U11.2: Applied Health Ethics Flashcards
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Health care provider is challenged to apply the bioethical principles in his day-to-day life.
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5 Main Areas of Applied Health Ethics
- Free and informed consent
- Issues at the beginning of Life
- Helping the suffering
- Death
- Relating to other health care givers
protects a patient’s integrity
Free and Informed Consent
recognizes that a person is responsible for his own body
Free and Informed Consent
enhances the patient’s active role in caring for his own health
Free and Informed Consent
Element of informed consent that refers to the disclosure of all information to the patient by the health care giver
Knowledge
Element of informed consent that includes the truth of the proposed action, nature of the proposed action, probable benefits, possible risks, and all information relevant to meaningful decision-making processes
Knowledge
Element of informed consent that refers to the information given in a manner that is easily understood
Comprehension by the patient
Element of informed consent that refers to the use of familiar language and suitable information
Comprehension by the patient
Element of informed consent that must enable the patient to truly appreciate the information
Comprehension by the patient
Element of informed consent that refers to the decision/s made based on sound reasons
Patient’s Consent
Element of informed consent that includes absence of undue pressure:
* time constraint
* persuasion, threat, coercion
* deception, manipulation
* fear
* other forms of control
Patient’s Consent
Who gives the informed consent?
Patient
If the patient cannot give informed consent:
- patient’s nearest of kin
- patient’s guardian
- patient’s representative
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The Beginning of Life:
Many religious authorities claim that life begins at birth.
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at the moment of conception
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The Beginning of Life:
sacredness of life from the time of conception
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The Beginning of Life:
Each life is unique and created by God.
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The Beginning of Life:
A child must be borne out of a conjugal union between husband and wife.
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The Beginning of Life:
Caring for a pregnant patient is challenging.
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T/F:
The Beginning of Life:
Treating the mother is different from treating the child in her womb.
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Treating the mother is treating the child in her womb.
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The Beginning of Life:
Treating the child in the mother’s womb is different from treating the mother.
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Treating the child in the mother’s womb is treating the mother.
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The Beginning of Life:
Health and welfare of only the mother should be taken into consideration.
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both child and mother
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The End of Life:
Life is a gift which has to be protected.
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The End of Life:
Life can be sustained forever
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cannot be sustained forever
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The End of Life:
It is easy for health care providers to manage the dying patient and accepting death.
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Health care providers find difficulties managing the dying patient and accepting death.
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The End of Life:
Health care providers should learn how to accept death and help patients and relatives accept end of life.
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The End of Life:
Death with dignity
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The End of Life:
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:
* communicate compassionately with the dying patients
* use technology prudently
* recognize and accept medical futility
* avoid disproportionate means to maintain life at all cost
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The End of Life:
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:
* relieve pain effectively
* give physical, psychological , mental,
emotional, moral, and emotional support to
dying patient
* provide palliative or comfort care
* maximize patient’s symptoms
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minimize patient’s symptoms
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The End of Life:
At the end of life, health care providers should be able to:
* minimize interaction with others
* serve as the patient’s companion in his final journey
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maximize interaction
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A health care provider must understand that suffering is controllable and simple.
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inevitable and more complex
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A health care provider must understand that suffering is:
* more than physical pain or sickness
* deeply rooted in humanity
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A health care provider must:
* empathize with the patient’s sufferings
* make suffering meaningful
* enable the patient to see that suffering has supernatural benefits
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Health Professional Relationships:
Human beings are social beings.
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Health Professional Relationships:
Intrapersonal and professional relationships are at the core of our social system.
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Interpersonal
Reciprocal interaction between and among professionals in the health care setting
Health Professional Relationships
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Purposes of Health Professional Relationships include:
* Professional growth and development
* Sense of security
* Source of belongingness, enjoyment, and fulfillment
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