Liability and ethics unit 4

bio-ethical

involves health care and biological sciences

code of ethics

list to describe proper conduct for a group of people

anecdotal

personal accounts of events or witness statement

reasons to take leave under the family and medical leave act

personal illness, maternity, adoption, foster care, family health needs

moral

personal rules or values

Three levels of liability in a health care setting

personal,supervisory and employer

risk management

process of identification, evaluation, and prevention

what are employers not allowed to discriminate against ?

race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, nationality

Purpose of the labor standard act

requires employers to pay employees at the least federal minimum wage

Ethics

rules of conducts

how long can an employee take off ?

twelve hours

ethical dilemmas

when moral beliefs conflict

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)

, regulates health care and pension plans that private-sector employers provide to their employees.

Polices and procedures

The principles that direct the facility's activities and methods the facility uses to enforce the policies

liability

being legally responsible for causing harm

Ways liability can be reduced

follow policies, keeping proper documentation, filing event reports and keeping anecdotal records, problem solving, risk management

examples of bio-ethical

genetic testing, gene therapy, somatic stem cell research, embryonic stem cell research, marijuana, treatments, birth control

Steps of the problem solving method

identify the problem, identify the objective, identify circumstances that affect the problem,name all solutions, make a plan, evaluate the results.