Ethics
reflect what we care about most and guide our decisions and behavior (pg 86)
What are values?
Permission (pg 92)
What is consent?
legal right to privacy concerning their medical affairs. (pg 98)
What is confidentiality?
any threatened or implied act, whether carried out or not. (pg 93)
What is assault?
is performing an action that results in the death of a patient to alleviate suffering or when it is believed that there is no hope for recovery (pg 89)
What is euthanasia/mercy killing?
the general principles on which laws are based (pg 87)
What are ethics?
Someone 18 years old or older (pg 93)
What is an adult?
requires that all patients, regardless of race, economic status, religion, nationality, or personal characteristics, receive the same level of care (pg 94)
What is justice?
the unauthorized touching of another person (pg 93)
What is battery?
Disclosing unauthorized information can result in being charged with harming the reputation of another. This is known as defamation of character. When disclosed in written form it is called libel. In spoken form it is called _____. (pg 99)
What is slander?
a situation in which there is no clear answer (pg 91)
What is an ethical dilemma?
formalized promises that are enforceable by law (pg 99)
What are contracts?
Patients have the right to make decisions about their health care, including whether or not they choose to receive treatment. (pg 92)
What is autonomy?
If one of the parties fails to fulfill his part of the agreement (pg 99)
What is a breach of contract?
which means "let the master answer” (pg 100)
What is respondeat superior?
fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for a system of beliefs (pg 84)
What is principles?
individuals younger than age 18 who are financially independent, married, in the military, or have been emancipated by a court. (pg 93)
What are emancipated minors?
more formal, either oral or in writing, in which a patient gives permission directly to the provider to receive treatment (pg 92)
What is express consent?
Disclosing unauthorized information can result in being charged with harming the reputation of another (pg 99)
What is defamation of character?
Disclosing unauthorized information can result in being charged with harming the reputation of another. This is known as defamation of character. When disclosed in written form it is called ____. (pg 99)
What is libel?
Sets standards of professional conduct that promote the welfare of patients and ensure a high level of care (pg 86)
What are codes of ethics?
individuals designate specific people to act on their behalf if they become unable to make health care decisions (pg 94)
What is the Durable power of attorney for health care?
Written instructions that outline an individual’s desires regarding care they should become unable as the result of an illness or injury, to make these decisions. (pg 94)
What is advance directives?
if patients are held against their will, unless they are mentally incompetent or a danger to themselves. (pg 93)
What is false imprisonment?
regarding the type and extent of care to be given (pg 94)