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Which religious group commonly refuses blood transfusions?

Jehovah's witnesses

Race is based upon your DNA

True

False

What is the term for when you make an opinion about someone without knowing the facts first? An example is assuming that a very tall boy is good at basketball.

prejudice

What is the term for when a person views everyone within a group as the same. An example is "teenagers are disrespectful"

stereotyping

What is the term for when a person has a strong preference for one thing over another. An example is having a preference for herbal medications versus traditional pharmaceuticals.

bias

Name 3 things that make up a person's culture

language, clothes, food, music, hobbies, religion, etc...

Which ethical theory focuses on what is best for the individual?

deontology

What type of euthanasia is legal in all 50 states?

passive

An elderly woman has a fractured hip and needs surgery. She has dementia and cannot give informed consent. What should the surgeon do regarding consent?

ask a family member or court-appointed guardian

Name 3 things that a patient must be told as part of informed consent

who will be doing procedure, what it entails, risks/benefits, alternative treatments

What is the role of an ethics committee?

meets and makes recommendations about ethical dilemmas

What does HIPAA stand for?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Can a physician unilaterally decide to write a "DNAR" order without consulting the patient and/or family?

No

Yes

Certain types of PHI is shared with proper authorities. One of these is births. Name 2 others types of PHI that can be shared

deaths, injuries due to violence, some types of communicable diseases

name a situation where it is considered ethical for a parent to refuse medical treatment for a severely ill infant

care would be considered futile, comatose, wouldn't fix problem

Which culture traditionally prohibits care givers of the opposite sex?

Middle Eastern

Name a culture that traditionally avoids eye contact as a form of respect

Japan, China, Korea

When can a minor give their own consent for medical treatment?

STD, pregnancy, drug/ETOH abuse

A HCW can lose their license if they are committed of a crime (such as DUI, assault &battery)

True

False

An elderly man requests physician-assisted suicide. What type of euthanasia is this?

active, voluntary

A woman has a DNAR order on her chart. She stops breathing. HCWs do not resuscitate her and she dies. What type of euthanasia?

passive, voluntary

An elderly woman does not have any type of advance directive. Her family chooses not to have her put onto a ventilator and she dies. What type of euthanasia is this?

passive, nonvoluntary

Name 3 factors that influence a person's personal ethics

culture, religion, family, friends, past experiences

What document did the American Hospital Association write?

Patient's Bill of Rights

What are 3 rules/regulations that must be followed if a person wants physician-assisted suicide?

competent adult, resident of state, swallow meds on own, no dementia, terminally ill, ask twice

Oregon's "Death with Dignity" law legalized _______________________

physician-assisted suicide

What is the number one criterion to get to the top of the organ donor recipient list?

sickest person

Which type of advance directives is a legal document which states what medical treatments a patient would/would not want done in case they cannot speak for themselves

living will

Which type of advance directive appoints another person to make medical decisions for them if they cannot speak for themselves?

health care proxy or durable power of attorney for healthcare

Which type of advance directive involves a physician writing a doctor's order stating that no CPR should be started in the event that the pt. suffers a cardiac arrest

DNAR

List the three types of advance directives

living will, DPOA for healthcare, DNAR

A college students tells her therapist that she is very upset with the girls in her dorm and is planning on detonating a bomb in the dorm. What should the therapist do?

Tell the authorities- there is a "duty to warn"

Describe 3 situations where an adult does not have the legal right to refuse treatment

under the influence, dementia, head injury, altered LOC

Which religious group commonly prefers to treat illness with prayer vs medicines

Christian Scientists

What is one thing that a HCW should know about dealing with Jewish people?

answers will vary

What are the 4 guiding principles of ethics?

autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice

What are 3 negative consequences for an employee who breaks patient confidentiality

official reprimand, lose job, lose license, possible imprisonment

Obviously, you should never "gossip" about your patient's care. Describe 3 other ways that you can maintain confidentiality

use passwords, close computer, watch where you speak, protect charts from prying eyes, only share on a "need to know" basis, interview clients in private

List 2 reasons why it is important to maintain patient confidentiality

maintain pt. trust, part of the Pt. Bill of Rights, regulated by law (HIPAA), part of your prof. code of ethics

Two physicians have differing opinions about the ethical treatment of a patient. When there are conflicting opinions about ethical care, who decides?

ethics committee

What is euthanasia?

mercy killing

What are ethics?

guidelines for behavior which are based upon morals