Exam 7: Role Fidelity

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -A generic term used for a series of activities designed to get around the system (e.g., adjusting a diagnosis so as to receive the highest potential for a payment)

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -A special relationship of loyalty and responsibility formed between the patient and the provider

Which of the following is a process in which a patient or the patient's family is introduced to additional health resources in the community in which the referring practitioner has a financial interest?

Review the common functions of an ethics committee found in the chapter. Explain and defend why decision-making is not one of the functions.

Compare and contrast the medical and nursing professions' codes of ethics.

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -To belittle, or criticize, the skill, knowledge, or qualifications of another professional

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -A process in which a patient or the patient's family is introduced to additional health resources in the community in which the referring practitioner has a financial interest

Explain the rationale for a profession's creating a code of ethics.

Which of the following is an act or course of action that is required by one on the basis of moral position?

The power or right to choose among several alternatives on the basis of a moral question is termed ___________________.

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -The faithful practice of the duties contained in a particular practice

The term used to describe the process whereby the practitioner is attempting to get around the system and is willing to lie in the process is known as _________________________.

Outline the importance of a scope of practice as it relates to practitioner activities.

The principle of ______________ requires that we remain within our scope of legitimate practice.

Match each item to the statement or situation listed below. -A whole series of activities needed to protect the profession from those who would misuse the appropriate functions of that specialty (e.g., the requirement that one professional report the misconduct of another)

Most often professional groups operate under a legal ___________ act and develop a professional code of ethics to assist in self-regulation.

Define disparagement, and state why it is a problem that is to be avoided in health care practice.

Review the case of the Idaho nurse found in the chapter. In that nursing has adopted a strong patient advocacy role for the profession, state whether you feel that the nurse's conduct was correct or in error. Explain your answer.

State an ethically based rationale for discouraging conflicts of interest in our practices.

An act or course of action that is required by one on the basis of moral position is termed ______________________.