AND ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
morals - ANSWER-beliefs about what is right and wrong
ethics - ANSWER-the branch of knowledge that deals with standards of behavior or
beliefs
reasons for MA's to study ethics - ANSWER--need skills in considering ethical questions
to improve health care for individuals and society
-important part of indivdual's education to develop the intellectual skills to analyze
complex problems and justify the choices made in particular situations
- need to make informed choices about what care will be provided to whom, and when,
rather than simply responding to special interests
patients rights related to health care - ANSWER-
right - ANSWER-A claim that is expected to be honored
natural rights - ANSWER-1. right to life
2. right to privacy
3. right to autonomy
4. right to the means to sustain life
right to life - ANSWER-the belief that human beings may not kill others.
physicians and other health care workers may not harm patients because this may
threaten their lives, they may not assist with suicide. "first do no harm"
right to privacy - ANSWER-patient confidentiality is another manifestation of the right to
privacy.
right to autonomy - ANSWER-an individual has the right to make independent decisions
about his/her health care according to their values and concerns, without constraint or
coercion by others. even if the individual's decision doesn't match the values of the
medical community or the individual physician. BASIS FOR INFORMED CONSENT
information about advance directives to patients.
living will - ANSWER-a document executed by an individual that gives medical
professionals instructions about how that person wishes to be treated in the event
he/she becomes incompetent