Ethics 101
Doing something good for a patient is called?
What is being kind (or beneficence)?
A patient must say "yes" prior to treatment. This is called
informed consent
What group helps with tough ethical decisions in the hospital?
Ethics committee
What is only people who are allowed or need to for care?
what is no?
Keeping patient info private.
What is confidentiality
Not hurting the patient is called?
What is keeping them safe (or non-maleficence)?
This law protects patient privacy.
What is HIPAA?
What’s the name of the mini-team that reviews urgent ethical cases?
Ethics triage team
A doctor is treating a friend or family member. What’s the problem?
What is conflict of interest
Seeing something wrong? You should…
What is report it?
Letting the patient make their own choices is called?
What is respect (or autonomy)?
A paper that says what care you want if you can't speak.
advance directives
What are the three main jobs of the Ethics Committee
What are policy-making, education, and consultation
Who can see a patient’s medical records?
What is only people who are allowed or need to for care?
Free gifts from drug companies? Uh-oh!
What is conflict of interest?
Treating everyone fairly is called?
What is fairness (or justice)?
Patients can say “no” to treatment. That’s called?
refusal of care
Who can ask for help from the Ethics Committee
What are patients, family members, and staff
Choosing who gets care first in an emergency.
what is triage
Treating patients differently based on bias.
What is discrimination?
These four ideas help doctors make good choices.
What are kindness, safety, respect, and fairness? (or beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, and justice)
When patients know all the facts before deciding.
informed decision-making
Name two roles that can be part of the Ethics Triage Team
What are Administrator and Chaplain? (Other correct answers: Director of Nursing, Medical Director, Case Manager, etc.)
A friend asks you about a patient. What should you say?
What is “I can’t share that information”?
Recommending meds because of money, not care.
What is unethical practice?