Ethical Principles
Federal Laws
DNR, DNI, or AD
Random
Amelia, Ivori, or Susan
100
Agreement to respect another’s right to self-determine a course of action; support of independent decision making
What is autonomy?
100
This act establishes privacy standards for healthcare professionals and institution to use in connection with patients identifiable health information.
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
100
Living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare are the most common forms of this
What is an advanced directive?
100
This person can be a spouse, family member, friend, etc. that the patient trusts to make tough decisions in the patient's best interests.
What is the HCDPOA?
100
This person wants to be an extreme couponer
Who is Susan?
200
Compassion; taking positive action to help others; desire to do good; core principle of our patient advocacy
What is beneficence?
200
This law obliges hospitals to screen any patient who comes to the emergency department requesting examination or treatment, and to stabilize or transfer anyone suffering from an emergency medical condition.
What is The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)?
200
This order instructs the health care team that cardiac drugs, chest compressions, or a breathing tube cannot be used in such an event.
What is DNR?
200
How did Terry Schiavo die?
What is severe dehydration? OR What is having her feeding tube removed?
200
This person can play the viola
Who is Amelia?
300
Avoidance of harm or hurt
What is nonmaleficence?
300
This law acts to prevent hospitals and healthcare workers from discriminating against persons with disabilities.
What is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
300
This order means that although chest compressions and cardiac drugs can be used in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest, a breathing tube cannot be used one the patient.
What is DNI?
300
Living wills made before this year are NOT affected by the Georgia Advanced Directive for Health Care Act
What is 2007 (July 1)?
300
This person speaks Korean and Spanish
Who is Ivori?
400
This principle requires loyalty, fairness, truthfulness, advocacy, and dedication to our patients. Involves an agreement to keep our promises. It refers to the concept of keeping a commitment and is based upon the virtue of caring
What is fidelity?
400
This act requires hospitals and other healthcare institutions to provide patients, upon admission, with information about patients’ rights and the use of advance directives
What is The Patient Self-Determination Act?
400
Five Wishes is an example of this type of document
What is AD?
400
This is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
What is palliative care?
400
This person is learning to sew
Who is Ivori?
500
Equal and fair distribution of resources, based on analysis of benefits and burdens of decision. It implies that all citizens have an equal right to the goods distributed, regardless of what they have contributed or who they are.
What is justice?
500
This is a legal document in which you (1) appoint your health care agent, and/or (2) direct the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures and/or the provision of nourishment or hydration if you are in a terminal condition or a state of permanent unconsciousness.
What is the Georgia Advanced Directive for Healthcare?
500
This is the first person in line to override a DNR, DNI, or AD
What is the health care durable power of attorney?
500
These are state laws that require physicians to obtain patients’ signature of understanding prior to performing any procedure on them
What is informed consent?
500
This person can play the piano
Who is Susan?
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