Medical Ethics
There are _________ placed on therapeutic careers
a. styles
b. limits
c. practice
d. consequences
Healthcare worker's carelessness
What is negligence
An act that inflicts physical or emotional harm
Abuse
Why are patient rights created?
To help improvepatient care.
True or False?
All supplements labeled as "natural" are safe.
False
All the skills you are trained in and allowed to use
Scope of Practice
Is this scenario negligence or malpractice?
During her a natural birth delivery, a patient suffers an emergency, which posed a serious threat to the life of the baby if a C-section was not performed immediately. The doctor fails to act in a timely manner, delaying the C-section. As a result of the delay, the baby suffers brain damage. If the doctor had acted in a timely fashion the baby would not have been harmed.
Negligence
Using words to damage patient’s self esteem
Verbal abuse
Why might there still be a problem even after your right to information disclosure is fulfilled
Not understanding the information given to you. (health literacy)
True or False
Some alternative therapies are based on culture or ethnic background
True
Includes using values, facts and logic to decide what the best course of action should be
Medical Ethics
healthcare worker intentionally performs duties that are less than their scope of practice
What is Malpractice?
Unwanted sexual contact
Sexual abuse
In theory, you are allowed to have your choice of providers and insurance plans but why might this not be true?
Income (low income individuals do not have this choice)
Why do patients find it difficult to judge providers who are qualified under C.A.M?
There isn't a licensing or credentialing system
Scope of practice is a _______ concept
Legal
Is this scenario negligence or malpractice?
A woman with early stages of breast cancer goes to see her doctor for a checkup, during which she mentions a small lump in her breast. She has had many cancer scares and small lumps have been removed from her breast a couple years ago. The doctor fails to properly test for cancer this time and tells her not to worry. One year later, the cancer had spread significantly; she is forced to go through many months of chemotherapy and the cancer spreads to other parts of her body.
Malpractice
Isolating a person and preventing him or her from interacting with others. Can also be equated to false imprisonment
Involuntary seclusion
What groups of people might not get respect in healthcare facilities
- poor people
- children
Why is it important for doctors to understand why patients practice alternative medicine?
Being understanding removes communication barriers.
Makes patients feel comfortable
You can reach a compromise with the patients
Going outside your scope of practice will be considered operation without a __________
license
Is this negligence or malpractice?
After surgery, nurses have to treat the area carefully to prevent infections. These infections can spread and sometimes kill the patient. A particular nurse in a hospital really dislikes a patient on her list. Every time she goes into the room, she quickly works on the wound, knowingly skipping steps that are necessary. By time, the patient’s wounds were not healing. They became infected and the infection spread to the patient’s brain causing them to die.
malpractice
What is the difference between physical abuse and physical neglect?
Physical abuse: slapping or pinching patients
Physical neglect: caregiver fails to provide the care needed
What does the right "access to services" mean?
Access to medically necessary healthcare services and a reasonable continuity of care from on healthcare facility to another.
Name one alternative medicine