Medical Ethics

Question 1

Definition of Medical ethics

Answer 1

Moral principles that govern the practice of medicine by doctors & other healthcare professionals, concerned with the distinction between right & wrong

Question 2

Medical ethics values

Answer 2

• Dignity
• Honesty
• Autonomy
• Beneficence
• Justice
• Non-maleficence

Question 3

Basic principles

Answer 3

• Autonomy of the patient
• Non-maleficence
• Justice
• Beneficence

Question 4

Age of legal consent

Answer 4

Over 12 years

Question 5

HPCSA

Answer 5

Healthcare Practitioners Council of South Africa

Question 6

10 DA Duties

Answer 6

• Commit to quality
• Know PathCare’s product
• Know your client | supporter
• Treat people with courtesy & respect
• Never argue with a client
• Don’t leave customer in indeterminate state
• Always provide what you promise
• Assume the customer is telling the truth
• Focus on making customers
• Make it easy to use our service

Question 7

5 Points from Bill of Rights relevant to medical professionals or patients

Answer 7

• Participate in decision making on matters affecting their health
• Treated by a named healthcare provider
• Information concerning a patient’s health & treatment may only be disclosed with informed consent
• Given full & accurate information about the nature of their illness
• A person may refuse treatment

Question 8

Guidelines for professional conduct from HPCSA

Answer 8

• Practice as a healthcare professional is based upon relationship of mutual trust between patients & healthcare practitioners.
• The term ‘profession’ means ‘a dedication, promise or commitment publicly made’
• To be a good healthcare practitioner, requires a life-long commitment to sound professional & ethical practices & an overriding dedication to the interests of one’s fellow human beings & society.
• The practice of healthcare professions is a moral enterprise