hsc 310 final exam study guide with complete solutions
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hsc 310 final exam study guide with
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ethics definition - Answer-what are right and wrong choices as perceived by society and its
individuals
who is Hippocrates - Answer-the father of medicine
medical ethics - Answer-decisions of healthcare providers on patients medical treatm...
informed consent - Answer✔✔-Patient's right to make an informed choice regarding medical
treatment
Patients have the right to obtain from their physicians complete current information concerning
their diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, in terms the patients can be reasonably expected to
understand
advanced directives - Answer✔✔-A patient's wishes regarding continuation or withdrawal of
treatment when the patient lacks decision making capacity
DNR - Answer✔✔-Orders telling medical professionals not to perform resuscitation upon
patients wishes
Living Will - Answer✔✔-Legal document I which a patient puts into writing what his or her
preferences are regarding treatment during terminal illness and the use of life sustaining
technology
durable power of attorney - Answer✔✔-A written document that provides a legal means for a
patient to delegate authority to another person to act on a patient's behalf, even after the
patient has been incapacitated.
Ethical dilemmas are often a conflict between what two things - Answer✔✔-personal and
professional ethics
healthcare ethical dilemma - Answer✔✔-is a problem, situation, or opportunity that requires an
individual, such as a healthcare provider, or an organization, such as a managed care practice, to
choose an action that could be unethical
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