1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues in health care...Individual Project Write an argumentative essay defending your position on one of the ethical dilemmas discussed in class

Bellwork

Define patient “self-determination.”

1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues 1

Understand legal and

ethical issues of the

healthcare

professional

State Standards

Medical Therapeutics

2) Analyze specific laws and ethical issues that impact professional practice such as confidentiality, informed consent, and patient self-determination. Citing specific textual evidence to support analysis, debate these issues in an oral or written format.


State Standards

Clinical Internship

8) Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior when

engaging in all worksite activities, including the use of tools and materials, documentation of hours, handling of money, billing of clients, sharing of information, and completion of all personnel-related forms. Identify an actual or potential work site ethical issue and construct an argumentative essay outlining how to the issue should be resolved, including claims and counterclaims with relevant data to support conclusions.


Objectives

Identify expectations of what ethical behavior is in the healthcare setting.

Discuss common ethical dilemmas in healthcare through group discussion and analyzation of case scenarios.

Write an argumentative essay defending your position on an ethical dilemma.


1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Healthcare professionals’

ethical obligations

Ethics

Standard of conduct or code of behavior for a person or group of people

Involves: Personal values

Professional standards expected of a healthcare professional

Organizational standards expected of an employee

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Personal Ethics

Ethical Foundations:

Personal values

Dependable

Honest

Responsible

Trustworthy

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Professional Ethics

Code of Ethics

Specific for each healthcare career

Two components

1. Principles of Ethics

Standards of exemplary professional behavior for all members of the association

2. Rules of Ethics

Mandatory, direct standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct

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Organizational Ethics

Moral values that guide the way corporations make decisions

Governed by Legislation/laws

Professional codes

Individual values

Never compromise your ability to perform in the best interest of the organization

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ethical obligations

Recognize Illegal and Unethical Behavior

Report any event that has adverse affects on the health, safety or welfare of any person within the healthcare agency

Healthcare professional must

Obey the law

Follow code of ethics for his/her job description

Treat everyone with respect

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ethical obligations

Report Illegal and Unethical Behavior Ensures health, safety and welfare of any person

within the healthcare agency

Follow employee handbook for reporting procedures

Consult manager/supervisor

Contact human resources supervisor

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Importance for the healthcare

professional to understand legal

and ethical issues

1. Know your legal responsibilities;

2. Limitations of practice; and

3. Implications of your actions.

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and ethical issues

4. Ethical Behavior protects:

a. Healthcare professionals

b. Patients

c. Co-workers

d. Facility

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and ethical issues

5. Ethical behavior ensures:

a. Quality patient care

b. Positive work relationships

c. Well-managed workplace

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Legal and ethical

dilemmas encountered

by healthcare

professionals

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Legal and Ethical Dilemmas

Abortion

Termination of a pregnancy

Spontaneous

Induced

Abortion is legal. What are the ethical issues?

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End of life

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Euthanasia(mercy killing)

Voluntary

Involuntary

Assisted

The act of ending the life of an individual in a

painless manner. Individual is usually

suffering from a terminal illness.

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Advanced Directives

Legal documents that allow the patient to

state the end of life treatments they would

or would not want, in the event that they

become unable to make those decisions.

Grey’s Anatomy… (3 min)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rmlGJxdpMk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rmlGJxdpMk



Living Will

Patient’s document that states specific

measures to be taken or not taken to

prolong life. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)

Hydration/Nutrition

Medication

What is self-determination? How does an advanced

directive or a living will support self-determination?

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Legal and Ethical Issues

Power of Attorney

Document that names the person that will

make healthcare decisions for the patient

that is unable to do so.

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Organ Donation

The removal of healthy tissues from one person for the purpose of transplanting them into another person.

Donor can be living or recently deceased.

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Research and

Experimental Treatment

Healthcare research seeks to develop treatments for a disease process, or to establish new knowledge for health and wellness maintenance.

AIDS

Stem Cell

Cancer Research

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Individual ProjectWrite an argumentative essay defending your position on one of the ethical dilemmas discussed in class. Construct your essay as follows:

1- Introduction of your dilemma and what side you agree with.

2- Identify three reasons with evidence supporting your stance.

3- Identify the possible argument or counterclaim to your opinion.

4- Conclude or summarize your viewpoint.


Exit Ticket

Go to the class website and click on the Advanced Directives link.

Summarize the article and make sure to give examples of the various forms of advanced directives.

When might an advance directive be considered a legal issue or ethical dilemma?


Bell Work Next Day…

Have you ever heard the phrase: “No good deed goes unpunished”?

What does that mean to you?

Next begin the following activity.

Read the brief article Law and the Public’s Health.

Answer the questions given in the handout.

We will discuss this shortly.

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Agenda

Wrap up of legal/ethical issues.Bell Work

*Classifying Conduct: Legal or Ethical

POP QUIZ!!!

Group Activities

*“You Be the Judge.” Group Activity

*Application of Legal Issues

“Is That Legal?”…Grey’s Anatomy (11 min)

Individual Activity

*What doesn’t belong?


Documents

1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues in health care...Individual Project Write an argumentative essay defending your position on one of the ethical dilemmas discussed in class