Ethics – Flashcards
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Hippocrates wrote standards for the ethical behavior of physicans 2500 years ago in:
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Greece.
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Most codes of ethics that govern the behavior of healthcare professionals are written by:
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Professional Organizations
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What statement about euthanasia and healthcare professionals is true?
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Many healthcare professionals feel euthanasia in contrary to their professional ethics.
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What MOST LIKELY would be a task of a hospital ethics committee?
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Approve discontinuatioon of life support on a terminally ill patient.
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What is the best approach for healthcare workers to take when caring for patients from different cultures?
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Sensitivity
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Healthcare workers should know that patients of what faith will most likely refuse a blood transplant?
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Jehovahs Witness
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What must a healthcare work do to achieve patient satisfaction?
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meet the patients expectations
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Guidelines for customer service suggest that a healthcare worker should?
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never share her/his personal problems with patients
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What physician is most likely to be involved in a lawsuit?
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A physician who is abrupt and a poor listener.
