Quiz 2 Review: Professionalism & Ethics, National & State PA Orgs, Comparison of Healthcare Professionals

Question 1

The city of __________ was a proactive medical community.

Answer 1

Seattle

Question 2

What and when did a significant discovery occur in Seattle?

Answer 2

• 1950-1960s

- Medical team w/ Dr. Belding Scribner came across and pioneered Dialysis

Question 3

What is the modern day treatment of Dialysis?

Answer 3

Approx. 3 days a week

Question 4

What are the 2 committees that make up the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center?

Answer 4

I) Medical Advisory Committee

II) Admissions Advisory Committee

Question 5

Define Medical Advisory Committee

Answer 5

Role was to recommend who should be qualified to receive Dialysis treatment

Question 6

The Medical Advisory Committee referred potential candidates to who?

Answer 6

The Admissions Advisory Committee

Question 7

Define Admissions Advisory Committee

Answer 7

An anonymous committee, representing a cross-section of the community

Question 8

Define Professionalism

Answer 8

The conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession/professional person

Question 9

Six elements of Professionalism…

Answer 9

I) Altruism 
II) Accountability
III) Excellence
IV) Duty
V) Honor and integrity
VI) Respect for others

Question 10

Seven Challenges to Elements of Professionalism…

Answer 10

I) Abuse of power
II) Arrogance
III) Greed
IV) Misrepresentation
V) Impairment 
VI) Lack of conscientiousness
VII) Conflict of interest

Question 11

What are the components of Professionalism?

Answer 11

• Trust
• Community
• Specialized body of medical knowledge
• Ability to self-regulate
• Professionalism is one of the SIX competencies for the PA profession

Question 12

How has professionalism in medicine diminished?

Answer 12

• More focus on science and less on service
• More focus on the business of medicine
• Increasing cost associated with medicine due to increased demand

Question 13

Define Ethics

Answer 13

The discipline dealing with what is good/bad and with moral duty and obligation

Question 14

What are the four major principles of Biomedical Ethics according to _______ __________ and ________ __________.

Answer 14

James Childress; Thomas Beauchamp
I) Autonomy
II) Beneficence
III) Nonmaleficence
IV) Justice

Question 15

Define Autonomy

Answer 15

Right to make one’s own choices

Question 16

What are some characteristics of Autonomy?

Answer 16

• Ensuring the informed patient’s right to participate in medical decision making
• Informed consent
• Competent patient
• Privacy
• Freedom of choice (self-determination)

Question 17

Define Beneficence

Answer 17

Do good to the patient (avoid evil)

Question 18

Define Nonmaleficence

Answer 18

Do no harm by MAXIMIZING possible BENEFITS, while MINIMIZING possible HARMS

Question 19

Define Justice

Answer 19

Fairness

Question 20

Define Advocacy

Answer 20

Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

Question 21

What are effective characteristics/principles of Advocacy?

Answer 21

• Rightness of cause
• Power of the advocates (more of them is much better than less)
• Thoroughness with which the advocates researched the issues
• Their skill in using the advocacy tools available
• The selection of effective strategies and tactics

Question 22

What components (programs) make up the Physician Assistant Profession?

Answer 22

I) AAPA - physician assistants
II) PAEA - educational programs
III) ARC-PA - accreditation process
IV) Certification process

Question 23

What does AAPA stand for?

Answer 23

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Question 24

Define Optimal Team Practice (OTP)

Answer 24

Practice that emphasizes a PA’s commitment to team practice

Question 25

What are the components of OTP?

Answer 25

- Replaces obsolete supervisory agreement laws - Created separate majority PA boards to regulate PA's - Authorize PA's to be DIRECTLY reimbursed by all public/private insurers

Question 26

What does FAPA stand for?

Answer 26

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants

Question 27

Define Volunteerism

Answer 27

The use or involvement of volunteer labor, especially in community services

Question 28

What does ARC-PA stand for?

Answer 28

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant

Question 29

What does PAEA stand for?

Answer 29

Physician Assistant Education Association

Question 30

What does NCCPA stand for?

Answer 30

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Question 31

Which organization do the following characteristics refer to... - Accredits educational programs - Sets standards - Assures compliance with standards

Answer 31

ARC-PA

Question 32

Which organization do the following characteristics refer to... - PANCE/PANRE - Makes rules for eligibility for exams - Verify certification of PA's

Answer 32

NCCPA

Question 33

Which organization do the following characteristics refer to... - Represents educational programs - Faculty development - Educational leaders workshops - Exams for clinical

Answer 33

PAEA

Question 34

Which organizations do the following characteristics refer to... - Founded in 1968 - Represents over 115,000 certified PA's - Advocates/educates - Works to grow PA education - Works to improve healthcare

Answer 34

AAPA

Question 35

What are the characteristics that make up professional/interprofessional competencies?

Answer 35

I) Interprofessional Education II) Interprofessional Collaborative Practice III) Interprofessional Teamwork and Team-Based Care

Question 36

Define Interprofessional Education?

Answer 36

When students from 2 or more professions learn about, from and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes

Question 37

Define Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

Answer 37

When multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families and communities

Question 38

The goal of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice is to deliver the ___________ quality of care.

Answer 38

Highest

Question 39

Define Interprofessional Teamwork

Answer 39

Levels of cooperation, coordination and collaboration characteristics

Question 40

T/F Interprofessional Collaborative Practice is the relationships between professions in delivering patient-centered care

Answer 40

False; Interprofessional Teamwork

Question 41

Define Interprofessional Team-Based Care

Answer 41

Care delivered by intentionally created, relatively small work groups in health care

Question 42

What are some characteristics of Interprofessional Team-Based Care?

Answer 42

- Recognized as having a collective identity | - Shares responsibility of patient

Question 43

Define Professional Competencies in Health Care

Answer 43

Integrated enactment of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that define the areas of work of a particular health profession applied in specific care contexts

Question 44

Define Interprofessional Competencies in Health Care

Answer 44

Integrated enactment of knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that define working together across the professions, with other health care workers, patients, families and communities