Professionalism And Ethics

Question 0

What is the goal of morals?

Answer 0

To protect or cherish, values or “goods”

Question 1

What is morality?

Answer 1

Concerned with relations between people and how they can live in peace and harmony

Question 2

What is ethics?

Answer 2

A systematic reflection on and analysis of morality

Question 3

What is normative ethics?

Answer 3

Aim at identifying understanding and applying justified moral values

Question 4

What types of things do normative ethics consider?

Answer 4

What types of acts are morally wrong or right? What are morally praiseworthy traits of individuals or institutions? What types of values are morally good or bad for the harmonious functioning of society and the welfare of individuals?

Question 5

The four descriptors of normative ethics

Answer 5

Obligatory
permissable
good
otherwise morally valuable

Question 6

What do moral values include?

Answer 6

What is obligatory (right) permissible (all right), good or otherwise morally valuable

Question 7

Physical therapy Ethics

Answer 7

The set of justified conduct, beliefs, attitudes, relationships, principles ,policies and ideals in physical therapy

Question 8

Descriptive ethics and ethical ________ mean the same thing.

Answer 8

Relativism

Question 9

Descriptive ethics

Answer 9

Refers to facts about what people believe in moral matters and how people actually act regardless of whether their beliefs and actions are justified

Question 10

What is descriptive ethics often tied to?

Answer 10

Religion, job status, political status, some type of group

Question 11

Empathy versus sympathy

Answer 11

Empathy is understanding another’s position,

sympathy is immersing oneself in the emotions of another

Question 12

Ethical relativism

Answer 12

Right action consists always and only in following the customs of the group or society to which one belongs

Question 13

Problems with ethical relativism

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Someone might be a member of many groups to standards conflict

it could be used to justify patient immorality

it Makes nonsense of a fundamental aspect of moral reasons

Question 14

Teleological ethics

Answer 14

Are concerned with consequences

Question 15

Utilitarianism

Answer 15

In act is right if it is useful to bring about the best consequences overall and produce the most common for the most people

Question 16

Three elements or principles of ethics

Answer 16

Duties, rights, character traits

Question 17

What are some ethical duties?

Answer 17

Fidelity, veracity, truth telling, justice, Autonomy

Question 18

What are a few ethical rights?

Answer 18

Right to life, right to Autonomy, right to healthcare

Question 19

Describe the A, C, and O of ethical decision-making

Answer 19

A is the moral - internally what we go through C is the course of action what we plan on doing
O is the desired outcome what we want to happen

Question 20

Ethical distress

Answer 20

This is a type of problem experienced by HCP when he/She knows the right course of action, but there is a barrier (institutional or financial) keeping the HCP from following this course of action

Question 21

Ethical dilemmas

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Situations in which moral reasons come into conflict, and is not immediately obvious what should be done

Question 22

Six steps involved in responding to ethical dilemmas

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1. Identify and state the dilemma clearly and concisely
2. gather as much factual information on PT’s diagnosis and history
3. identify alternative practical courses of conduct in response to
4. deliberate and decide
5. implement your decision
6. review your decisions and decide if changes are needed

Question 23

When is it okay to break a patient’s confidence?

Answer 23

• An emergency
• patient is incapitated or incompetant
• to protect third parties
• when required by law (STDs ,child or other abuse)
• when asking to commit or hospitalize a psychiatric ill patient

Question 24

Informed consent

Answer 24

Disclosure of risks and benefits Of participation in research

Question 25

Purpose of the institutional review boards (IRB)

Answer 25

Established research protocol guidelines, protection of human subjects, review of perspective research proposals