3 Review Q's Ethics and the Law Flashcards
6 duties of a health professional
Do no harm, Do the best possible, Be faithful to reasonable expectations, Be a patient advocate, tell the truth, give each person a fair share
Describe right to life
that humans may not kill others
Describe right to privacy
patient confidentiality
Describe right to autonomy
the ability to make independent decisions
Describe right to the means to sustain life
access to what is necessary to sustain life and preserve dignity
what are the four “rights”?
right to life, right to privacy, right to autonomy, right to the means to sustain life
what is a “right”?
a claim that is expected to be honored
what is veracity?
truthfulness
6 steps to make ethical decision
gather information, identify conflicting values, determine importance of conflicting claims, explore alternatives, choose and justify one alternative, implement the decision.
4 items in order for there to be a contract
mutual agreement, intent to do (or not do) something that is legal, action must occur in exchange of payment or services, parties must be legally able to enter into contract.
Physician has following 3 rights
to accept or decline a patient, to choose to limit practice to certain specialty or particular size, to decide where to practice
Patient has the following 7 rights
to refuse treatment, to receive complete information about procedures, to select a physician, to expect continuity of care, to expect confidentiality, to be treated with dignity and respect, to receive complete info on treatment, alternatives, and consequences of no treatment.
what classification of drugs has the highest potential for abuse or addiction?
Schedule I
if controlled substances are kept in office, what should be done?
they should be counted daily, kept in locked cabinet, and verified and signed by a second person on an inventory sheet; every 2 years inventory sheet is submitted to DEA. two witnesses must watch destruction or waste of controlled meds and sign inventory sheet; any thefts must be reported to police,
what is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996?
HIPAA guarantees patient right to access their medical records, to request accounting of their information, for all employees to trained in privacy, and reasonable measures be made to ensure protection of patient information.
