Liability and ethics

What is the difference between ethical dilemmas & bioethical dilemmas?

Ethical dilemmas occur when moral beliefs conflict. Bioethical dilemmas are dilemmas that involve health care and biological sciences

Beneficence

Health care workers promote pt's health and well-being

Fidelity

Healthcare workers care for the pts according to their professions scope of practice

Veracity

Healthcare workers communicate with pt's truthfully

Confidentiality

Healthcare workers maintain confidentiality of pts health info

Nonmaleficence

Healthcare workers refrain from harming pts

autonomy

Healthcare workers respect pts dignity & rights, including the right to make decisions regarding their health care.

Justice

Healthcare workers treat pts equally & without discrimination

What are the 3 levels of liability in the healthcare setting?

Personal, Supervisory, Employer liability

What are policies and procedures?

Policies are the principles that direct the facility's activities. Policies state what the facility does. Procedures are the methods the facility uses to carry out its policies. Procedures explain how the facility operates.

What is a code of ethics and what is its purpose?

is a list of written statements describing proper conduct for a group of people. The code directs the behavior of the people belonging to the group.

What are the steps in the problem-solving method?

1. Identify the problem 2. Identify the objective that must be achieved 3. Identify the circumstances that affect the problem 4. Name all possible solutions 5. Make and implement a plan 6. Evaluate the results

What is the difference between ethics and morals?

Ethics are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a religion or profession. Morals, also known as personal ethics, are an individual's personal values.

What info do event report include?

Who was involved in the event What occurred When it occurred Where it occurred What actions were taken Statements by any people who were harmed as a result of the event Statements by any health care workers who were involved in the event Statements by any witnesses

What are some examples of bioethical dilemmas?

Withholding or withdrawing of life support Marijuana for pain relief Experimental treatments Human research subjects Animal testing Birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion Artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, and surrogate mothers Managed health care and access to health care

What is risk management?

a process of identification, evaluation, and prevention

What are anecdotal records?

are personal accounts of events

What is liability?

being legally responsible for causing harm.

What are some ways that liability can be reduced?

following policies and procedures, keeping proper documentation, filing event reports and keeping anecdotal records, using problem solving, and applying risk management.