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MED 149
Chapter 1 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A medical assistant greets a patient and states “I am Jonathan and I will be your medical assistant today.” This is an example of | Courtesy |
| Critical thinking skills include | First clearly defining a problem |
| Laws | set of governing rules to protect the public |
| Ethics | to elevate the standard of competence principles, standards, guide to conduct |
| Bioethics | discipline relating to ethics concerning biological research to allow scientific progress in a manner that benefits society in all possible ways |
| etiquette | courtesy and manners to enable one to get along with others |
| protocol | rules of etiquette applicable to one's place of employment to enable one to get along with others engaged in the same profession |
| moral values | beliefs formed through the influence of family, culture, and society to serve as a guide for personal ethical conduct |
| The basis for ethical conduct includes | All of these - one's morals, family or culture |
| Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners | Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick |
| Unlawful acts are always | All of these - unacceptable, punishable by legal means, unethical |
| Name the pledge made by 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| What ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physician’s professional conduct?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 |
| Conviction of a crime | Can result in loss of license |
| What Greek physician is known as the father of medicine? | Hippocrates |
| What is bioethics concerned with? | The ethical implications of biological research methods and results |
| Law is | The minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly |
| Unethical behavior is always | Unacceptable |
| Violation of a professional organization's formalized code of ethics | Can lead to expulsion from the organization |
| Fraud | Dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another of his or her rights |
| Precedent | Decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases |
| Liable | Accountable under the law |
| Defendant | The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit |
| Law | Rule of conduct or action recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority |
| Litigious | Prone to engage in lawsuits |
| Summary judgment | A decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trial |
| Plaintiff | The person bringing charges in a lawsuit |
| Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners | Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick |
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