LIST THREE AREAS WHERE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS CAN GAIN INSIGHT THROUGH STUDYING LAW AND ETHICS.
1. The rights, responsibilities and concerns of health care consumers.
Define "summary judgment
a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trail.
Define "bioethics
a discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially in medicine.
Define "law
Rule of conduct prescribed as enforced by a controlling authority
Define "ethics
Standards that guide individuals in distinguishing between right and wrong behavior.
How is unethical behavior punished?
although, a professional group cannot revoke a member's license to practice, unethical members may be expelled from the group, suspended for a period of time, or ostracized by other members. It can result in loss of income and eventually the loss of pract
Define "etiquette
standards of behavior considered to be good manners among members of a profession as they function as individuals in society.
How are violations of etiquette handled?
according to severity of violation
What is the purpose of a professional code of ethics?
To increase the level of competent and standards within a group.
What duties might a medical ethicist perform?
consults with physicians, researchers, and others to help them make difficult decisions, such as whether to resuscitate brain damaged premature infants or what ethics should govern privacy in genetic testing.
Decisions made by judges in the various courts and used as a guide for future decisions are called what?
Precedent
Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners
evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provide care
What Greek physician is known as the Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates
Name the pledge for physicians that remains influential today
Hippocratic oath
What ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physician's professional conduct?
Percival's Medical Ethics
Unethical behavior is always
Unacceptable
Unlawful acts are always
unacceptable and unethical and is often punishable by legal means
Violation of a professional organization's formalized code of ethics
Removal from organization
Law is:
The minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly
Conviction of a crime:
Can result in loss of license
Sellers and manufacturers can be held legally responsible for defective medical devices and products through what charges?
Breech of warranty, fraud
Misrepresentation of the product through untrue statements made by the manufacturer or seller
The basis for ethical conduct includes
One's morals
One's culture
One's family
What is bioethics concerned with?
Biological research, ethical aspect
Critical thinking skills include?
First clearly defining a problem