Nurses Code of Ethics
What is the biggest obligation for nurses?
protecting patients
Are medical assistants required to report any issues?
Yes
What is the name of the national organization for transplants?
UNOS
What are bioethical issues?
results from medical technology advancements
When did the National Organ Transplant Law forbid sale of organs across state borders?
1984
What is the name of the list that states nurses' obligations?
The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
What kind of environment do medical assistance work in?
Stressful, fast pace
How many people are waiting for a transplant?
400,000
What is one of the biggest bioethical issues?
Privacy
Are donors alive or dead when people talk of organ harvesting?
alive
Who created the Nurses' Code of Ethics?
American Nursing Association
What issues do Medical Assistants face?
issues of right and wrong
How many people are listed on the transplant list?
160,000
What is one example of a situation when bioethical issues occur?
When a patient cannot afford to pay the bill
What do some people call the act of taking an organ from one person and putting it in another?
"Playing God"
What does respecting a patient's dignity mean?
Being treated fairly and with compassion, polite, having privacy respected, and being listened to
Name an ethical issue Medical Assistants may face.
What if we make an error?
What does UNOS stand for?
United Network of Organ Sharing
Name three bioethical issues
HIV, abortion, Stem cell research,
What country is it legal to take organs from a dead person without consent?
Pakistan
Name 3 requirements of nurses due to their Code of Ethics
respect patients' dignity, maintaining responsibility and accountability
Who made the Medical Assistants Code of Ethics?
American Association of Medical Assistants
what is the only payment allowed for organ donation allowed?
The payment of medical costs of the donor's surgery
What promotes vaccine and preventative medications from developing to protect large groups of people?
Project Bioshield
What method do screening committees used to determine who gets a treatment/transplant and who doesn’t?
social utility method of allocation