an individual’s movement system.
What does the movement system consist of?
The integration of body systems that generate and maintain movement at all levels of bodily function.
Which body systems are included in the movement system?
Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Integumentary, Nervous, Endocrine and musculoskeletal.
Define Value
Set of rules defined by an individual
Define Morals
Set of rules that differentiate right from wrong
Define Ethics
What should be done and what one should strive to attain.
What is an Ethical Compass?
Set of internalized ideas, concepts, values, and duties
The purpose of Codes of Ethics?
- A consensus about the limits of self-interest within the profession
- Promote public trust
- Promote the public good and minimize harm
What is ethical temptation?
When there are two decisions but one involves a personal gain.
What is ethical distress?
When there is a right action to be made, however, there is pushback or a barrier in place.
What is an ethical dilemma?
When there are two right actions that compete with one another and only one can be chosen.
How to tell if something is a dilemma?
- Anything illegal taking place
- Does it feel wrong or do I have a strong “gut” reaction (stench test)?
- The mom test, would you feel comfortable telling your mom?
- Would you feel comfortable if what happened was on the news?
- Do the core documents support the decision?
What is ethical silence?
When no one mentions or does anything about a situation.
What is the rule-based approach?
Following the rules, procedures, methods, “standards of Care”.
What is the Ends-Based approach?
Doing what produces the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
What is the care-based approach?
Resolving dilemmas based on relationships and concern for others.
What is a conflict of interest?
When an individual can have a personal gain from a situation or when two parties have an incompatible interest in a situation.
Who are the Board of Regents?
They license individuals in professions and are responsible for the final decision in all disciplinary matters.
Who are the State Board for PT?
They make the decisions regarding PT and PTAs misconduct.
What is the PT practice act?
Statute (law) that defines the scope and practice of physical therapy within a jurisdiction.
What is POPTS?
Physician Owned Physical Therapy Services
What is constitutional law?
The fundamental rights of individuals in the nation.
What is statutory law?
Laws that are created through legislature
What is Judicial Case Law?
When a judge interprets the constitution and statutes.
What is Fraud?
The intentional misrepresentation of significant facts were relayed causing damages to the victim.
What is abuse?
When the accused knew or should have known that the service provided was not necessary.
What is Waste?
Duplication of service provided elsewhere or when services lack evidence of producing better results over less-expensive modalities
What is Direct Access in NYS?
A PT cannot perform direct access unless practicing for at least 3 years otherwise they require a physicians referral.
What is Tort Law?
Covers injury to person or property due to negligence.
What is Malpractice?
Injury to person or property due to negligence on the part of a healthcare professional Ex: Inappropriate treatment or incorrect diagnosis
What is negligence?
Unintentional infliction of harm; includes acts of commission and omission
What is Libel? What is Slander?
Libel is defamation in writing while slander is defamation by word of mouth
What is the Patient’s Bill of Rights?
Minimum expectations of any patient admitted into a hospital or clinic.
Differences between PTA and PT Aide?
PTAs are certified with schooling and licensure. They can perform interventions, collection of data, and short-term goals within plan of care.
PT Aide can only answer calls, maintain treatment area, patient set up, patient transportation, and assist as extra set of hands.
Supervision between PTA and PT Aides?
PTAs do not always need direct supervision, as long as PT is in the vicinity.
PT Aides are always under either PT or PRA supervision.
What is distributive justice?
Equal distribution of goods and services based on needs.
What is compensatory Justice?
Act to make up a past injustice
What is procedural Justice?
First Come First Serve
