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Unit 1: Chap. 1-3

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What are Ethical Dilemmas?   Situations that have no clear answers of correct courses of action  
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What's Euthanasia?   A medical treatment used to relieve suffering  
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What's informed consent?   A procedure explained by a professional that includes possible consequences  
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What's implied consent?   Consent indicated by the patient's actions. I.e, showing up for an appt.  
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What's expressed consent?   Written consent  
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What are two written instructions containing the patient's desires regarding their health care? And what is that called?   1. Designation of health care surrogate 2. Living Will It's called an Advance Directive  
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Why is it becoming more acceptable to remove a patient from artificial living?   Allows death to happen anyway  
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What is a placement on official list after meeting predetermined standards?   Registration  
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Americans spent how much on health care in 2009?   $2.5 Trillion  
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The purpose of targeted drug therapy is to?   Destroy Cancer cells  
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“Chronic” describes a health condition experienced as a result of aging.   False; – Conditions and illnesses that cannot be cured quickly  
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What is The Joint Commission?   Private, non-profit organization – Encourages high standards – Provides guidelines – Performs on-site inspections – Accreditation voluntary  
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Majority of ambulatory services are performed where?   Physician's offices  
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What is palliative care and support for dying patients and their families?   Hospice  
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– Palliative care provides comfort and pain relief, but does not offer a cure.   True  
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What is Wellness?   • Promotion of health through preventive measures and practice of good habits  
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What is Complementary medicine?   Used together with conventional medicine  
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What is Alternative medicine?   Used instead of conventional medicine  
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– A good system of ethics will provide answers to most health care decisions.   False  
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What are the personal values with ethics?   • Foundation for making decisions and guiding behavior • Influenced by family, religion, education, and personal experience • Establish priorities • Values not necessarily right or wrong  
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What are the Guiding Principles of Health Care Ethics   1. Preserve life 2. Do good 3. Respect autonomy 4. Uphold justice 5. Be honest 6. Be discreet 7. Keep promises 8. Do no harm  
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Touching or treating patients without consent?   Battery  
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Threatening to touch or treat without permission?   Assault  
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Holding mentally competent patients against their will?   False Imprisonment  
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What MUST you report in regards to abuse?   Child abuse, elder abuse.  
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What three things must you identify BEFORE you report abuse of an adult?   Knife wounds, gunshot wounds, Life threatening state  
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What is the criteria of an organ transplant recipient?   1. Will it benefit the patient 2. Urgency 3. Impact of treatment  
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