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mod 6 test 3
Mod 6 Test 3 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technician | An individual working in a pharmacy, who, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, assists in pharmacy activities that do not require the professional judgement of the pharmacist |
| Pharmacy Technicians are employed in a varity of settings: | Hospitals, Community Pharmacies, Mail-order pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and home health care |
| What are essential components of professional behavior? | Self-Discipline and Self-Regulation |
| What are the 3 codes? | 1. Geneva Convention of Medical Ethics; 2. Nuremberg Code; 3. Declaration of Helsinki |
| The code of ethics for Pharmacy Technicians was drafted by who? | The American Association of Pharmacy Technicians |
| The pharmacist's code of ethics principles are designed to guide pharmacists in their realationships with ________,__________, and ________. | Patients, Health Professionals and Society |
| What was the first medical code? | Hippocratic Oath |
| What are the 6 Ethical Principles? | 1.Honesty; 2.Promise-keeping; 3.Nonmaleficence; 4.Beneficence; 5.Autonomy; 6.Justice |
| Ethics | Is the study of precepts or principles used to assist us in making the correct choice when faced with alternative possibilities for action in a moral situation |
| Nonmaleficence | The principle that pharmacists are obliged to "do no harm" to others in the practice of health care and/or pharmacy |
| Beneficence | The practice of doing good |
| Autonomy | An independent action |
| Everyone agrees patients must provide health professionals with what??? | Informed Consent |
| The code of Ethics for Pharmacists was developed when? | 1994 |
| 1st clause | A pharmacist respects the convenantal relationship between the patient and pharmacist |
| 2nd clause | A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in caring, compassionate, and confidential manner |
| 3rd clause | A pharmacist respects the autonomy and dignity of each patient |
| 4th clause | A pharmacists acts with honor and integrity in professional relationships |
| 5th clause | A pharmacists maintains professional competence |
| 6th clause | A pharmacists respects the values and abilities of colleagues and other health professionals |
| 7th clause | A pharmacist serves individual, community, and societal needs |
| 8th clause | A pharmacist seeks justice in the distribution of health resources |