Law and Ethics Chapter 1
What is the Hippocratic oath
A pledge for physicians
What is the ethics committee
Made up of individuals who provide patient care
List three areas where health care practitioners can gain insight through studying law and ethics?
1) The rights, responsibilities, and concerns of health care consumers. 2) The legal and ethical issues facing society, patients, and health care practitioners as the world changes. 3) The impact of rising costs on the laws and ethics of health care delivery.
What is the American Medical Association Principles
A code of ethics for members of the American Medical Association, written in 1847
What is protocol
A code providing correct behavior in specific situations
What is summary judgement?
A decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for trial.
What is the code of ethics
A system of principles intended to govern the behavior of those and trusted what providing care to the sick
What is etiquette?
Code of behavior that is considered good manners
What duties might a medical ethicist perform?
Consulting with physicians, researchers, and others to make difficult decisions. They also can sit on the ethics committee.
What is fraud?
Dishonest practices by depriving another of their rights
True or false: unethical behavior is always illegal
False- It is not always illegal
True or false: Conviction of a crime cannot result in loss of license unless ethical violations also exist
False- conviction of a crime always results in the loss of license
True or false: Violation of a professional organizations formalized code of ethics leads automatically to an expulsion from the organization
False- could just be suspended
True or false: Formalize code of ethics are as enforceable as laws in governing the behavior of an organizations members
False- ethics are based on the person
True or False: Percival was a greek physician who was known as the father of medicine
False- hippocrates
True or false: Sellers and manufacturers cannot be held legally responsible for defective medical devices and products through charges of fraud
False- if their product was faulty they are held responsible
True or false: Hospitals are immune from lawsuits by patients
False- they happen all the time
What does liable mean?
Legally responsible
What is a health care practitioner?
One who is trained to administer medical care to patients
What are moral values
One's personal concept of right and wrong
How are violations of etiquette handled?
Ostracism from chosen group.
What is a defendant?
Person against the one who brought the suit
What does litigious mean?
Prone to engage in law suits
What is a medical ethicist
Specialist who consults with physicians and others to make difficult ethical decisions
What is ethics?
Standards of behavior- developed as a result of ones concepts of right and wrong.
What is a plaintiff?
The person bringing the suit
True or False: Hippocratic oath is a pledge for physicians that remains influential today.
True
True or False: Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick.
True
True or false: One's moral serve as the basis for ethical conduct
True
True or false: Percivals medical ethics supersedes early codes to become the definitive guide for physicians professional conduct
True
True or false: Unlawful acts are always unethical
True
True or false: Law is the minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly
True
What is a legal precedent?
decisions made by judges in the various courts and used a guide for future decisions
What is bioethics?
it refers to the ethical implications of the effects of biological research in medicine.
What is law?
rule of conduct or action formally recognized as enforced by a controlling authority.
How is unethical behavior punished?
the members could be expelled, suspended, or ostracized.
What is the purpose of a professional code of ethics?
to govern behaviors of members and to increase the level of competent and standards of care within a group.