Term | Definition |
ethics | set of principles dealing with what is morally wrong or right |
principles of ethics | save lives, promote health, pt. comfort, respect right to die, maintain confidentiality, loyalty, sincere, honest, caring, and treat everyone equally |
bias, discrimination, and prejudice | there is no place fort what in health care |
immoral practices | refrain from |
advance directives | legal documents that allow individuals to share what medical tx they want if they are unable to ask for it at the time |
living wills | states what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life if pt is terminal |
dnr | do not resuscitate |
poa | durable power of attorney, representative of the pt who makes decisions when the pt is unable to |
ethical dilemmas | caused by modern medicine |
three parts of a contract | offer, acceptance, consideration |
implied contract | understood without verbally expressed terms |
expressed contract | stated in clear terms either orally or written |
legal disabilities | minors, mentally incompetent people, unconscious people, under the influence of drugs that alter the mental state |
information exempt from confidentiality by law | births, deaths, abuse, std's, and contagious illnesses |
health care provider | owns the pt health records |
pt rights | all information, confidentiality, and a copy of all health records if wished upon |