Lesson 4

Question 1

What are the 4 principles of biomedical ethics

Answer 1

Autonomy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Justice

Question 2

What are clinical guidelines

Answer 2

Recommendations on how to diagnose and treat a medical condition. They are mainly written for doctors, but also for nurses and other healthcare professionals

Question 3

What are policies in healthcare

Answer 3

Policy - the decisions, plans and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within an society

Question 4

What is a proceedure in health

Answer 4

Written set of step by step rules for how a specific activity is to be conducted

Question 5

What is a protocol in healthcare

Answer 5

A written plan that specifies procedures to follow in defined situations

Question 6

What is a guideline in health

Answer 6

Evidence informed recommendations intended to optimise patient care

Question 7

What place has good clinical guidelines

Answer 7

NICE

Question 8

What are risk factors in health

Answer 8

Risk factors are any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or incurring injury