U14: Professional Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct Flashcards
includes all standards of behavior in:
* in one’s personal life
* in one’s occupation
* in the workplace
Professional Ethics
sound moral and ethical principles
Professional Ethics
ethics, morals, standards of behavior
Professional confuct
T/F:
Being a professional, it is necessary for the person to maintain his/her ethical behavior and to show good professional conduct.
T
cover personal and corporate standards of behavior expected from and by a professional
professional codes of ethics
prescribes how professionals are to pursue their common ideals and to protect each professional from certain pressures
professional codes of ethics
provides professionals a clear set of obligations based on tradition, society’s expectations, contracts, laws, and rules of ordinary morality
professional codes of ethics
informs the professionals about their obligations to their employers, clients, customers, other professionals, the profession itself, and the society in general
professional codes of ethics
T/F:
Professional Codes of Ethics is the same for all professions.
F;
Professional Codes of Ethics differ from every profession.
T/F:
Medical technologists do not only know how to perform laboratory procedures and analyses but perform their work based on good reason and judgment.
T
provide the action to the code of ethics
Professional codes of conduct
serve to apply the codes of ethics to particular and relevant situations
Professional codes of conduct
list of guidelines or conditions
Professional codes of conduct
official documents that clearly define how a professional or a company employee should behave in the workplace on a daily basis
Professional codes of conduct
build confidence
Professional codes of conduct
provide greater transparency and certainty
Professional codes of conduct
provide a common understanding of acceptable practice
Professional codes of conduct
The general principle of professional conduct is lifted from?
the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
T/F:
Professionals are required to have an ethical commitment.
T
T/F:
Professionals are required to have a personal resolve to act ethically.
T
T/F:
Professionals are required to have ethical awareness (know what is right or wrong).
T
T/F:
Professionals are required to have ethical competency (ability to engage in sound moral reasoning and consider carefully the implications of alternative actions)
T
to know what is right or
wrong
ethical awareness
ability to engage in sound moral reasoning and consider carefully the implications of alternative actions
ethical competency
7 Specific Principles of Professional Conduct
- service to others
- integrity and objectivity
- professional competence
- solidarity and teamwork
- social and civic responsibility
- global competitiveness
- equality of all professions
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals are committed to a life of service to others
service to others
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals shall perform their responsibilities with the highest sense of integrity and imbued with nationalism and spiritual values.
integrity and objectivity
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals shall, therefore, undertake only those professional services that they can reasonably deliver with ___________ ______________
professional competence
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals should put the broader interest of the profession above one’s personal ambition.
solidarity and teamwork
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals shall always carry out their professional duties with due consideration of the broader interest of the public.
social and civic responsibility
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals shall remain open to challenges of a more dynamic interconnected world.
global competitiveness
Specific Principle of Professional Conduct:
Professionals shall treat their colleagues with respect and shall strive to be fair in their dealings with one another.
equality of all professions
Directing the adoption of the code of good governance for the professions in the Philippines:
Lifted from?
the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission
DIRECTING THE ADOPTION OF THE CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR THE PROFESSIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section __, Article ___ of the Constitution, “the sustained development of a reservoir of national talents consisting of Filipino scientist xxx professionals xxx high-level technical manpower xxx shall be promoted by the State.“; (underscoring supplied)
Section 14
Article XII
DIRECTING THE ADOPTION OF THE CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR THE PROFESSIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES:
WHEREAS, by virtue of the provisions of Section ___ and ___ of Republic Act No. ______, otherwise known as the __________, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), hereinafter called the Commission, is empowered to adopt policies, such as professional standards and principles designed to enhance and maintain high professional, technical, and ethical standards in the practice of the professions;
Section 5 & 7(a)
RA No. 8981
PRC Modernization Act of 2000
PRC Modernization Act of 2000
RA No. 8981
WHEREAS, the adoption of the ____________ will promote and establish ethical awareness and competency among Filipino professionals to make them accountable to their public liability and fully fulfill their professional obligation to their clients; and;
Code of Good Governance
T/F:
The Code will empower professionals not only to upgrade or improve their technical and ethical proficiency but also to keep them abreast with modern trends and technology in their respective professions, thereby assuring the high quality and globally-competitive professional services, and secure the safety and protection of the public.
