Ch. 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
____= right of all persons to make rational decisions free from external pressures.
Autonomy
____= all acts must be meant to attain a good result or be beneficial.
Beneficience
____= concept of privacy.
Confidentiality
____= some actions may produce both a good and bad effect.
Double Effect
____= duty to fulfill one’s commitments/keeping promises.
Fidelity
____= All persons being treating equally.
Justice
____= duty to abstain from inflicting harm and duty to prevent harm.
Nonmaleficience
____= attitude that sometimes prompts HC workers to make decisions regarding a person’s care without consulting affected person.
Paternalism
____= belief that life is highest good and nobody has right to judge another’s quality of life.
Sanctity of Life
____= honest in all aspects of one’s professional life.
Vracity
____= keeping patient’s belongings safe.
Respect For Property
Look over Patient’s Bill of Rights (2-5).
example?
Pt has the right to refuse an exam even if it has been started.
____ are responsible for providing a complete and accurate history.
Patients
* We’re not responsible if not given all info.
____= leaving he medical facility against medical advice.
Against Medical Advice (AMA)
* On patient if they leave.
____= possible prison and/ or fine of +$1,000; felony could lead to death penalty.
Criminal Law
____= possible prison and/ or fine of less than $1000.
Misdemeanor
____= personal injury or damage; intentional or unintentional.
Tort Law
Example of Intentional…__1__= spoken defamation of character; __2__= written defamation of character.
1) Slander
2) Libel
Be careful with all forms of ____.
Social Media
____= immobilizing patient against their will or without an appropriate reason.
False Imprisonment
Example of Unintentional
Not shielding gonads, not questioning about pregnancy.
Most suits brought against RT’s are due to patient ____.
FALLS
____= when employer may be found liable for actions of RT along with RT.
Respondent Superior (“Let the Master Answer”)
____= when RT is responsible for their own actions and facility is NOT liable.
Res Ipsa Loquitor (“The Thing Speaks for Itself”)