Professionalism Flashcards
ethics
relating to right or wrong, duty and obligation, principals and values and character
morals
social standards or customs, or dealing with what is right or wrong in a practical sense
unethical
conduct that fails to conform to moral principals or standards
autonomy
the pt’s right to self determination, persons ability to make moral decisions
beneficence
paramedics duty to confer benefits, the practice of good deeds, an obligation to benefit others
bioethics
study of moral dimension, including moral vision, decisions, conduct, and policies of health care and life science
impartiality test
would you accept the action if you were in the pt’s place
universalizability test
would you feel comfortable having this action performed in all similar circumstances
interpersonal justifiability test
are you able to provide good reasons to justify and defend your actions
defamation
saying something that untrue about a persons character or reputation
libel
making false statements about a person
malfeasance
performing a wrongful or unlawful act
misfeasance
performing a legal act in a manner that is harmful or injurious
slander
making false verbal statements about a person
certification
process where authority is granted to a person to take part in an activity
licence
proces sof regulating occupations through licences granted by government authorities
objective information
information based on observational facts, such as clinical signs and symptoms
pertinent negative findings
findings that warrant no medical care or investigation but that provide evidence of the thoroughness of the pt exam and history of event
subjective information
information based on opinions expressed by pt’s or others
narrative
chronological description of the call
pertinent positive findings
signs or symptoms that help substantiate the pt’s condition
reflective analysis
reflecting on other conditions and history that could be the cause / treatment route
impulsive analysis
jumping to a conclusion / solution with out other considerations
reactive decision making
waiting to make a decision until one needs to be made
anticipatory decision making
planing ahead for decisions that will have to be made
convergent data collection
collecting only data that will lead down one path
divergent data collection
collecting data to look at all sides of a case
clinical decision making six r’s
read the pt read the scene react reevaluate revise plans review performance
critical stress situations
line of duty death disaster coworker suicide infant / child death prolonged incident death or injury of a civilian caused by operation
private space
4-5 feet away
leading questions
questions that can only be answered yes or no
open-ended questions
free form response questions
empathy
ability to understand and share the feelings of another
sympathy
feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else misfortune
ethnocentrism
seeing ones one life as the most acceptable or best, acting superior
behavioural emergency
change in behaviour that can not be tolerated by the involved person or others and requires immediate attention
biological disturbances
mental disorders that result from a physical rather than a purely psychological cause; including genetic, prenatal, infection, metabolic, vascular
predominant neurotransmitters
glutamate, GABA, serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine
affect
the way a person interacts with people
behavioral emergencies, biological
genetics, pre and post natal factors, brain chem imbalance, alterations in neurotransmitters
behavioral emergencies, social cultural
personal relationships family stability economic status social cohesion work environment personal beliefs
behavioral emergencies, psychological
childhood trauma
childhood abuse / neglect
family dysfunction
biological disorders
code of ethics
a set of guidelines that are designed to set out acceptable behaviors for members of a particular group
preitracheal
situated or occurring in the tissues surrounding the trachea
adaptation
a cellular response to stress of any kind
addiction
compulsive, uncontrollable dependence on a substance
anxiety
state or feeling of apprehension, uneasiness, agitation or uncertainty
autonomic nervous system
part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary vital functions, including the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands
distress
negative, debilitating or harmful stress
eustress
positive, performance enhancing stress
epidemiology
study of the determents of disease events in populations
misfeasance
performing a legal act in way that is harmful or injurious
malfeasance
performing a wrong or unlawful act
non-feasance
failure to perform a required act
