Healthcare Ethics For Pt, Ot, & Mls Study Guide With Complete Solution!!

HEALTHCARE ETHICS FOR PT, OT, & MLS STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
what are the 6 principles of health care ethics?
Answers:1) respect for autonomy
2) nonmaleficence
3) beneficence
4) justice
5) veracity
6) fidelity
what is autonomy? whats needed for it to exist?


Answers:free-will, self-rule, and choice


2 conditions are needed:
1) liberty - independence from outside influence
2) agency - capacity for intentional action
what are the 5 elements of informed consent?


Answers:1) competence
2) disclosure
3) understanding
4) voluntariness
5) consent
danielles husband suffered a severe stroke and is currently incompetent. what are
the 3 different approaches to surrogate decision making?

, Answers:- substituted judgment standard
- pure autonomy standard
- best interests standard


i'll explain these in the next cards :)
substituted judgement standard


Answers:what would the incompetent decision-maker do?


in this case you are going to think like the person who is incompetent. put yourself
in their shoes. ask yourself "what would they want?"
pure autonomy standard


Answers:what were the decision-makers wishes prior to incompetence?


this would be the case if the incompetent individual expressed their wishes prior to
incident either verbally or in writing (living will)
best interests standard


Answers:what is the highest net benefit among all available options?


what option benefits everyone?
what is nonmaleficence?


Answers:DO NO HARM