T
President of the Philippines who ordered the Code of Good Governance
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
T/F: (Section 1)
The Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines shall be adopted by all registered professionals.
T;
Section 2:
The ________ and the ________ are hereby directed to undertake measures, including networking with government agencies and civil society, to effectively implement and enforce the Code through the ________ under the Commission’s supervision and control.
Governance Advisory Council
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs)
Section 3:
The _____ shall, after consultation with and upon recommendation of the various Boards, issue the necessary guidelines and procedures for the enforcement of the Code.
PRC
Section _____:
Any executive issuance, orders or provisions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are deemed modified or repealed.
Section 4: Repealing Clause
Section 4
Repealing Clause
Section 5
Effectivity
Section _____:
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Section 5: Effectivty
Code of Governance:
done in ________
date: _________
DONE in the City of Manila,
June 23, 2003
Executive Secretary who signed the code of good governance
Alberto G. Romulo
branch of moral science concerned with the obligations which a member of a professions owes to the public, to his profession, and to his clients
professional ethics
T/F:
Every aspect of professional practice is governed by a set of ethical standards.
T
describes the expected ethical obligations and principles that patients, the profession and the public believe
code of ethics
guides the professional and personal conduct of all medical technologists who must adhere not only to the guidelines, but also to the underlying spirit and precepts
code of ethics
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to define professional privileges, behaviors, and responsibilities towards the members of the community in general.
T
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to promote professional quality, professional conduct and a moral method of procedures.
T
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to defend private professions from undue interference by the government or by other agencies
T
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to preserve the dignity of the profession and their confidence.
F;
confidence of the public
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to defend clients from unscrupulous individuals.
T
T/F:
One of the main objectives of the professional code of ethics is to fix certain standards of the compensations for services or work.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Accept the responsibilities inherent to being a professional.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Uphold the law and shall participate in illegal work.
F;
not participate in illegal work
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Act in spirit of fairness to all and in spirit of brotherhood toward other members of the profession.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Accept employment from more than one employer when there is conflict of interest.
F;
only when there is NO CONFLICT of interest
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Perform my task with full confidence, absolute reliability, and accuracy.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Share my knowledge and expertise with my colleagues.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Contribute to the advancement of the professional organization and other allied health organizations.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Voice out my praises, criticisms, views, and opinions freely.
F;
Restrict my praises, criticisms, views, and opinions within constructive limits.
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Treat any information I acquired in the course of my work as strictly confidential.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Uphold the dignity and respect of my profession and conduct myself a reputation of reliability, honesty, and integrity.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Be dedicated to the use of clinical laboratory science to promote life and benefit mankind.
T
T/F:
Code of Ethics of Medical Technologists:
Report any violations of the above principles of the professional conduct to authorized agency and to the ethics committee of the organization.
T
Laboratory Phase:
* includes informed consent
* all tests that benefit the patient
* access to all tests at a reasonable cost
pre-analytical phase
Laboratory Phase:
* right to decline specimen examined
* best possible analytical result to patient
* no discrimination in examination of patients sample on the basis of gender, age, or race
analytical phase
Laboratory Phase:
* reporting and interpretation of results
* residual specimen
* data access
post-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
requests for laboratory tests
pre-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
no financial interest involved
pre-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
proper identification of the patient with respect to the test/s requested
pre-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
proper collection, labelling, handling of samples, performance of tests
pre-analytical phase
3 basic principles of ethical issues during the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phase
- respect for persons
- beneficence
- justice
Ethical issue during what phase:
confidentiality, quality, competency
analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
maintain ethical standards
analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
reporting and interpretation of test results
post-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
storage of residual samples
post-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase:
access to laboratory data
post-analytical phase
Ethical issue during what phase
maintain ethical standards
post-analytical phase
T/F:
Regarding ethical issues, it is necessary to incorporate principles and guidelines of bioethics and professional ethics in laboratory medicine.
T
T/F:
Regarding ethical issues, it is necessary to uphold reputation and dignity of the profession.
T
T/F:
Regarding ethical issues, it is necessary to conduct an ethics training program.
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