legal and ethical issues of physiotherapy Flashcards
1
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what does patient centred care requires?
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- requires an understanding of the impact of context and environment on patients, families, carers & communities
2
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what does patient- centred care acknowledge?
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- acknowledges emotional labour involving in delivering care
3
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what does patient centred care identify?
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- identify training needs, support mechanisms and coping strategies for dealing with emotional labour in clinical practice
4
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what are the four reasons that we have rules of professional conduct? (4)
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- protection of the public
- protection of the professional
- maintenance of professional status
- increased public confidence in services
5
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why do we have rules of professional conduct in terms of protection of the public?
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- position of power
- beneficence
- maleficence
6
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why do we have rules of professional conduct in terms of professional status?
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- requirement profession
- professional rules
- discipline members
7
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what are the three origination of rules?
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- moral (ethical) codes
- religious beliefs
- legal statues
8
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what is the main legal statutes?
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- human rights act 1999
9
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what is ethics?
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- branch of philosophy dealing with morals
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