Professionalism Flashcards
What should you not relate with being an RMT
personal photos
drinking/drugs
illegal activites
revealing things
Autonomy
right to control your own body, right to refuse treatment drugs or surgery, must be respected even if decision isnt in your own best interest
Benefience
performing acts of kindness, all healthcare workers must strive to improve patient health, each situation should be considered individually
Malefiecence
the act of committing harm or evil
non-malefiance
do no harm, bedrock of medical ethics
Double effects
doctrine of double effect treatment intended for good unintentionally causes harm, helps make decisions about whether or not actions with double effects can be undertaken
Justice
process/result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes/criminals
demands you should be as fair as possible when offering treatments and allocating scarce medical resources
you should be able to justify your actions in every situation