Why Study Law & Ethics?
These are persons who are prone to engage in lawsuits.
Litigious
The 3C's that are MOST vital to the professional success of health care practitioners is Courtesy, Compassion, and Caring.
Who consults with physicians to make difficult medical decisions?
The main purpose is to serve as a guide to personal ethical conduct.
Moral Values
A healthcare practitioner self-introduction to a patient is a an example of?
Courtesy
Those who are trained to administer medical or health care to patients.
Health care practitioner
Examples of technical skills are computer literacy, ability to document well, think critically etc.
True
Ethics Guidelines
Publications that detail a wide variety of ethical situations that professionals, might face in their work and offer principles for dealing with the situations in an ethical manner.
This is courtesy and manners, which leads to pleasant interaction.
Etiquette
A nursing assistant whom take action makes good sense in a given situation is an example of?
Common Sense
What is the difference between a plaintiff and defendant?
A plaintiff is a person bringing charges in a lawsuit, whereas, a defendant, is a person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit.
Good people skills include intimidating attitude, empathy, and poor communication skills.
False
Fraud
Dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another of his or her rights.
This is a set of governing rules that we are required to abide by.
Law
If you put yourself into one's shoes, is an example of?
Compassion
Law and Ethics can help you gain perspective in which three areas?
1. The rights, responsibilities, and concerns of health care consumers.
2. The legal and ethical issues facing society, patients, and health care practitioners as the world changes.
3. The impact of rising costs on the laws and ethics of healthcare delivery.
An example of gathering information, is by evaluating the answers gathered to all patient interactions.
False, gathering information by asking questions and collecting responses.
Hippocratic Oath
A pledge for physicians, influenced by the practices of the Greek physician Hippocrates.
Ethics
What is the five-step aid for approaching a problem using critical thinking?
1. Identify and clarify the problem
2. Gather information
3. Evaluate the evidence
4. Consider alternatives and implications
5. Choose and implement the best alternative
What are the two important reasons for you to study law and ethics?
1. To help you function at the highest possible professional level, providing competent, compassionate health care to patients.
2. To help you avoid legal entanglements that can threaten your ability to earn a living as a successful health care practitioner.
A nursing assistant is a health care practitioner.
False
Code of Ethics
A list of principles intended to govern behavior -here, the behavior of those entrusted with providing care to the sick.
These are the rules of etiquette applicable to one's place of employment.
The problem-solving process consist of one who is able to work through problems effectively?
Critical Thinking