Ethical responsibilities
To achieve the high levels of ethical consciousness, decision making, and practice by members of the profession.
What is code of ethics?
written instructions that outline individuals' desires regarding care should they become unable, as the result of illness or injury, to make these decisions.
What are advanced directives?
Whether the patient gives permission.
What is battery?
The actions of the parties create the contract.
What are implied contracts?
Fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for a system of beliefs
What are Principles?
Patients have a legal right to privacy concerning their medical affairs.
What is confidentiality?
Standard methods for performing tasks.
What are protocols?
Permission.
What is consent?
Formalized promises that are enforceable by law. They contain the agreements of people to do certain specified things.
What are contracts?
Any threatened or implied act.
What is assault?
Disclosing unauthorized information can result in being charged with harming the reputation of another.
What is defamation of character?
Employers can be held liable (legally responsible) for the behavior and actions of their employees.
What is a respondeat superior?
Self- determination. Patients have the right to make decisions about their health care, including whether or not they choose to receive treatment.
What is autonomy?
Created when the parties discuss clearly and in detail what is to take place and agree on specific terms and conditions.
What is a express contract?
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.
What is mercy killing?
Being careful about what you say, preserving confidences, and respecting privacy.
What is discreet?
Involve punctures or incisions of the skin or insertion of instruments or foreign material into the body.
What are invasive procedures?
Which a patient gives permission directly to the provider to receive treatment.. It's required for many procedures, especially those that are invasive.
What is express consent?
Specific people to act on their behalf if they become unable to make health care decisions.
What is the durable power of attorney for health care?
Failure to meet the standard of care that can be reasonably expected from a person with certain training and experience.
What is negligence?
Financial responsibility.
What are damages?
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.
What is a libel?
Written instructions that outline individuals' desires regarding care should they become unable, as the result of illness or injury, to make these decisions.
What are advanced directives?
Contain the agreements of people to do certain specified things.
What is the breach of contract?
Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment.
What is malpractice.