Professional, Legal, and Ethical responsibility Flashcards
1
Q
What actions (or lack of ) constitute negligence? Define each (think duty, ect.)
A
- Failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances
- Duty to act
- obligation to demonstrate an appropriate standard of care
- Breach of duty
- Failed to act, conduct of a personal trainer inconsistent
- Resulting in damages
- Economic or noneconomic losses due
- Proximate cause
- A cause that immediately precedes and produces and effect
- AKA
- The natural and continuous sequence of reasonably foreseeable events
2
Q
What is meant by standard of care?
Scope of practice?
A
- Standard of care = set criteria for appropriate duties of a personal trainer
- Scope of practice = legal boundaries that determine the extend of a personal trainer’s professional duties
3
Q
What is liability ensurace?
Is it covered by fitness facility?
A
- Liability insurance = contractual promise, insurer promises to defend and indemnify (compensate) the insured, up to the defined limits of liability
- Staff members purchase professional liability insurance if not covered under facility policy
4
Q
What are 5 risk management straties that minimize risk of litigation?
RSASE
A
- Risk identification and elimnation
- Identify risks and attempt to eliminate, reduce, or transfer risks to improve safe delivery of services, chances of untoward events, related claims/lawsuits
- Screening
- Safe and effective screening of fitness clients
- Activity recommendation
- Proper recommendation or prescription of activity
- Supervision
- Appropriate provision and supervision of training exercises
- Effective emergency response delivery
5
Q
What 3 things should be maintinaed in client-PT relationship?
What 1 thing should be provided by PT to client?
A
- Maintaining appropriate boundaries, confidentiality, duty of care
- Proper instruction in safe and effective techniques
6
Q
What does client confidentiality mean?
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