Medical Ethics Flashcards

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hippocratic oath

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-first do not harm
-establishes several principles of medical ethics

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professional ethics

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-medical professions have no obligation to:
-maintain and improve the quality of health care
-police the profession to protect the public from dangerous and unqualified practitioners
-behave legally and morally
-these obligations extent to students

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obligations to patients

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-autonomy
-beneficence
-nonmaleficence
-justice

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autonomy

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-respect patients decision and choices about their health care

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beneficence

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act in pts best interest

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nonmaleficence

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no not harm or impose unnecessary burden on pts

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justice

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treat patients equally

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ethics in practice

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-informed consent
-decisional capacity
-surrogate decision making
-truth telling
-confidentiality- ethical duty (no divulging of information)
-privacy- a right rooted from common law (freedom from intrusion into ones personal matters/space, and personal information

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PA professional oath

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-I pledge to prefom the following duties with honest and dedication:
-responsibility the health, safety, welfare, and dignity of all human beings
-patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice
-value of diversity
-treat equally
-confidence in information
-assess my personal capabilities and limitations
-actively seek to expand
-work with other members
-contribute to an improved community
-respect my professional relationship with the physician
-share and expand knowledge within profession
-pledged with sincerity

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physician assistant obligations to patients

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-Health, safety, welfare and dignity of all human beings.
-Maintain patient confidentiality.
-Recognize and promote the value of diversity.
-Treat equally all persons who seek care.
-Assess their personal capabilities and limitations, striving always to improve their medical well being.
-Actively seek to expand their knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of advances in medicine

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accreditation review commission on education for the PA (ARC-PA)

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-organization sets standards for education in PA programs
-the standards are required and program accreditation is based on meeting these standards
-curriculum and instruction
-B1.05- the curriculum must include instruction about intellectual honesty and appropriate academic and professional conduct.”

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NYIT PA studies student honor code pledge

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-The college and the PA program’s expectations in establishing and maintaining the highest standards in academic work and professional behavior.
-Academic integrity: NYIT student handbook and PA program handbook

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student honor code pledge

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-Individually and collectively they will not:
-Cheat
-Plagiarize
-Copy another student‘s examination, lab report, or any other work that is used by the program as a basis for grading
-Testing materials from prior year examinations will not be:
-Copied
-Distributed
-Made available
-Utilized in any manner
-Students will:
-Actively support and will participate in maintaining the
honor code by ensuring that all uphold the spirit and
letter of the honor code.
-Students pledge to report any suspected violations of
the honor code to the instructor, and cooperate with the
PA program chair and Academic Standing Committee
(ASC) during investigation and hearings.

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faculty pledge to

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-Uphold the honor code.
-Participate on investigation committees and
hearings as requested by the Chair.
-Ensure that the pledge is fully written and signed.
-Provide an academic environment that minimizes temptation to violate the honor code.

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violations

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-Suspected violations of the honor code will be brought to the attention of the instructor, and if deemed appropriate brought to the PA program chair and the Academic Standing Committee for further investigation
-Violations of the honor code will be deemed a serious academic violation of professional behavior.
-Tolerance is a violation of the honor code; a student who is aware that the academic integrity of the school and PA program is being compromised and neglects to report this is in violation of the honor code

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autonomy

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-respect pts decision and choices about their health care

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beneficence

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-act in pts best interest

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nonmaleficence

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-do no harm or impose unnecessary burden on patient

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justice

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treat pts equally

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PA and pt PA role and responsibilities

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-To see that patients receive appropriate care
-Respect culture, values, beliefs and
expectations of the patient.
-Offer patients full range of information on
options for their health care plan.
-If the PA’s beliefs prevent them from offering treatment or care the patient deserves, PA has ethical duty to refer patient to another qualified provider.

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discrimination

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-PA’s should not discriminate against classes or categories of patients in the delivery of health care. This includes: gender, color, creed, race, religion, age, ethnic or national origin, political beliefs, nature of illness, disability, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation