Chapter 1 introduction to medical law,
ethics and bioethics
Why do we study law, ethics, and bioethics? - answer To help us promote good patient
care and protect our patients from harm. To help us develop a moral structure for our
life and actions. To help protect ourselves and our employer from a lawsuit.
What is the purpose of the Medical Practice Acts? - answer Protecting health, safety,
welfare of health care consumers through proper licensing/regulation of physicians and
other healthcare PR actioners
What are five theories of ethics? - answer Utilitarianism, Rights-based, Duty-based,
Justice-based, Virtue-based
What are ten virtues that drive ethical behavior? - answer Beneficence, Fidelity,
Gentleness, Justice, Responsibility, Sanctity of life, Work, Humility, Perseverance,
Tolerance
What are the three steps of the Blanchard-Peale Method? - answerIs it legal?
Is it balanced?
How does it make me feel?
What is bioethics? - answerThe ethics of medical and biological research
What is the role of an ethics committee? - answerA group of members from the
healthcare professions who examine ethical issues relating to patient care and offer
advice on maintaining a high standard of patient care
"Everybody does it" - answerTrying to convince you to do it
"It's not really illegal" - answerMaybe wrong but unethical
"No one will find out" - answerBeing secretive
"My Employer will protect me" - answerI can do what I want
"It's not wrong to do it" - answerWrong is wrong either it it's once
Medical etiquette - answerstandards of professional behavior
ethics and bioethics
Why do we study law, ethics, and bioethics? - answer To help us promote good patient
care and protect our patients from harm. To help us develop a moral structure for our
life and actions. To help protect ourselves and our employer from a lawsuit.
What is the purpose of the Medical Practice Acts? - answer Protecting health, safety,
welfare of health care consumers through proper licensing/regulation of physicians and
other healthcare PR actioners
What are five theories of ethics? - answer Utilitarianism, Rights-based, Duty-based,
Justice-based, Virtue-based
What are ten virtues that drive ethical behavior? - answer Beneficence, Fidelity,
Gentleness, Justice, Responsibility, Sanctity of life, Work, Humility, Perseverance,
Tolerance
What are the three steps of the Blanchard-Peale Method? - answerIs it legal?
Is it balanced?
How does it make me feel?
What is bioethics? - answerThe ethics of medical and biological research
What is the role of an ethics committee? - answerA group of members from the
healthcare professions who examine ethical issues relating to patient care and offer
advice on maintaining a high standard of patient care
"Everybody does it" - answerTrying to convince you to do it
"It's not really illegal" - answerMaybe wrong but unethical
"No one will find out" - answerBeing secretive
"My Employer will protect me" - answerI can do what I want
"It's not wrong to do it" - answerWrong is wrong either it it's once
Medical etiquette - answerstandards of professional behavior
