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Chapter 8 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A professional is | a person with specialized learning who is engaged in a specified activity as an occupation. Professionals who specialize in the healthcare realm are referred to as healthcare professionals. |
| Professionalism refers to | the conduct, character, skill, and judgment of a trained person. Healthcare professionals who act in an accountable and ethical manner in the workplace and maintain a steady composure in the face of adversity demonstrate professionalism. |
| Certification refers to | the action or process of providing an individual with an official document attesting to their status or level of achievement. |
| Ethics refers to | the formal study of moral choices that conform to standards of conduct. In the simplest sense, it means making judgments between right and wrong or listening to one’s conscience. |
| The most common accusation leveled in a lawsuit against a healthcare practitioner is | malpractice |
| Continuous education | The process by which a professional seeks recurrent learning activities and training beyond that required for the initial license |
| Confidentiality refers to | healthcare professional’s obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider. |
| Healthcare professionals are taught to only discuss patient confidential information with | those medical personnel who are involved in treating the patient. Professionals know not to make comments in public areas about patient information. |
| At the federal level, regulations issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | establishes many confidentiality restrictions, identifies what constitutes improper disclosure of protected health information, and addresses fines and other penalties that may be imposed if confidentiality is violated. |
| Licensing refers to | a right conferred by a governmental body to practice an occupation or provide a service. |
| The two general types of health teams: | functional and patient-centered |
| The achievement of a high level of skill in the discipline in which the professional is trained is a critical feature of | professionalism |
| Medical terminology refers to | the language used in medicine that allows healthcare professionals to communicate with each other. |
| Maintaining a healthy balance between caring for patients without becoming emotionally attached is | essential to a professional approach to delivering health care. |
| A code of ethics refers to | a written list of a profession’s values and standards of conduct |
| Confidentiality refers to | the healthcare professional’s obligation to maintain patient information in a manner that will not permit dissemination beyond the healthcare provider. |
| Fraud | intentional deception of another person to the persons detriment |
| Abuse | practices or customs that are unsound or inconsistent with ethical or fiscal or health care practices |
| Negligence | careless or senseless behavior that causes harm |
| Tort Law | Most Legal issues in healthcare |
| Assault | threat or attempt to touch a patient without consent |
| Battery | touching a patient without consent |
| Informed consent | consent given by a patient reviewing and approving the consent for treatment |
| Implied consent | if a patient is unconscious or collapses this type of consent is given |
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